[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The resurgent U.S. stock market kicked off the holiday-shortened week by slightly extending last week’s gains as investors digested a big rally that has turned stocks positive for the year and reacted to deals in the hotel, paint and data businesses. A flurry of M&A deals announced Monday gave an assist, including Starwood Hotels …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 03/18/2016
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 225 (last week 154) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Will First-Quarter Earnings Be Weak Again?
The S&P 500 is pretty close to the year end price target set by JP Morgan, said Steven Rees, Global Head of Equity Strategy at JP Morgan Private Bank. JP Morgan is advising clients to add some protection and to sell some of their exposures, and watch out for dividend strategies. Since the Fed is going to be hiking slower …
New ETFs On The Block: Cambria Sovereign High Yield Bond ETF (SOVB)
With ten-year US Treasury yielding less than two percent, many investors – particularly the baby boomers and the retirees, are thirsty for higher returns from their fixed-income portfolios. Unfortunately, with many developed economies turning to negative interest rates as a standard monetary policy tool, earning higher compensation for owning sovereign debt is becoming increasingly difficult. Los Angeles based Cambria Investment …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For March 18, 2016
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- https://theetfbully.com/2016/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-03172016/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary DOW POSTS SIX DAY STREAK; MARKETS ON A ROLL TO CLOSE THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks jumped Friday as Wall Street continued its recent rally with the Dow rising for a sixth straight day as it pushed further into positive territory for the year. The …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 03/17/2016
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, March 17, 2016 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 11/13/2015 Our main directional indicator, the Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI-green line in above chart) has recently crawled above its long term trend line (red) …