ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, July 31, 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. …
Major Indexes In Detour Mode; TTIs Remain On The Bullish Side
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Nothing goes up forever, so the inevitable was bound to happen sooner or later. The last day of the month was as good as any for the S&P 500 to not only post its worst loss since April but also its first monthly decline since January. The other major indexes pulled back …
GDP Numbers Bode Well For Economic Outlook
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Well, the GDP numbers came in today and it was all good news. Prior to the opening bell, the government reported that the economy grew at a robust 4% annual pace in the April-June period, which smashed economists’ estimates of 3% growth. This was a sharp rebound from a 2.1% contraction in …
Pesky International Conflicts Push Markets Lower
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks trended lower throughout the morning, but losses accelerated late in the day and the major indexes closed lower. Investors seemed to be torn between a batch of mostly positive earnings reports and rising global tensions. The S&P 500 ended below its 14-day moving average for a second straight day, and 9 …
Stocks Relatively Flat On Monday; M&A News Takes Majority Of Headlines
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks dropped early on, but were able to cut losses and end mostly positive by the end of the day. The Dow gained 0.1%, the S&P 500 index rose a fractional 0.03%, and the Nasdaq lost 0.1% on the day. Most of the headlines today centered on M&A deals. The dollar store …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 07/25/2014
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 362 (last week 364) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …