[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After 1-1/2 years of trade negotiations, last Friday’s “mini-deal,” if you can even call it that, cast some more doubt on the substance of what was accomplished. The words “deal” or “substantial” just don’t fit the picture of what some analysts have called nothing more than a “farm package.” China has agreed to …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 10/11/2019
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 322 High Volume ETFs, defined as those with an average daily volume of more than $5 million, of …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For October 11, 2019
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. A WAVE OF TRADE OPTIMISM SPEADS ACROSS MARKETS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets A sea of green spread across global markets, as trade war gloom turned into euphoria on nothing but optimism that a “skinny, lite or mini” deal between the U.S. and China would be announced …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/10/2019
ETF Data updated through Thursday, October 10, 2019 Methodology/Use of this StatSheet: 1. 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. 2. Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) Buy or Sell decisions for Domestic and International …
New Lipstick On The Trade Pig Lifts Markets
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Well, it sure didn’t take much effort to keep the markets going, as Trump successfully dangled the trade carrot again via this tweet: “Big day of negotiations with China. They want to make a deal, but do I? I meet with the Vice Premier tomorrow at The White House.” While this did not …
Renewed Trade Deal Hope Sparks Rebound
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It seems like yesterday’s trade jawboning between the US and China had taken on too harsh of a tone, so both parties attempted to ease festering tensions. News reports indicated that China was open to a “limited or partial tariff solution” while offering to increase purchases of agricultural products from US farmers to …