[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After the relentless march higher over the past 6 trading days, it was time for a pause. That is exactly what we saw today, as the major indexes dropped early on, recovered, and then hung around their respective unchanged lines. Only the Nasdaq was able to eke out a green close, albeit a …
Ramping Into The Close
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets While spending the day in the green, the major indexes vacillated but managed to find more upward momentum during the last hour of the session and ramped into the close. The gains were solid with the Nasdaq leading the pack with +0.95%, yet it was outperformed by SmallCaps (IWO), showing again who the …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 02/05/2021
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 312 High Volume ETFs, defined as those with an average daily volume of more than $5 million, of …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For February 5, 2021
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. WHEN BAD NEWS IS GOOD NEWS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The markets were back to interpreting bad news as good news for equities. This old meme was brought to the forefront again, as a dismal January payroll report sent the major surging at first with all …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 02/04/2021
ETF Data updated through Thursday, February 4, 2021 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 …
Regaining Upward Momentum
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets With the benefit of hindsight, yesterday’s stagnant session turned out to be the springboard for today’s advances, during which all three major indexes scored solid gains of more than 1%. Despite last month’s stumble, the S&P 500 has come back with a vengeance and has now scored its 4th positive day in a …