ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, April 18, 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 …
Market Follows Declining Volume
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equity indexes took another hit on Thursday and ended lower across the board. Sellers were in control and buyers were nowhere to be found as most earnings reports failed to impress and the latest round of manufacturing data left disappointment. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 0.56 percent while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index dropped …
Down, Up, And Down Again…
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Domestic equities closed sharply lower across the board today, with all sectors in the red, amid disappointing quarterly results by a batch of companies from Bank of America Corp. to Textron Inc., while commodities resumed their selloff because of ongoing worries over global growth; or lack thereof. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index declined 1.4 percent …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 4/16/2013
Monday’s dump fest was a stark reminder that all is not well in equity land and that the S&P’s 1,600 level, which was almost reached last week, still needs continue upward momentum before it will be conquered. Yesterday’s strong rebound, during which some our low volatility ETFs took out their previous highs, makes it easy to forget black Monday. Since …
The Day After… Index ETFs Recover From The Slump
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The market quietly opened higher today as the nation is still in shock of the bombings in Boston. Equities snapped back Tuesday after Monday’s nasty sell-off, cheered by better-than-expected March housing starts and a tame reading on consumer prices. The Nasdaq led the way, rising 1.51%; the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 1.46%, rebounding from …
Let The Sell-Offs Begin…
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The week kicked off on a decidedly down note. Stocks sunk deep into the red on Monday. The major averages suffered sharp losses as the chart above shows. The S&P 500 posted its worst day in more than four months. As explosions rocked the finish line area of the Boston Marathon, stocks extended losses even further …