[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks ended sharply higher on the last day of a rough third quarter, but that shouldn’t overshadow the fact that Wall Street still posted its worst quarterly performance in four years, a quarter in which both of our Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) closed below their long-term trend lines, and in bear market …
Equities Finally Hold Ground On Healthcare Stocks And Consumer Confidence
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks ended in mixed territory after choppy trading as Wall Street staged a partial rebound from Monday’s sharp sell-off that edged the U.S. market closer to its 2015 lows hit in late August. The S&P 500 and Dow both stayed in positive territory, while the Nasdaq slipped further into the red. Markets …
Bearish Momentum Accelerates
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks tumbled, for the 5th day in a row, to kick off the new week in the red, as Wall Street reacted to fresh data showing China’s economy is in slowdown mode, overshadowing a big deal in the hard-hit energy patch. Blue chips comprising the Dow temporarily ducked below 16,000 at one …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 09/25/2015
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 381 ETFs, of which currently 10 (last week 28) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Will Higher Home Prices Drive US Inflation?
Market observers would not expect the Federal Reserve to raise rates in October or December this year because historically the US central bank has been sensitive to international concerns, said Bill Smead, CEO and CIO of Smead Capital Management. Many times in the past the Fed has been sensitive to what has been going in Asia or Latin America, and …
New ETFs On The Block: Compass EMP International 500 Volatility Weighted Index ETF (CIL)
Compass Efficient Model Portfolios (Compass EMP), which was recently acquired by Victory Capital, launched two volatility-weighted funds that widened the firm’s lineup of so called smart-beta products and brought its total number of offering to ten. The Compass EMP International 500 Volatility Weighted Index ETF (CIL) and the Compass EMP International High Dividend 100 Volatility Weighted Index ETF (CID) seeks …