[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks advanced for a second straight day, sending the S&P 500 to a fresh five-year closing high after exports data from China bolstered the view the global economy is on the mend. China’s December exports surged 14.1 percent from a year earlier, almost triple the 5 percent growth projected by analysts and well ahead of …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 1/8/2013
The equity rebound continued into the New Year with the S&P 500 gaining some 2% as relief over the watered down fiscal cliff solution translated into reckless support for stocks. I have rebalanced all ETF Model Portfolios as of 12/31/12, since ‘Buy’ signals were still in effect at that time. The #6 Ivy Portfolio was replaced with a new Bond …
More Slippage Ahead Of Earnings Season; Europe Retreats On Mixed Data
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities extended modest losses into a second straight session as investors braced for the start of corporate earnings season. I did not know that two down days in a row were still permitted in this centrally planned economy, but I stand to be corrected… In economic news, US consumers expanded their debt to $16.1 billion …
Indexes Retreat Ahead Of Earnings Season; Europe Slips On Profit Taking
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks fell Monday with the S&P 500 index coming off a five-year high as Wall Street shifted its focus from the nation’s fiscal woes to the start of corporate earnings season tomorrow. Aluminum maker Aloca Inc will unofficially kick-off the fourth-quarter earnings season after the market closes on Tuesday. Fourth quarter earnings for S&P 500 …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 1/4/2013
Below are the latest ETF Cutline reports, which show how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs/MFs are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 398 ETFs, of which currently 362 (last week 300) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 1/6/2013
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics and market reviews I posted to my blog during the week ending on 1/6/2013. With the cliff relief rally spilling over into the New Year, you have to wonder how long economic reality can be simply ignored. The S&P 500 scored some 4.5% for the week, as the …