State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the second-largest US issuer of exchange traded funds known for its SPDR range of products, recently rolled out an actively managed fund that shifts holdings with the aim of managing risk-on and risk-off investment cycles. The SPDR SSgA Risk Aware ETF (RORO) is managed by SSgA’s Active Quantitative Equity Group and deploys a proprietary quantitative …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For October 17, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/10/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-10162014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, October 17, 2014 JAWBONING THE MARKETS HIGHER [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks fell on the week, despite a Friday rally. Markets ended the day on a much needed positive note though with the major indexes gaining …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/16/2014
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, October 16, 2014 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: SELL — since 10/14/2014 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. …
Equities End Flat On Thursday; Apple And Google Shares Both Down
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both ended a shade above 0.01% while the Dow dropped 0.15%. This was the sixth straight day that the Dow declined. Both Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) headed south as well. Investors were hoping that Apple’s unveiling of the new iPad would excite investors; however, iPad sales …
Markets Move Down Sharply; Damage Is Limited Thanks To Late Day Rally
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Well, volatility continued to shake markets today as the S&P 500 fell 0.84%, the Dow dropped 1.06% and the Nasdaq declined 0.29%. It could have been a lot worse, as the Dow was down at one point by some 400 points. However, there were six stocks in the Dow that posted notable …
Rally Attempt Fails Miserably; But No Major Drops As Markets Run Out Of Time
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks rallied early in the day, but the momentum faded by closing time as investors remained jittery about global economic growth, conflict abroad and now ebola at home. This could have ended up to be a negative day had time not run out. Ebola has had quite an impact on the human …