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 40 (last week 38) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Are US Banks Well Capitalized?
The US economy has been growing at 2 percent real and perhaps 2.9 percent nominal for the past several years, said Bill Gross, portfolio manager at Janus Capital Group. Japan is above the (recession) line and euro-land seems to have come out of their recession; so easy monetary policy is working a little bit, but central banks’ philosophy remains questionable. …
New ETFs On The Block: Guggenheim Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF (DJD)
Amid heightened market volatility and slumping Treasury yields, many investors have started to believe lower rates will linger for a bit longer, meaning dividend plays could make hay for an extended period while the Fed falters. Such a scenario may look ideal for a strategically timed new smart-beta product from Guggenheim Investments. The newly launched Guggenheim Dow Jones Industrial …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For February 5, 2016
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2016/02/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-02042016/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary INDEXES PLUNGE WITH NASDAQ CRASHING 3% [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The major indexes headed south right out of starting blocks with the jobs report confirming the old mantra that good news is bad news, which caused concerns …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 02/04/2016
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, February 4, 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) …
Aimless Meandering
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Volatility in oil and currency markets was on again as the S&P 500 dropped towards the 1,900 level, rebounded to make new highs for the day, went sideways but managed to close slightly in the green. Crude oil was the predominant driver pushing the major indexes above and below their respective unchanged …