[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks ended the day in positive territory for the fourth straight day on Wednesday, driven largely by positive economic reports on employment. The S&P 500 closed at a new record high of 1,890.90, while the Dow and Nasdaq closed up 0.24% and 0.20% respectively. The report released by the ADP showed that …
On April Fool’s Day The S&P 500 Rises To Record
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets On this very April Fool’s day, domestic equities rallied for the second day in a row, powered by consumer and technology stocks, and pushed the benchmark S&P 500 to an all-time high as the chart above shows. Optimism prevailed as the ISM index rose in March indicating that the economy may not …
First Quarter Was Shaky; But Ends On A Positive Note
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The first quarter of 2014 has officially come to a close. The first three months of the year rattled investors to say the least. From tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine and the winter storms that froze the U.S. economy in January and February. As a result, investors focused their …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 03/28/2014
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 364 (last week 356) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Is The Debt Overhang Delaying The US Recovery?
US interest rates are expected to rise in the middle of 2015 or even later, though it would probably be appropriate to hold them lower a little longer than that, said Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans. A lot will depend upon the data and how quickly inflation moves up to the central bank’s target of 2 percent, …
New ETFs On The Block: State Street SPDR Barclays International High Yield Bond (IJNK)
The unwinding of the Federal Reserve’s bond purchase program, and the gradual improvement of the US labor market, will result in a hike in interest rates, possibly by the spring of 2015 as mentioned by Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen after the last FOMC meet. Anticipating the shift, many investors are steering clear of long-duration US Treasuries and corporate bonds, but …