[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets It was the fourth day in a row that stocks gained across the board and the S&P 500 closed at a new record high. The Dow and Nasdaq both added 0.6% each. While Amazon’s new smartphone was all the rage in the news today, the real market mover was the Federal Reserve, …
Equities Manage A Third Day Of Gains
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets It was a wobbly beginning, but the major indexes managed to pick up a little steam later in the session just enough to end up in the green for the third day in a row. The gains were modest as the above chart shows. Even a sharp rise in consumer prices in …
Markets Eke Out A Gain Driven By M&A Activity
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks mostly hovered between small gains and losses through much of the day as traders monitored the conflict in Iraq and considered its potential impact on oil prices. The S&P 500 gained 0.10%, the Dow added 0.03% and the Nasdaq posted a 0.24% gain. The markets have shown a lack of volatility …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 06/13/2014
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 376 (last week 384) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Is The Fed Likely To Raise Rates In The Second Half Of 2015?
When the US Federal Reserve says there’s a slack in the economy, it means lack of activity in the labor market and an unemployment rate higher than where it should be to generate sufficient inflation, said Neil Dutta, head of US Macroeconomics at Renaissance Macro Research. There have been both optimistic and pessimistic opinions about the state of the economy. …
New ETFs On The Block: iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (LQDH)
The market has been wary of an early rate hike by the US Fed for some time now following the recent spate of robust economic readings. The jobless rate is improving steadily while the monthly nonfarm payroll data has been picking-up gradually, signaling a continuing recovery in the labor market. The Fed is expected to maintain its current pace of …