Factor-based investing has been quite popular within the investment community and, at a time when valuations seem a little stretched, momentum factor based strategies managed to find increasing favor with investors. PowerShares, the fourth-largest US issuer of exchange-traded funds and one of the biggest purveyors of factor-based investment, recently added a momentum factor based ETF to their lineup after the …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For December 18, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/12/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-12172015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary EQUITIES GET SPANKED BY SLIDING CRUDE PRICES AND OPTIONS EXPIRY [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets One look at the above chart tells the story. The euphoric “Fed High” did not last, the morning after hangover sat it …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 12/17/2015
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, December 17, 2015 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: SELL — since 11/13/2015 Our main directional indicator, the Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI-green line in above chart) has recently crawled above its long term trend line (red) …
The Morning After: Bulls On Fed Hike Take A Hike
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Wall Street’s enthusiasm over the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike proved short-lived as stocks sold off sharply today, led by the energy sector, after oil prices fell below $35 a barrel. Although equities rallied briefly at the opening bell and looked ready to build on a three-day winning streak, the gains quickly …
Rate Hike Receives Warm Winter Welcome; Oil Export Ban Lifted
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Heading into decision day for the Fed, skeptics warned that an increase in rates could cause market volatility and upheaval. Well, the exact opposite happened today as it seems that Wall Street bulls viewed the Fed’s rate hike as a sign of an improving economy. The question in my mind is as …
Stocks ‘Gearing Up’ For A ‘Winter Hike’
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks jumped Tuesday with the Dow gaining 157 points as the price of crude oil rallied for a second day and Wall Street awaits the Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday on interest rate hikes. The Federal Reserve kicked off its two-day policy meeting Tuesday, and futures are pricing in a roughly 80% chance …