ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, August 9, 2012 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: BUY — since 10/25/2011 The domestic TTI broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. Over the recent past, we’ve seen the …
Major Market ETFs End Near Flat On Lowest Volume In 5 Years As Investors Move To The Sidelines
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks changed little Thursday with the Dow Industrial slipping after four up sessions while the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy NASDAQ managing to extend their winning streak as US economic data surprisingly came in stronger than estimated. The US dollar gained further against the single-currency as hopes of ECB intervention to halt the decline of …
Markets Hit Pause Button As Equity Rally Fades; Investors Looking For Direction From The ECB
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The US equity rally faded after three straight up days with Wall Street turning cautious even as the Dow industrials and S&P 500 managed to stay in the green while the NASDAQ slipped. European stocks ended marginally higher as Europe chose to ignore the region’s negative economic data and focus on the possibility of an early …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 8/7/2012
Continued optimism that the ECB would act ‘real soon’ to contain the euro debt crisis powered equities higher over the past week with the S&P 500 closing slightly above the 1,400 level for the first time since May. Obviously, as is always the case at this time of the year, trading volume has been extremely light, which can easily exaggerate …
Equities Edge Higher On QE Addiction—What If The ECB Does Not Deliver?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities surged higher Tuesday, extending gains for the third straight day with the S&P 500 clipping the 1,400 mark and the NASDAQ sitting atop 3,000 for the first time in three months on hopes the European Central Bank will intervene soon to halt rising Spanish and Italian borrowing costs. Let me be clear again. Markets …
Major Indexes Extend Weekending Rally Even As Europe Dithers; TAN Shines, VIXY Fades
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Major market indexes closed higher Monday extending Friday’s rally as investors remained positive over news of lower Spanish and Italian borrowing costs and a stronger-than-expected jobs report last Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose 21 points paring the day’s 91-point gain. Within the Dow, the breadth remained positive with 19 of the index’s 30 …