ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, June 26, 2014 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 Our main directional indicator, the Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI), broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. …
Markets Turn Down After Positive Wednesday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets After the nice boost the markets had yesterday, the blue sky turned grey today as the S&P 500 and Dow both closed lower. Equities seemed to come under pressure today on speculation that Federal Reserve interest rate hikes may come sooner than expected, despite word that income and spending rose as jobless …
Equities Snap Two-Day Losing Streak; Bye Bye Nook Biz
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks snapped a two-day losing streak despite the anticipated news that the economy shrank 2.9% in the first quarter. The S&P 500 gained 0.5%, the Dow rose 0.3% and the Nasdaq posted the largest gain of 0.68%. The general sentiment about the lackluster first quarter mostly relates to the ‘arctic’ winter that …
Indexes Drop Across The Board; Softer Blow For Nasdaq Due To Vertex Announcement
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets U.S. indexes fell across the board on Tuesday (see above chart), largely due to drops in blue-chip stocks such as Exxon Mobil (XOM), Verizon (VZ) and American Express (AMEX), which all fell more than 1% on the day. One of the biggest market movers today was Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VFTX). The stock gained …
A Mundane Monday Kicks Off The Week
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets It was too tough for the markets to continue their record breaking trend this Monday, even though we received some positive data that showed an improving housing market. The S&P 500 dropped a tad and the Dow slid slightly. Only the Nasdaq finished the day in positive territory, squeezing out a 0.02% …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 06/20/2014
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 392 (last week 376) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …