ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, April 3, 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. …
Markets Dip Slightly; S&P 500 Or 501?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The S&P 500 index fell 0.1 %, staying near its all-time high of 1,890 that it posted a day earlier. The Dow broke even, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.9% due to poor biotech performance and a selloff of recent “momentum” stocks. Among the big momentum Nasdaq stocks that fell were Tesla …
S&P Reaches New High; GOOGLE To Initiate Stock Split
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks ended the day in positive territory for the fourth straight day on Wednesday, driven largely by positive economic reports on employment. The S&P 500 closed at a new record high of 1,890.90, while the Dow and Nasdaq closed up 0.24% and 0.20% respectively. The report released by the ADP showed that …
On April Fool’s Day The S&P 500 Rises To Record
[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 …