[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The bullish optimism that was powering stocks over the past month is fizzling. Caution and skepticism are poking holes in the sentiments, and the bears are slowly awakening from hibernation it seems. Whether it will be enough to end our recent Buy signal remains to be seen. Oil has resumed its decline, dropping …
Oil Ignites Equities
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets rallied today as investors reacted to a rebound in oil prices of over 5%, but hesitancy remains amidst upcoming earnings season and the race for the White House. The outlook for Q1 earnings remains bleak at present. Analysts expect a nearly 8% contraction in earnings, which would mark a third straight …
Sudden Anxiety Spooks Market
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The U.S. stock market posted its second day of losses, not due to any major market moving news, but because of anticipation of…earnings season. Earnings season kicks off a week from today (April 11th) and investor sentiment is mixed in its expectations. Many investors are speculating that Q1 growth will be minimal, …
Oil Gets Spanked And Indexes Slip—Domestic Buy Signal Confirmed
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Wall Street kicked off the week to a mediocre start after posting solid gains the week prior. Better than expected readings on jobs, manufacturing and interest rates were market movers last week. This week, Wall Street will be focusing more on economic data, such as February factory orders and the March reading …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 04/01/2016
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 246 (last week 176) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Do Investors Need To Be Extra Cautious In The Months Ahead?
Bond investors need to think in a portfolio context and should not get in and out of bonds in trying to pick the bottoms from the tops, said Jeff Rosenberg, chief investment strategist for fixed income at BlackRock. The value of US Treasury securities act as a ballast and offsets the risky instruments in a portfolio that investors add for …