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 2/5/2012. In a reversal from the prior week, upward momentum gained steam as a better than expected jobs report pushed the major indexes higher while gold finally pulled back. The Greek soap opera continued in …
A Drop In ETF Trading Volume
While Europe is falling apart, it’s interesting to see how trading volume has been affected. Undoubtedly, there can be major fluctuations in ETF inflows and outflows depending on investor risk appetite In this discussion, ETF trading volume is analyzed, noting that volume in the U.S. has hit a low not seen since 2007. As we’ve witnessed, there has been lower …
Golden Cross Vs. Death Cross – Are These Meaningful Technical Indicators?
Europe is falling apart but the S&P 500 is having its best start to the year since 1989. I’m sure you are puzzled as to why equities have gone full steam ahead despite less than stellar fundamentals. While I believe this recent run-up will not last in the long-run, there are indicators that might suggest otherwise. Perhaps the answer as …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, February 3, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/02/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-02022012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, February 3, 2012 BULLS KEEP ROARING FOR DOMESTIC ETFS Markets continued their upward trajectory, pushing more into bull territory. The S&P 500 jumped 1.46% while the NASDAQ rose 1.61% to hit its highest level since December 2000. The optimism was …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 02/02/2012
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, February 2, 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 …
Markets Keep Fumbling Along – Equity ETFs On Standby For Jobs Report
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] After some big gains yesterday, markets returned to more stability today. The S&P 500 inched up 0.11% while European indices such as the DAX were in the green. In addition, the Euro was essentially flat, sticking to $1.31/Euro. Although the VIX dropped over 3% to fall below 18, the 10-year Treasury dipped to a yield of …