The S&P 500, according to Estimize, is likely to see a negative earnings growth of 2-1/2 percent and revenues growth of negative 1.7 percent. In the last quarter, earnings growth expectations were 3.5 percent, but it ended up with about 1 percent. The peak-rate currently stands at about 66 percent for about 22 companies that have reported third-quarter results and …
New ETFs On The Block: Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund (VTEB)
Going by recent trends, about 200 new exchange-traded funds are launched in an average year. Vanguard, the second largest US ETF issuer after Blackrock’s iShares, however, remains conspicuously absent at most times despite managing $3.3 trillion in global assets. Not any more after the Penn-based asset manager decided to break its long hiatus of more than two years with the …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For October 9, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/10/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-10082015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary MARKETS FULL STEAM AHEAD TO ROUND OUT RALLY [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The Dow extended its recent rally to six sessions as stocks keep heading higher following the release of minutes of the Fed’s meeting last month …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/08/2015
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, October 8, 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, …
Rally Continues On Wall Street; Alcoa Disappoints
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The stock rally on Wall Street picked up steam Thursday as investors focused on the Federal Reserve’s continued worries about low inflation after the release of minutes from the Fed’s latest policy meeting. The Dow and S&P 500 had earlier flirted above and below the break-even marks of 17,000 and 2,000. But …
Stocks Close Higher Despite Morning Slide
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets After nosing into the red in late-morning trading, all three major benchmarks climbed back into the black to close the day. Analysts are eyeing the key 2000 level on the S&P 500 index, as that level now is viewed as a ceiling of sorts for stocks as they look to rebound further. …