[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Just a day after the Nasdaq hit its highest mark in 15 years the markets turned downward. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq all retreated from record highs. We saw some great numbers come in for auto sales in the month of February. Apparently, big snowfall and freezing temperatures had little impact …
March Greets Investors With A Spring Sprint
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets were in a tizzy today because the Nasdaq closed above 5,000 for the first time since 2000. In addition, the dollar has been raging upwards in valuation over the past couple of months and closed today at an 11 year high on expectations that the Fed may raise interest rates later …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 02/27/2015
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 291 (last week 287) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: Hedged Dividend Income ETF (DIVA)
FFCM LLC, the Boston, MA-based investment advisor to QuantShares, recently rolled out its fifth exchange-traded fund that takes a unique long-short strategy in dividend investing. The newly launched QuantShares Hedged Dividend Income Fund (DIVA) takes refined approach that is likely to attract investors looking for dividend income. The passively-managed DIVA tracks the INDXX Hedged Dividend Income Index, which was created …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For February 27, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/02/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-02262015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, February 27, 2015 STOCKS FALL FRIDAY, BUT POST IMPRESSIVE MONTHLY RESULT [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks fell Friday, but the major indexes were little changed on the week. Consumer staples lead the gainers, while energy shares …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 02/26/2015
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, February 26, 2015 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: BUY — since 10/22/2014 Our main directional indicator, the Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI), broke through its long-term trend line generating a “Sell” for this arena effective 10/14/2014, …