[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets On this very April Fool’s day, domestic equities rallied for the second day in a row, powered by consumer and technology stocks, and pushed the benchmark S&P 500 to an all-time high as the chart above shows. Optimism prevailed as the ISM index rose in March indicating that the economy may not …
First Quarter Was Shaky; But Ends On A Positive Note
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The first quarter of 2014 has officially come to a close. The first three months of the year rattled investors to say the least. From tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine and the winter storms that froze the U.S. economy in January and February. As a result, investors focused their …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 03/28/2014
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 364 (last week 356) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: State Street SPDR Barclays International High Yield Bond (IJNK)
The unwinding of the Federal Reserve’s bond purchase program, and the gradual improvement of the US labor market, will result in a hike in interest rates, possibly by the spring of 2015 as mentioned by Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen after the last FOMC meet. Anticipating the shift, many investors are steering clear of long-duration US Treasuries and corporate bonds, but …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For March 28, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-03272014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, March 28, 2014 A CHOPPY WEEK FOR THE U.S.; BUT SIDEWAYS IS BETTER THAN DOWN [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Global stock markets moved in different directions this week, with major indices in Europe and Asia gaining …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 03/27/2014
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, March 27, 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. …