[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets exploded upwards this afternoon after the latest release of the Fed minutes. The Dow jumped back up 1.64% today, the S&P 500 gained 1.75% and the Nasdaq soared 1.91%. In its statement, the Fed said that it planned to end its market-friendly bond-buying program after this month; however, the Fed also …
Nothing Smells Good As Markets Nosedive; Domestic TTI Remains On the Bullish Side—For The Time Being
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The markets took a nosedive and were covered in red today. All major indexes dropped more than 1.5%, as concern about the European economy and upcoming U.S. corporate earnings reports sent the Dow Jones industrials to its biggest loss in more than three months. The IMF added to bearish sentiment today as …
Stocks Fall Back Into Volatility
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets We had hope last Friday that markets were back on track, but those hopes faded late in the trading day today. Stocks closed slightly lower across the board Monday with the tech sector leading the decline It has become apparent over the past couple of weeks that, apart from global conflicts, many …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 10/03/2014
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 398 ETFs, of which currently 195 (last week 253) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS)
While the stock markets have rallied on improving economic outlook, strong consumer sentiment and a strengthening labor market, many experts have started to wonder if the five and a half-year bull run is running out of steam on the back of growing Fed rate-hike chatter and geopolitical tensions. First Trust, the Il-based sixth largest US issuer of exchange-traded funds known …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For October 3, 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-10022014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, October 3, 2014 MARKETS VOLATILE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, BUT END ON A POSITIVE NOTE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets It was a topsy-turvy week for markets across the globe; however, most indexes recovered a substantial amount today …