[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, following weak manufacturing data from China. Stocks reversed course and gave back all of the solid gains achieved on Monday. The lack of economic growth, here in the U.S., which I have alluded to in the past, continues to put a damper on financial markets. U.S. GDP, …
Positive Start To May After Hectic April
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Today marks the first trading day of May, and ushers in what has historically been the worst six-month stretch for stocks. And while there’s no denying that history shows the May-through-September period delivers far lower stock returns than the more bullish October-through-April time frame, implementing this rather extreme market-timing approach to investing …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 04/29/2016
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 300 (last week 330) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Will The Federal Reserve Finally Hike Rates In December?
Morgan Stanley is predicting 3-4 percent earnings growth in 2016 and in 2017, said Adam Parker, chief US equity strategist and director of quantitative research at Morgan Stanley. If investors go out a year from now and pay 16 times for the earnings month 13 to 24, roughly the S&P should be at 2050. The S&P is currently trading 2-3 …
New ETFs On The Block: Victory CEMP Emerging Market Volatility Wtd Index ETF (CEZ)
After enduring turmoil in China and growth worries in Europe, emerging markets managed to get on its feet lately, as evidenced by the performance of different EM indices. That didn’t go unnoticed by Ohio-based Victory Capital, which recently launched a strategic beta fund focused on emerging markets. The Victory CEMP Emerging Market Volatility Weighted Index ETF (CEZ) is the firm’s …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For April 29, 2016
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- https://theetfbully.com/2016/04/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-04282016/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary RUNNING OUT OF STEAM [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Coming off one of the worst day for stocks since early February, domestic shares were under pressure again today. Investors have been reacting to mixed earnings reports and maybe, just maybe, the realization is sinking in that the …