ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, September 26, 2013 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 …
Losing Streak Comes To A Halt
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. equities closed the trading day higher, halting the longest slump this year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as investors welcomed a better-than-expected jobless report, which overshadowed concern that a budget impasse could hurt economic growth. Meanwhile, Treasuries were mostly lower following the upbeat employment data, which was accompanied by an unrevised 2.5% rate …
Major Index ETFs Slip And Slide As Spending Battle Begins
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Domestic equity markets fell today and the S&P 500 put in a fifth day of losses, its longest losing streak since the end of 2012, following some diverging domestic economic reports. Including today’s decline, the benchmark index has surrendered 1.9% since last Thursday. Treasuries were higher amid the U.S. fiscal uncertainty and after durable goods orders …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 9/24/2013
After making new highs last week, following the Fed’s surprising “non-taper” announcement, the major indexes slipped with the S&P 500 dropping slightly below its 1,700 level and giving back some 0.5% since last week’s Model portfolio report. It’s amazing to me that the Fed blinked after the markets had for weeks priced in a modest amount of taper, probably in …
Congress Battles Heat Up; Turning Stocks Red
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. equities concluded a lackluster day of trading hovering near the flatline during the final hour of the session, before ultimately ended lower, extending their recent slide to a fourth session as worries over a possible U.S. government shutdown added to investor caution. The market’s recent losses mark the longest losing streak since last month for …
Confusion Continues Thanks To Fed And Congress
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. equity indexes declined for a third straight session today amid the continued uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve’s timing over tapering and the U.S. fiscal fight brewing in Washington. Meanwhile, treasuries ended higher following a preliminary report that showed growth in U.S. manufacturing activity unexpectedly decelerated. Technology stocks, however, found some support from Apple’s announcement of …