[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The ticking sounds of the countdown clock to the Fed’s interest rate hike are getting louder it seems. The stock market closed lower today after minutes from the Fed’s last policy meeting showed the central bank was “approaching” its first rate hike in nearly a decade. Rates near 0% and cheap borrowing …
Markets Still Moving Sideways; Housing Continues To Perform
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Equities closed lower today after a big earnings miss from Walmart (WMT) and continued concerns over China’s capital markets. All three major indexes here in the U.S. lost and gave back some of Monday’s gains. Investors were cautious in their trading all day after Walmart reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.08, which …
Equities Rebound From Early Drop
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The major indexes overcame an early drop, with the S&P 500 visiting the 2,079 level, at which point the bulls took over and managed to push the index back above the 2,100 mark. Homebuilders were the leaders, although volume was extremely light with anxiety being present about the intentions of the Fed …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 08/14/2015
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 410 ETFs, of which currently 152 (last week 143) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: ALPS Enhanced Put Write Strategy ETF (PUTX)
Investment managers often resort to derivatives trading to enhance portfolio yields. A frequently used income generation strategy involves selling call or put strategies when the investment manager is reasonably sure about the market’s direction after analyzing the macros. However, if the timing is wrong, the premium collected from put options could prove insufficient to offset the losses suffered due to …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For August 14, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/08/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-08132015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary INDEXES CLOSE UP FOR THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. equities closed higher today to round out a week filled with volatility. The major indexes hit session highs less than an hour ahead of the closing …