[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets After a gang-buster month, it’s no surprise to see the markets meander a bit before the last trading day of February arrives tomorrow. Barring any major sell-off, the Dow and S&P 500 are on track for their best monthly performance in more than 3 years. Falling oil prices put the energy sector …
Stocks Unchanged—GOOG Vs MSFT Continues
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks teetered back and forth most of the day only to close relatively unchanged. The Dow was the only index that posted gains, which were nominal but a continued path of record numbers. Eyes were on Janet Yellen today in her second day of Capital Hill testimony; however, her comments did not …
Continuing The Ascent
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks closed at record highs once again Tuesday as investors reacted positively to remarks from Janet Yellen and Greece won EU approval for its proposed budget reforms. Yellen, in her semi-annual speech before the Senate banking committee, used a word familiar to investors when she reiterated that the central bank will be …
Mixed Closing To Start Out The Week
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks closed mixed Monday as the Dow retreated from a record high but the Nasdaq managed to extend its winning streak to a ninth straight day. The S&P 500 was basically flat as oil prices fell back below $50 a barrel. In economic news, sales of existing homes fell 4.9% in January …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 02/20/2015
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 287 (last week 273) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: ETFS Zacks Earnings Large-Cap US Index Fund (ZLRG)
ETF Securities, the London-based exchange-traded fund issuer known for its commodity-based products in the US, launched its first equity-based products in collaboration with US investment-research giant Zacks recently. The two funds – the ETFS Zacks Earnings Large-Cap US Index Fund (ZLRG) and the ETFS Zacks Earnings Small-Cap US Index Fund (ZSML), focus solely on US large-capitalization and small-cap stocks only. …