[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equity indexes extended gains into a second session with the S&P 500 index hitting its highest level in two months amid signs of progress in Washington in reaching a deal to avert a hike in taxes and steep spending cuts next year. Stocks surged higher after House Republicans held a news conference to say they …
Hopium Lifts Equities As Budget Talks Are Still Alive; Europe Turns Lower On Cliff Worries
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Led by gains in financial stocks, US equity indexes pushed higher with the S&P 500 logging its biggest gain in about a month, as markets weighed news of progress on budget negotiations in Washington to avoid tax hikes and spending cuts that may tip the economy back in recession. With about two week weeks remaining to …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 12/14/2012
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 341 (last week 342) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 12/16/2012
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics and market reviews I posted to my blog during the week ending on 12/16/2012. A minor upside breakout was quickly rebuffed as worry and lack of progress about the impending Fiscal Cliff kept the markets in a tight range with the S&P 500 giving back 4 points for …
New ETFs On The Block: ProShares Merger ETF (MRGR)
ProShares, the Bethesda, Maryland-based premier provider of alternative ETFs and the world’s largest provider of geared (leveraged and inverse) exchange traded funds, has announced the launch of a merger-arbitrage ETF this week. The ProShares Merger ETF (MRGR), the firm’s 13th launch this year, is listed on the BATS exchange and would compete with IndexIQ’s ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA). MRGR …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, December 14, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/12/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-12132012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, December 14, 2012 US EQUITIES STUMBLE AS BUDGET STALEMATE CONTINUES; EUROPE EDGES LOWER Equities ended lower Friday as the stalemate over federal budget negotiations overshadowed a rise in industrial production and upbeat economic data showing China’s manufacturing may expand at …