[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets shifted lower today amidst mixed domestic data, higher bond yields and (believe it or not) renewed concerns over Greece. After a myriad of budget cuts, a million lost jobs, 250,000 closed businesses and nearly 240 billion euros ($267 billion USD) in rescue loans, the country is once again on the brink …
May Is Rockin’ And Rollin’ So Far
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets moved higher to start the week, led by a batch of strong corporate earnings reports and positive news from Europe. Most sectors posted gains, even energy despite the fact that oil prices were down today. Oil dropped about 22 cents to settle at $58.93 a barrel on the NYME. Earnings season …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 05/01/2015
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 410 ETFs, of which currently 308 (last week 331) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Are Policy Uncertainty And High Costs Holding Back The Investment Cycle Take-Off?
It’s true the US economy didn’t see the typical response that is witnessed when central banks initiate a zero interest rate policy, said Lindsey Piegza, chief economist at Sterne Agee. Normally, lowering of interest rate by the Federal Reserve would trigger elevated economic activity with big and small businesses taking on more loans, thus drawing down the pool of available …
New ETFs On The Block: Arrow QVM Equity Factor ETF (QVM)
ArrowShares, the Maryland-based issuer of exchange-traded funds with about $780 million in assets, recently launched the Arrow QVM Equity Factor ETF (QVM) to expand its offerings of the so-called “smart beta” ETFs. The new fund is passively-managed and is likely to complement the firm’s two existing ETFs: the passively-managed Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF (GYLD) and the actively-managed Arrow …
05-01-2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For May 1, 2015 ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/04/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-04302015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary STOCKS POST STRONG MAY ENTRANCE, BUT CLOSE WEEK LOWER [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Equities rebounded as Wall Street kicked off May with a strong rally and the Dow …