[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The Dow and the S&P 500 are in their worst stretch since September and are on track to post their first negative week since late September. However, the declines have been slight, with the S&P 500 down about 1.2 percent over the period. Gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of …
Markets Down, Jobs Up!
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The Dow and the S&P 500 closed down for a fourth consecutive session as uncertainty grew over when the Federal Reserve will start to slow its stimulus. The decline today coincides with the updated employment numbers arriving from ADP. Private sector job creation surged in November; with ADP reporting 215,000 (higher than …
Equity ETFs Remain Red While Mortgage ETFs Gain Ground
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets U.S. stocks fell for a third straight session, dropping from record levels in a broad decline as investors took profits amid signs of a weak holiday shopping season. Retail and consumer discretionary stocks were among the weakest of the day. Amazon.com Inc slipped 2 percent to $384.66 and was one of the …
Window Shoppers Prevail But USDs Still Appreciating
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Shoppers spent less over the Thanksgiving weekend and that weighed on stocks Monday. While they turned out in record numbers in the four days ending Sunday they plunked down less cash than they did last year. It was the first decline in Thanksgiving weekend spending since a retail trade group began tracking …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/29/2013
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/29/2013 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 340) are …
New ETFs On The Block: Wisdomtree Korea Hedged Equity ETF (DXKW)
WisdomTree, the New York-based fifth largest exchange-traded fund issuer with about $38 billion in assets under management and 55 different products, has launched its sixth currency-hedged equity ETF. The latest product – the WisdomTree Korea Hedged Equity Fund (DXKW), is another attempt by the issuer to replicate the wild success of its $10.6 billion Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) that …