[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets If you read the article yesterday, then you may remember me mentioning that investors would be paying close attention to the ECB’s move on buying bonds to stimulate the Eurozone. Well, today we heard that the European Central Bank decided not to implement a U.S. style stimulus and markets took a small …
Markets Remain On Fire Headed Into The Snowy Season
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Another day of record highs for the S&P and Dow. Surprised? Not really. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose 0.38%, while the Dow gained 0.18%. Again, the continued increase in the S&P 500 bodes the question; will it hit 2,100 by the end of the year? Energy stocks led gainers …
The Dow Tops Off Another Record Close After Cyber Monday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets All major indexes gained today after a lethargic trading session on Monday. Again, the Dow hit a new record close as all three major indexes gained about 0.6% today. Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen energy stocks take a big hit due to falling oil prices. However, oil stocks …
Indexes Stumble And Head South
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Finally, the relentless upward march into record territory came to an end, at least for the time being, as equities headed south with the S&P 500 giving back a modest 0.7%, which was its largest one-day loss in more than a month. Contributing to the sour sentiment was not only Apple’s mini …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/28/2014
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 278 (last week 291) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: Vident Core US Bond Strategy ETF (VBND)
Vident Financial, the Atlanta, Georgia-based issuer behind the two fairly successful equity products, recently launched its first bond focused exchange-traded fund. The Vident Core US Bond Strategy ETF (VBND) aims to protect investors’ capital through a transparent and systematic investment methodology. The passively-managed VBND tracks the performance of the Vident Core US Strategy Index, a rules-based fixed-income index that seeks …