ETF Data updated through Thursday, February 1, 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 …
Uncertainty Reigns Ahead Of Jobs Report
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It was another roller coaster ride with the indexes vacillating around their unchanged lines. A nice mid-day rally fizzled out and accelerated to the downside in the last hour when dip buyers stepped in to limit the damage. Volatility picked up due to rising interest rates and inflation along with uncertainty ahead of …
Stumbling But Closing In The Green
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early rebound faltered, and the major indexes declined below the unchanged line but managed to crawl back into positive territory to close out the month with solid gains. The Dow added +5.8%, its best January since 1997, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied +5.6% and +7.4% respectively. The culprit for the …
Major Indexes Down For 2nd Straight Day
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It should be no surprise to anyone that, given the tear the markets have been on over the past 14 months without much of an interruption, a correction or pullback was way overdue. Weakness was broad based with the main culprits being healthcare, technology, energy and financials. Especially, some of the diving healthcare …
10-Year Bond Yield Pumps And Equities Dump
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets A host of news events combined forces to pull equities off their lofty levels with the S&P 500 having its worst day in 5 months, while bonds had their worst day in 6 weeks. First, there were the NAFTA negotiations, which appeared to be progressing well, but the fly in the ointment was …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 01/26/2018
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 …