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 301) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: Market Vectors Short High Yield Municipal Index ETF (SHYD)
After witnessing strong headwinds in 2013, fixed income instruments seem to have found favor with investors going into 2014, thanks to weak economic data and a mixed earnings season. Market participants who called for rebalancing portfolios are quietly hitting the pause button, waiting to see more solid numbers before making the next move on riskier assets. The municipal bond segment …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, February 7, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/02/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-02062014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, February 7, 2014 EQUITIES END WEEK ON A POSITIVE NOTE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The U.S. stock market finished the week on a positive note. The Nasdaq gained over 1.4%, while the S&P 500 and Dow …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 02/06/2014
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, February 6, 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 Top; ECB Not To Drop Interest Rates
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks here in the U.S. had their best gain in 7 weeks today. The S&P 500 (SPX) closed up 1.24%, the Dow (DJIA) closed up 1.22% and the Nasdaq Composite (COMP) finished the day 1.1% higher. What seemed to have the biggest impact on markets today was the data on weekly jobless …
Volatility Is All The Buzz
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Volatility seems to be the name of the game so far in 2014. One day the markets are down, the next they bounce back only to fall again the day after. All of the major U.S. indices closed in the red today after a private survey showed that U.S. businesses added jobs …