[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets U.S. stocks were flat on Tuesday, with investors reluctant to make big bets before results of the latest Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting, which could give some clarity as to when the central bank will begin trimming its stimulus. The CBOE Volatility index VIX, a measure of investor anxiety, dipped 0.9 percent. Earlier, …
SPY Snaps 4-Day Losing Streak
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The bulk of today’s advance occurred shortly after the open as the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 notched their highs during the initial 30 minutes. Despite today’s gain, the benchmark index remains lower by 1.1% in December. The energy sector (+1.0%) displayed strength from the open after its largest component, Exxon Mobil …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 12/13/2013
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 320 (last week 334) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: Horizons S&P Financial Select Sector Covered Call ETF (HFIN)
Ahead of next week’s FOMC meeting, there has been much speculation of a small taper by the US Fed, although markets seem to finally accept that a rate hike won’t happen until 2016. The recent bipartisan deal to avoid a future government shutdown has only strengthened this argument. But this doesn’t bode well for the financial sector which had benefited …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, December 13, 2013
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2013/12/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-12122013/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, December 13, 2013 STOCKS STILL WAVERING UPON FED DECISION [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks had a mixed close on Friday as investors were cautious after a three-day drop and ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final policy …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 12/12/2013
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, December 12, 2013 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. …