[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks rallied Monday, extending last week’s advances, after better-than-expected latest domestic manufacturing data stretched Wall Street’s best first quarter since 1998. The Dow climbed to its highest level since 2007 after the Institute of Supply Management’s index on manufacturing activity rose to 53.4 in March, slightly beating market expectations. The Federal Reserve kept buying debt …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 3/30/2012
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 346 (last week 349) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 4/1/2012
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 4/1/2012. After Monday’s surge, the major market ETFs spent the remainder of the week in a sideways pattern but managed to close out the quarter on the upside. Small pullbacks did not accelerate to the …
Do You Want To Bet On Asia And Wish To Look Beyond China And India? Five ETFs Worth Considering
These nations, excluding Japan, formerly known as the Asian Tigers, offer good investment opportunities for investors looking to diversify their Asia portfolio. Some of them, like Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore are industrial powerhouses while others like the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia enjoy excellent demographics and natural resources. Compared to more established markets, these markets display more volatility (higher beta). …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, March 30, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-03292012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, March 30, 2012 US Equity ETFs End Best First Quarter Since 1998; JJG Surges, VXX Tanks US stocks closed mixed Friday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 notching their biggest first quarter gains in more than a decade after …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 03/29/2012
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, March 29, 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 …