ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, April 25, 2013 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: BUY — since 10/25/2011 The domestic TTI broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. Over the recent past, we’ve seen the …
Positive Data Equals Another Consecutive Day of Gains
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index extended its rally to a fifth day as major U.S. equity indices closed the trading day positive. For much of Thursday, markets were boosted by a number of earnings beats and encouraging jobless numbers from the Labor Department; but gave back some gains late after reports that Germany’s central bank …
Index ETFs Fail to Find Direction; Mixed Finish
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Investors are left with little convictions as a result of disconcerting earnings results and a disappointing read on US durable goods orders. The market closed marginally lower at the Dow while extended gains in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a fourth day. More than three stocks rose for every two that fell on U.S. …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 4/23/2013
Volatility was an ever present companion during the past five trading days as the markets slipped but then managed to re-gain last week’s losses over the past two days with the S&P 500 adding 4 points since the last ETF Model Portfolio report. Earnings were mixed in general so far but Wall Street’s focus was on bad is good and …
Markets Crash Briefly Over White House Bomb Fake
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equities logged a third straight day of gains in late trading Tuesday. Midday, the indexes took steep nosedive (see chart above) following a false AP tweet that indicated that the White House had been the victim of an explosion and that President Obama had been injured. AP confirmed its Twitter account was hacked. Almost immediately following …
Starting The Week On A Positive Note Despite Negative Data
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The market returned from the weekend with some modest gains, after the biggest weekly loss in five months for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. The S&P 500 increased 0.5 percent while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose a meager 0.1%. Energy and materials shares were among the best performers of the day on the S&P …