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 349 (last week 354) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM)
With the gradual improvement in US economy and strengthening of the labor market, speculations about an earlier-than-expected rate hike is slowing gathering pace. First Trust Portfolios, the Il-based sixth largest US issuer of exchange-traded funds, recently unveiled the First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) to give investors exposure in the short-end of the duration curve with the aim of …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For September 5, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/09/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-09042014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, September 5, 2014 MARKETS END THE WEEK SOMEWHAT FLAT DESPITE FAVORABLE ECONOMIC DATA [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks teetered sideways for most of the week, finishing slightly higher by Friday. Despite slower job growth than expected, …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 09/04/2014
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, September 4, 2014 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 10/25/2011 Our main directional indicator, the Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI), broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. …
Coming Off The Highs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets After making a new intra-day all-time high, the S&P 500 pulled back, as the early rally, propelled by the ECB’s new stimulus efforts, ran out of steam powered by a decline in the energy sector. The major indexes retreated modestly, as the chart above shows. Contributing to the pullback was overall nervousness …
Indexes End Slightly Lower, With Little Movement After Labor Weekend
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets ended mostly lower today, with tech stocks making a big drag, especially Apple (AAPL). The S&P 500 dropped a slight 0.06%, the Nasdaq fell 0.55% and the Dow was the only major index that gain, closing up 0.06%. There seems to be notable anticipation from investors regarding the European Central Bank’s …