ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, October 15, 2015 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: SELL — since 8/24/2015 Our main directional indicator, the Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI), broke through its long-term trend line generating a “Sell” for this arena effective 10/14/2014, …
Big Gains On Wall Street—A New Domestic Buy On The Horizon?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks jumped Thursday, the Nasdaq gaining 1.8% and the Dow climbing 217 points amid mixed profit results from major banks and as less-than-stellar incoming economic data lowered chances of Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this year. The rebound came a day after shares tumbled sharply after giant retailer Walmart (WMT) warned …
Earnings Drag Markets Down
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets closed lower today after a lackluster bunch of quarterly earnings reports. The reports gave a somewhat confirming nod to speculative investors that the U.S. and global economy will may experience a slowdown over the next year, As far as earnings go, Walmart (WMT) shares experienced their lowest one-day drop in nearly …
Seven Day Streak Snapped; Earnings Disappoint
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The Dow’s seven day winning streak was snapped today as stocks sank on fresh data showing China’s economy is slowing and investor angst amid the third-quarter earnings season. The latest news out of China reaffirms fears of a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy and again has everbody wondering whether the slowdown …
Markets Keep Climbing On Columbus Day
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The Dow Jones industrial average, coming off its biggest weekly gain since February, ended modestly higher to post its seventh-straight session of gains as Wall Street awaited the barrage of corporate earnings reports, which begin tomorrow. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both performed well today also. The question remains: “Is this a …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 10/9/2015
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 41 (last week 18) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …