ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, June 5, 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. …
ECB Cuts Rates To -0.10%; Amazon Has Something Stirring
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Up, up and away the markets continued to climb today reaching record higher ground. The S&P 500 gained 0.63% with the Dow not far behind posting 0.59% gains, but, of course, the Nasdaq stole the show gaining 1.04% on the day. The day’s gains were broad, with all ten S&P 500 sectors …
06-05-2014
The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Monthly Review—May 31, 2014 US Equities Mostly Higher In May; Europe Continues To Report Robust Gains US equities broadly gained in May with all three leading indexes finishing higher for the month with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P 500 (SPX) hitting new highs. The blue-chip Dow ended May up 2.1 percent …
You Can’t Keep A Good Stock Index Down
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Well, stocks came roaring back today after a solemn Tuesday. The S&P 500 once again closed in record territoryas the chart above shows. The service sector was a leading gainer, as we received a report that showed U.S. service firms grew more quickly as production, hiring and new orders increased. All are …
Equities End Winning Streak; Gold Closes Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks pulled back a tad, snapping a record breaking streak since last Friday. All major indexes gave back some of their recent gains. Although we saw a drop today, markets have been trending up over the past two weeks. M&A activity regained their share of headlines, especially the recent Hillshire-Jimmy Dean-Tyson Foods-Pilgrim’s …
Apple Fails To Impress; S&P And Dow Continue Marching Forward
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The S&P 500 and Dow both kept moving forward to new record highs today, while the Nasdaq limped to the finish line to close in the red. The S&P 500 realized its 15th record close of 2014, and the Dow posted its 6th record close of the year. There was a folly …