[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks etched up higher today to kick-off the week of Feb. 10. Trading was fairly light today most likely due to the fact that Janet Yellen is scheduled to make her first congressional testimony tomorrow. Why would investors be awaiting such an event? Well, many believe that the Fed might be having …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 02/07/2014
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 318 (last week 301) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Is The Federal Reserve Likely To Focus More On Inflation Than Jobs?
The latest nonfarm payrolls data shows there’s a kind of goldilocks scenario as the numbers were not so strong that they would cause people to be concerned about the Fed moving too fast and yet they were strong enough to indicate there’s good growth, but not great growth. That’s going to put the Fed on hold for a while in …
New ETFs On The Block: Market Vectors Short High Yield Municipal Index ETF (SHYD)
After witnessing strong headwinds in 2013, fixed income instruments seem to have found favor with investors going into 2014, thanks to weak economic data and a mixed earnings season. Market participants who called for rebalancing portfolios are quietly hitting the pause button, waiting to see more solid numbers before making the next move on riskier assets. The municipal bond segment …
02-07-2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, February 7, 2014 ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/02/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-02062014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, February 7, 2014 EQUITIES END WEEK ON A POSITIVE NOTE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The U.S. stock market finished the week on a positive note. The …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, February 7, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/02/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-02062014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, February 7, 2014 EQUITIES END WEEK ON A POSITIVE NOTE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The U.S. stock market finished the week on a positive note. The Nasdaq gained over 1.4%, while the S&P 500 and Dow …