[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Markets tumbled the most in a month as soft consumer spending growth in the third-quarter raised questions about the overall strength of the economic recovery. The BetaPro MSCI Emerging Markets Bull+ & Bear+ ETF shares are currently trading down about 3.3% on the day. Overshadowing disappointing headlines was Twitter’s more than 70% …
Index ETFs Maintain Upward Bias
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets European equities headed higher supported by strong readings on factories and hopes that the ECB may take additional easing steps. That proved to be a springboard for the domestic indexes which, after an early rally, pulled back and then slowly inched their way higher with the DIA reaching a closing high. Again, …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 11/5/2013
The month of October closed on a slight down note as the markets had to digest the highs the major indexes were making. We have been bouncing against a glass ceiling, as far as the S&P 500 is concerned, as the index slipped by some 0.5% since last week’s ETF model portfolio report. Bond ETFs have been making a comeback, …
Bonds Drop As Index Leaders Play Musical Chairs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Emerging-market stocks dropped to a one-month low, led by Turkish equities, on concern that a slower expansion in the euro area will crimp global growth. While Bond ETFs have risen from the dead, they still are hovering below their long-term trend lines and are not in a buy mode at this time. …
Keeping The Bull Alive
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets U.S. stocks rose, after the S&P 500 Index climbed for four straight weeks, as Exxon Mobil Corp. and U.S. Steel Corp. led a commodity rally while investors awaited data on employment and economic growth. All major indexes gained as the chart above shows. About 5.7 billion shares changed hands, the slowest trading …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/1/2013
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 332 (last week 348) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …