ETF Data updated through Thursday, February 8, 2018 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 …
Market Dominators: Volatility And Rising Bond Yields; Dow Enters Correction; TTIs Barely Remain In Bullish Territory
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets As I mentioned yesterday, volatility (VIX above 35) and rising bond yields, which spiked during a weak auction and spooked equities, combined to give the bears the upper hand as the major indexes fell off a cliff with the Dow entering correction territory. ZH summed it up perfectly: As a reminder, the ‘good’ …
An Early Rally Fizzles As Bond Yields Rise
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The session started out with the bullish sentiment intact from yesterday’s rebound but ended with the bears taking over causing the major indexes to close at the lows of the day. The cause was “yield creep” as rates continued their march higher with the 10-year yield climbing 5 basis points to end the …
Seesaw Session Favors Bulls; Short Squeeze Pushes Dow Up 600 Points
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It was another wild ride in the markets, as the indexes spent most of the session sharply vacillating around the unchanged line. Volatility picked up and price action was so violent during times that it was almost impossible to get a read on an ETF price for more than a fraction of a …
Market Dumps As Volatility Pumps; Buy Signals Remains Intact
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After last week’s pullback, today’s session had the major indexes hovering slightly below their unchanged lines right after the opening, when suddenly at mid-day the floodgates opened and equities went into freefall mode. Of course, the reason was not that individual investors all of a sudden decided to sell, but the more likely …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 02/02/2018
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 …