[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US markets extended gains for the second straight day Wednesday, ending marginally higher after the German Constitutional Court ruling on the euro-area bailout fund, while investors remained cautiously optimistic on further monetary stimulus, as the Federal Reserve two-day policy meeting got underway in Washington. Risk appetite improved after a German Constitutional Court ratified Europe’s Permanent bailout …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 9/11/2012
After ECB’s Mario Draghi’s “all out” announcement last Thursday, the markets ripped higher with the S&P 500 gaining some 2% since last week’s portfolio report. I guess you could say he pulled out the big guns but, as has been the case all too often in the past, it’s only talk so far. As we’ve come to be accustomed to, …
US Stocks Rebound Ahead Of FOMC Meet, German Court Decision; Europe Stocks Push Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks fought back Tuesday, rebounding from yesterday’s pullback as investors grew positive ahead of a German constitutional court ruling on the EU-wide bailout fund while speculations grew the US Fed will announce further stimulus after its two-day FOMC meeting starting tomorrow. Treasuries retreated, pushing yields higher even though US auction for $32 billion of three-year …
Equity Indexes Fall As Concern Over Europe Overshadows Stimulus Bets; European Stocks Decline; German Court Ruling On Deck
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equity Indexes pulled back today after surging to multi-year highs Friday as risk sentiment weakened amid news reports that Greece has initiated talks with creditors after its ruling-coalition failed to reach an agreement over spending cuts. Markets are jittery ahead of Wednesday’s German high court’s decision on the validity of the EUR 500 billion European Stability …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 9/7/2012
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 350 (last week 317) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 9/9/2012
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 9/9/2012. After the ECB’s Draghi pulled out the big guns, the markets went into overdrive pushing the major indexes to multi-year highs. As I pointed out, nothing has actually been chiseled in stone; so far …