[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks fell in late trading and closed slightly lower as the rebound in oil prices continued and investors assessed another batch of corporate earnings reports. It was a great day for IPOs. Shares of four companies all rose on their first day of trading. Online craft company Etsy (ETSY) rose 88% to …
Markets Climb On Positive Earnings Reports
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Netflix (NFLX) was all over the news today. The stock surged more than 12% today after the public welcomed earnings news that the company’s revenue jumped 24% and membership surpassed 60 million global users. The Nasdaq composite index reacted accordingly, jumping back above the 5000 mark for the day to close at …
Indexes Close Mixed As Energy Stocks Rally On Higher Oil Prices
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The major indexes closed mixed as energy stocks rallied on higher oil prices, which tech stocks lagged. The Dow moved back above 18,000, but there was no real momentum of note in trading today. Wells Fargo (WFC) reported that first-quarter earnings fell to $5.8 billion, or $1.04 per share. The results beat …
Stocks Fall As Earnings Season Gets Underway
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Equities fell as investors look ahead to a busy week of earnings and economic data. The stock market is coming off its second straight week of gains, and its next move will be determined largely by what corporate CEOs say about the earnings outlook for the rest of 2015. Remember that a …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 04/10/2015
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 311 (last week 288) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: SIT Rising Rate ETF (RISE)
Since fixed-income instruments lose value when interest rates rise, owners of bond exchange-traded fund portfolios have reasons to get worried amid an improving economy and a steadily declining unemployment rate. Although the Fed seems to be taking a patient approach, many investors are looking for products to hedge their bond portfolios amid the growing chatter of a Fed Funds Rate …