ETFs
Bumper Crop Takes A Toll On Agriculture ETFs – CORN, WEAT, MOO
As October gets underway, fall is in the air, football is in full swing, and the annual corn harvest is underway. And what a harvest it will be… The Corn Belt has had nearly ideal growing conditions this year. The US Department of Agriculture is expecting US corn production to set a new record of […]
3rd Quarter ETF Fund Flows
As the 3rd quarter draws to a close, it’s time to take a look at how the ETF fund flows are shaping up for September and the quarter. Fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions or even billions of dollars […]
Why Small-caps Will Win Over Large-caps
I spend a lot of time looking at stock charts. The stock screener I use has a chart, current fundamental data, and recent news right in one easy to view page. So, even if I’m looking for fundamental data or a recent news item about the stock, I still end up looking at the chart. […]
Profit From The Fed’s Misguided Forecast – XLY, XLE, XLI
Over the last few weeks, the Fed and other central banks around the globe have taken center stage in the financial world. I’ve never seen more speculation about the Fed’s ‘dot plot’ about the committee member’s expectations for interest rates. In my opinion, it’s gotten a bit ridiculous. In short, the latest data indicates that […]
Climbing A Wall Of Worry– Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Investor sentiment is bullish on stocks. The strong inflow of new money into ETFs last week reflects their bullish sentiment. But some of the other market action reveals that investors are becoming more fearful. Fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive […]
A Simple Way To Profit From A Steepening Yield Curve
After the latest Fed statement this week, it’s clear that the Fed will begin to normalize interest rates after years of ZIRP (zero interest rate policy). That has big implications for retirees that depend on fixed income investments to generate income. As we leave the unusual days of quantitative easing and ZIRP behind, it’s important […]
3 ETFs Holding Avago Technologies – SOXX, XSD, GURI
Avago Technologies (AVGO) is one of the top performing stocks in the S&P 500. Over the last month, AVGO is up 17.5%, over the last six months, it’s up 38.3%, and over the last year, it’s up a whopping 128.1%…. that’s an impressive performance any way you slice it. Needless to say, the Singapore-based technology […]
Fed Fears Lead To Outflows – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Last week wasn’t a great week for stocks… the S&P 500 finished lower for the first time in five weeks. Geopolitical tensions continue to weigh on investors. The conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine have calmed down but the US is heading back to Iraq to deal with ISIS. This obviously creates more risk for the […]
How Far Will Gold Fall?
If you hadn’t already noticed, the price of gold is in a nose dive. Just take a look at this chart of the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD). GLD is an ETF that replicates the performance of gold bullion. As you can see, GLD has been moving lower since it made a high of $133.69 in […]
Contrarian Or Bandwagon?
The bull market for US stocks hasn’t missed a beat this year. Despite a host of issues that could have derailed the rally, the large cap index has continued to make one new high after another. It started the year at a new high of 1,850… it made a new high just shy of 1,900 […]
