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 …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For September 25, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/09/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-09242015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary UNCERTAINTY REMAINS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks ended the week on a mixed note despite a big early rally Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s comments about a potential rate hike. Yellen gave stocks a broad …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 09/24/2015
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, September 24, 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, …
Markets Dive—But Are Still Swimming
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Equities climbed out of a deep dive Thursday, but the Nasdaq slid into negative territory for the calendar year as stocks posted their third straight loss. The Dow took a hit from Caterpillar (CAT) after the company announced it would be cutting up to 5,000 jobs by the end of 2016 and …
Stocks Continue Dropping; China Buying Big From Boeing
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks posted a second straight day of declines but trimmed earlier losses to end only slightly in the red. Stocks have been on a consistent decline since late August, since fears around China’s slowing economy and global growth in general took hold. As you know, according to my Domestic Trend Tracking …