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 398 ETFs, of which currently 297 (last week 362) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: Calamos Focus Growth ETF (CFGE)
Calamos Investments, the Naperville, Chicago-based $25.3 billion investment manager better known for its line-up of mutual funds, forayed into the ETF world with the introduction of the Calamos Focus Growth ETF (CFGE) in an attempt to leverage its stock-picking skills. The Calamos Focus Growth Mutual Fund, which is nearly 11 years old and manages $74 million in assets, returned more …
Happy Holidays!
Hope your Holiday season is fun, festive and full of compassion, tolerance, peace and happiness. Ulli…
Major Index ETFs Slip And Slide As Spending Battle Begins
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Domestic equity markets fell today and the S&P 500 put in a fifth day of losses, its longest losing streak since the end of 2012, following some diverging domestic economic reports. Including today’s decline, the benchmark index has surrendered 1.9% since last Thursday. Treasuries were higher amid the U.S. fiscal uncertainty and after durable goods orders …
Fed Downgrades US Economy; Stocks End Mixed
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Domestic equity markets finished the month on a mixed note following a relatively positive statement release by the Federal Reserve affirming no changes to current monetary policy and a stronger-than-expected private sector job report from ADP. Stocks held slim gains into the afternoon when the latest policy directive from the Federal Open Market Committee sent the …
My e-book: “How to beat the S&P 500…with the S&P 500” – version 1.1
In version 1.1 a few typos have been corrected and Chart 3 has been replaced as in the original the bottom portion had been inadvertently cut off. You can download the latest version for free here.