Stocks End Flat After Record Tuesday; Is China’s Real Estate Bubble Deflating?

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks ended the day relatively unchanged after reeling from the hype of the record setting day it experienced yesterday. The S&P 500 and the Dow both ended flat, while the Nasdaq dropped ever so slightly. We did see a few retail stocks perform well today after reporting positive earnings news. Tiffany (TIF) …

Up, Up And Away Flies The S&P 500

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets continued to rally as the S&P recorded its 30th record high of the year and closed above the 2000 mark for the first time ever. Investors were encouraged Tuesday by more “tasty” corporate M&A news (i.e. Burger King) and a jump in consumer confidence and durable goods orders. Regarding Burger King …

S&P Breaks New Barriers; Crosses The 2,000 Mark

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The S&P 500 index broke the 2,000 level for the first time in history today and notched its 29th record close. However, the index dropped later in the day to close at 1998. The other major indexes had notable gains today, with the Dow and Nasdaq both finishing up 0.4%. The rally …

ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 08/22/2014

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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 344 (last week 325) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …

One Man’s Opinion: Will The European Central Bank Bail Out France?

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Russian equities have witnessed heightened volatility in recent times, shedding 20 percent and then recouping losses to trade 20 percent higher than recent lows. Even after three rounds of sanctions, the Russian market has been surprisingly resilient, said Stephen Isaacs, Chairman of Investment Committee at Alvine Capital Ltd, London. Also, the time to generally buy in emerging markets is when …

New ETFs On The Block: Direxion iBillionaire Index ETF (IBLN)

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Direxion, the WI-based manager better known for its suite of leveraged and inverse exchanged-traded funds, launched a new fund that allows the ordinary investor to invest like billionaires. The Direxion iBillionaire Index ETF (IBLN) is similar to the Global X Guru ETF (GURU), but holds a smaller basket. The new fund tracks the iBillionaire Index, a proprietary equity benchmark launched …