[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The major indexes got two assists today, which propelled the markets out of the trading range with the S&P 500 making another assault at the 2,000 level after having been stuck below it for the past 1-1/2 weeks. China’s central bank got things started by announcing a boost in its stimulus measures …
Equities Continue To Trend Lower On Interest Rate Hike Speculation
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks ended mostly lower today, continuing on the down-slide from a sub-par performance last week. The S&P 500 dropped a slight 0.08%, the Dow gained 0.26% and the Nasdaq lost 1.06% on the day. The focus on interest rates remain front and center this week as markets anxiously await the outcome of …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 09/12/2014
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 318 (last week 349) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: First Trust Strategic Income ETF (FDIV)
First Trust portfolios, the Il-based sixth-largest issuer of exchange-traded funds, launched a new actively-managed product that aims to generate risk-adjusted returns through positions in various asset classes. The newly launched First Trust Strategic Income ETF (FDIV) is sub-advised by six portfolio managers including Stonebridge, Richard Bernstein, Energy Income Partners and First Trust Global Portfolios. FDIV is a “multi-strategy” fund that …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For September 12, 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-09112014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, September 12, 2014 INDEXES END THE WEEK LOWER ON BEARISH ENERGY STOCKS AND OUTLOOK OF FED DECISION [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Equities finished lower on the week, led by a decline in energy stocks. The Dow …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 09/11/2014
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, September 11, 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. …