[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks ended mixed after a short-lived bump, caused by the release of the minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting, which showed a June rate hike was unlikely. Federal Reserve policymakers said last month that they were unlikely to raise interest rates in June because of the economy’s recent sluggish performance, according …
Losing Steam
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets It was a struggle for the indexes today, as the upward momentum of the last few days waned and even a last hour rebound lacked spunk and turned out not to be enough for the S&P and Nasdaq to cross above the unchanged line. Energy stocks sold off sharply as oil prices …
Stocks Move Higher For Third Straight Day; M&A News Back In Headlines
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks jumped in afternoon trading Monday as investors sent the Dow and S&P 500 up for a third straight session and to new record closing highs. The market’s latest rise is due in large part to the idea that an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve is still due later this …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 05/15/2015
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 326 (last week 310) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: IndexIQ Hedge Long/Short Tracker ETF (QLS)
IndexIQ, the NY-based exchange-traded fund issuer known for its suite of liquid alternative investment products, recently expanded its unique offerings of hedge fund replication ETFs with the launch of the IQ Hedge Long/Short Tracker ETF (QLS) and the IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF (QED). With the launch of QLS and QED, the firm’s hedge-fund replication product-count went up to six. …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For May 15, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/05/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-05142015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary STOCKS END ON TOP TO CLOSE THE WEEK; NETFLIX STILL ATTRACTING INVESTORS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks finished the week on the plus side, with the S&P 500 notching an all-time high. Most economic news came in …