Risk-on was the mode of the past five trading days as the S&P 500 added another 1.45% during this latest run into record territory. Of course, as I have posted relentlessly, economic fundamentals have nothing to do with this current lift-a-thon, but it had everything to do with what the Fed said and didn’t say in regards to the potential …
Markets Pull Back Awaiting Fed Chief’s Statement
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The longest rally in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPY) since January came to a halt today in the wake of a mixed bag of economic and earnings news. Tomorrow’s looming semi-annual testimony on Capitol Hill by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may also have contributed to a bit of caution on the Street. The …
Bulls Open The Week With Lack Of Participants
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] An unexpected improvement in U.S. regional manufacturing activity, a rise in business inventories, and an inline 2Q GDP report out of China, was the U.S. equities neede to continue their gains to open the week. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPY) settled higher to mark its eight consecutive advance, the longest winning streak since January. …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 7/12/2013
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 304 (last week 263) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: SPDR Russell 2000 ETF (TWOK)
State Street Global Advisors, the Boston, MA-based second largest issuer of exchanged-traded products with $328 billion in ETF assets, has launched the SPDR Russell 2000 ETF (TWOK). TWOK is a small-capitalization company focused equity fund and is set to rival the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) and the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO). TWOK tracks the Russell 2000 Index, arguably …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, July 12, 2013
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2013/07/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-07112013/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, July 12, 2013 VOLATILE FRIDAY BUT STOCKS END WEEK IN RECORD HIGH U.S. equities ended the week in volatile fashion but managed to advance for a seventh day, extending a record for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, despite head …