Market Analysis
May ETF Fund Flows Send ETF Assets Past $2.15 Trillion
I knew this day was coming… ETFs are more popular than mutual funds. Don’t get me wrong, total assets in mutual funds still dwarf those of ETFs. But financial advisors are recommending ETFs more often than mutual funds to their clients today. According to the 2015 Trends in Investing Survey by the Journal of Financial […]
3 Things You Need To Know In Our June Stock Market Update
June has started off in the same way as they’ve been for the past several months… no surprise there. There’s a lack of conviction from buyers and sellers alike. The latest AAII Investor Sentiment Survey is a perfect example. According to AAII, 27% of investors are bullish on stocks over the next six months, 25% […]
Own These Sector ETFs In May
It’s been an up and down month for the S&P 500. We’re also seeing the gyrations among different Sector ETFs in May. Right now, we’re dealing with multiple issues creating uncertainty in the market… any given economic data point, Fed speech, oil price movement, US Dollar fluctuation, or earnings report can send the market sinking […]
3 Things You Need To Know In Our May Stock Market Update
Investors are greeting the arrival of the month of May as they so often do… They’re selling stocks. The old Wall Street adage goes, sell in May and go away. But here’s the thing… I don’t think investors will go away. In order for the ‘sell in May and go away’ strategy to work, it […]
April ETF Fund Flows Are Bad For US Stock Funds
May is here… and that can only mean one thing, the ‘sell in May and go away’ crowd will be out if full force. Let’s take a look at the April ETF fund flows and other sentiment indicators for clues to the market’s next move. ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders […]
ETF For Sell In May And Go Away
Sell in May and go away is a popular theme this time of year. You’ll see and hear it everywhere in financial news. What Is Sell In May And Go Away? Sell in May and go away comes from historical returns. Stocks have performed better during the period from November to April than they have […]
3 Things You Need To Know In Our April Stock Market Update
The first quarter of 2015 is in the books. Members of Sector ETF Trader closed out three trades in the first quarter for double digit gains. We sold Market Vectors Retail ETF $RTH on February 6th for a gain of 18.8% after holding the ETF for about 3 months… We sold Powershares Dynamic Media Portfolio […]
March ETF Fund Flows Are Great For European Stock Funds
There’s only a few days left to trade ETFs in March. We’re taking a look at the March ETF fund flows and other sentiment indicators for clues to the markets’ next move. ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions […]
Which Sector ETFs Are Best For Q2 2015?
There isn’t much to write home about S&P 500 performance in Q1 of 2015… the large cap index is essentially flat for the year. We have seen some interesting peaks and valleys in the markets recently. First off, there’s crude oil and the US Dollar. These two have been moving in opposite directions for months […]
3 Things You Need To Know In Our March Stock Market Update
The S&P 500 made a new high at the end of February. But stocks have been moving lower over the last few weeks. It’s important to note that the 3.5% pullback in the S&P has taken place within the upward trending price channel. In other words, the recent pullback hasn’t changed the direction of the […]
