[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks rebounded today after a shaky start this morning. All three major indexes finished in positive territory, with the Nasdaq leading the way up as the chart above shows. Earnings season is winding down, but Target (TGT) announced today that their CEO, Gregg Steinhafel, has resigned from the position effective immediately and …
04-30-2014
The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Monthly Review—April 30, 2014 US Stocks Show Mixed Gains In April; Europe Fares Better US equity indexes showed a mixed picture in April with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and the benchmark S&P 500 heading higher. The DJIA hit a record high for the first time this year while the S&P 500 staged only …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 05/02/2014
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 360 (last week 351) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Can The Unemployment Rate Hit 5 Percent In The Next Three Years?
The idea of gloom over the economy is slowly receding and getting the unemployment rate back to 5 percent will be considered normal, said Alan Krueger, former Chairman at the Council of Economic Advisers. Washington needs to focus on targeted efforts to the economy’s most severe problems, which now is long-term unemployment, rather than adding more stimuli, he noted. Asked …
New ETFs On The Block: Powershares Variable Rate Preferred Portfolio ETF (VRP)
PowerShares, the exchange-traded fund unit of Invesco and the fourth-largest sponsor of ETFs in the US, launched the PowerShares Variable Rate Preferred Portfolio ETF (VRP) on May 1. The fund is US’s first variable rate preferred stock ETF product. Preferred stocks have been the toast of institutional investors due to their potential for price appreciation and impressive dividend yields. Yet …
05-02-2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For May 2, 2014 ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/05/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-05012014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, May 2, 2014 MARKETS UP OVERALL FOR THE WEEK ON STRONG JOBS DATA [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets While markets slid a bit today, all three major indexes …