[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks struggled to stay above ground today. Early morning movement was positive, however, roller coasters go up and they go down. The Dow was the only major index to finish in positive territory on the day. U.S. produced crude prices are on the rise again as raging forest fires in Alberta, a …
Stocks Continue Slide Through Mid-Week As Bad News Is Bad News.
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks fell again, which is in line with the trend for the week thus far as for a long overdue change bad news is recognized as bad news. Investors are pondering weaker-than-expected readings on job creation in the private sector last month, mixed with good news on the services sector of …
Bummer Of A Tuesday After Hyped Monday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, following weak manufacturing data from China. Stocks reversed course and gave back all of the solid gains achieved on Monday. The lack of economic growth, here in the U.S., which I have alluded to in the past, continues to put a damper on financial markets. U.S. GDP, …
Positive Start To May After Hectic April
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Today marks the first trading day of May, and ushers in what has historically been the worst six-month stretch for stocks. And while there’s no denying that history shows the May-through-September period delivers far lower stock returns than the more bullish October-through-April time frame, implementing this rather extreme market-timing approach to investing …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 04/29/2016
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 381 ETFs, of which currently 300 (last week 330) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: Victory CEMP Emerging Market Volatility Wtd Index ETF (CEZ)
After enduring turmoil in China and growth worries in Europe, emerging markets managed to get on its feet lately, as evidenced by the performance of different EM indices. That didn’t go unnoticed by Ohio-based Victory Capital, which recently launched a strategic beta fund focused on emerging markets. The Victory CEMP Emerging Market Volatility Weighted Index ETF (CEZ) is the firm’s …