[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major index ETFs took the year’s second hardest knock Thursday losing more than two percent as investors ran for safe haven assets amid indications of a global slowdown, while rumors of an impending downgrade of 17 major US banks by Moody’s Analytics added to market concerns. Obviously, disappointment in what the markets perceived as a …
Equities Whip-saw And Edge Down As Fed Extends Operation Twist; EWP Rises, VIXY Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equities see-sawed and edged lower Wednesday as the Federal Reserve extended its much anticipated Operation Twist program but stopped short of initiating a more aggressive direct bonds purchase program, which was the exact possibility I discussed in last night’s post. As the chart above shows, the major indexes went on a wild ride, but held up …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 6/19/2012
Upward momentum continued powered solely by hopes of a major QE program announcement by the Fed today 2:15 pm EST. The S&P 500 added some 2.6% since last week’s ETF Model Portfolio report, which puts it at a level that is only 4% off the highs YTD. There is nothing else that has contributed to this rise as just about …
US Stocks Rise Again On Fed Stimulus Hopes; Will Bernanke Deliver?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks rallied Tuesday, adding more than one percent for the day on hopes of extension of the Operation Twist as the US central bank’s two-day long FOMC meeting started today. Resilient housing data for May boosted sentiments further, pushing US indexes to a five-week high. Treasuries declined after three continuous gain-days amid growing chatters that …
US Equities End Mixed As Spain Takes Center Stage; GAZ Rises, EWP Sinks
US equities finished mixed Monday with the Dow Industrials wavering as relief over the win of pro-bailout parties in Greece, which diminishes an imminent exit for Athens greatly, proved short lived. Spanish 10-year borrowing costs hit a euro-era high, breaching the seven percent level that ultimately forced the Dow lower for the day. Amid speculations that the Federal Reserve will …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 6/15/2012
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 219 (last week 216) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …