ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, May 29, 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. …
Stocks Back On Track; Is Apple Hip Enough To Sport Beats By Dre?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks were back on track today, with the S&P breaking back through record territory and the Dow approaching historical highs. The Dow is now within a scant 17 points of its all-time closing high of 16,715.44. It was all about recent economic updates we received today. The latest economic data that came …
Stocks Pull Back; Revised GDP Numbers On Deck
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks pulled back today and decided to take a breather after hitting record highs during the previous two trading days. The S&P 500 closed out the day slightly down with the Dow and Nasdaq also ending in negative territory. Amongst the movers and shakers today was Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) Toll Brothers …
Markets Well-Rested After Holiday Weekend
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Apparently, investors and traders across the board were well rested when the markets re-opened today, because the major indexes roared all day and the S&P 500 advanced to close at a record high for the second trading day. The Dow gained 0.42% and the Nasdaq rose 1.22% on the day. The large …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 05/23/2014
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 359 (last week 338) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: iShares Qatar (QAT) And United Arab Emirates ETFs (UAE)
The Middle East has often been ignored by exchange traded fund issuers of the world though the region gained in economic prominence with the surfacing of the so-called Frontier Markets. Among the frontier markets, Qatar and United Arab Emirates have been outperforming, and the international investor community was quick to recognize their emergence. Also, Qatar’s winning the hosting rights of …