By Wolf Richter All kinds of things are now happening in the world of bonds that haven’t happened before. For example, authorities in China today halted trading for the first time ever in futures contracts of government bonds, after prices had swooned, with the 10-year yield hitting 3.4%. Trading didn’t resume until after the People’s Bank of China injected $22 …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 12/23/2016
Below please find the latest High Volume ETFs Cutline report, which shows how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs are positioned. This report covers the HV ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 366 High Volume ETFs ETFs, defined as those with an average daily volume of more than …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For December 23, 2016
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2016/12/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-12222016/ Market Commentary Wall Street Takes A Breather [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The major indexes moved in a tight trading range today and for most of the week with the S&P 500 adding 6 points over the past 5 trading sessions. I found today’s two economic data points more confusing than clarifying: There is …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 12/22/2016
ETF Data updated through Wednesday, December 22, 2016 Methodology/Use of this StatSheet: From the universe of over 1,800 ETFs, I have selected only those with a trading volume of over $5 million per day (HV ETFs), so that liquidity and a small bid/ask spread are assured. Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) Buy or Sell decisions for Domestic and International ETFs (section …
Dow 20,000 Still In Sight
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The major indexes never managed to crawl above the unchanged line during today’s session in part caused by weakness in retailers. Stocks fell after reports that Trump’s transition team is mulling over a possible 10% tariff on imports with the Consumer Discretionaries losing over 1% for the day, their largest one-day decline since …
Finishing In The Red
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The major indexes pulled back for a change as volume and the hunt for Dow 20,000 slowed down ahead of the Christmas Holiday. Healthcare and real estate were the primary losers today. Banking stocks in Europe round-tripped this morning as the shares of Italy’s problem child, Monte Paschi, crashed, soared and plunged again …