By Wolf Richter, WOLF STREET No central bank of a developed country equals the Bank of Japan in trying to manipulate the stock market up by buying equities. The BOJ has done this for years. With breath-taking ineffectiveness. So on July 28, the BOJ announced another stock market pump-up scheme: it would nearly double its annual purchases of equity ETFs …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 09/02/2016
Below please find the latest High Volume ETF 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 September 2, 2016
ETF Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- https://theetfbully.com/2016/09/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-09012016/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary STOCKS INCH UP ON THE WEEK; SAMSUNG HEARS A PING [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks ended higher Friday as traders examined a critical monthly report on job growth that could carry implications for Federal Reserve policy. The anticipated jobs report was particularly crucial because the Fed is …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 09/01/2016
ETF Data updated through Thursday, September 1, 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 …
Drop And Pop
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets August was a quiet month for the U.S. stock market, with volatility at very low levels. The S&P 500 did not see a day with a change of 1% in either direction the entire month. However, a six-month winning streak was snapped in August for the Dow and, as you may know, …
August Ends With A Whimper
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Wall Street shares dipped lower on the final trading day of August, a month that has been void of market scares, as traders look ahead to a key jobs report Friday and a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates in late September. Both the S&P 500 and Dow ended the month basically …