Market Analysis
These Sector ETFs Are Leading In The First Quarter
The price action of the S&P 500 has been different in every month this year. Let’s take a look at what’s going on and how Sector ETFs are performing in the first quarter. Large cap US stocks started out the year in a consolidation phase that lasted through the month of January. Then the price […]
What Do The February ETF Fund Flows Tell Us?
Today is the last day to trade ETFs in February. As the month comes to an end, we’re taking a look back at the February 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 are thinking. It takes a lot […]
Consumer Stocks Gain As Oil Falls – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
As the calendar flipped to a new year last week, ETF fund flows were mixed as bullish investor sentiment gave way to fear. The leading story for the financial markets continues to be oil prices. The price of WTIC crude oil ended the week under $53.00 per barrel. That’s 50% lower than it was in […]
Are Traders Losing Faith? – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Last week ETF fund flows took on a more cautious note than they had been over the last few months. The main culprits are falling oil prices and weak global economic data. As a result, we saw fearful traders taking up bearish positions using put options to protect their profits from a stock market pullback. […]
China’s Ultra-Bull Market
Investing in China’s stock market isn’t for the faint-of-heart. The Shanghai Stock Exchange is notoriously volatile. But there’s no denying the low valuations and growth opportunities make for an intriguing investment. It’s been a bumpy ride for China’s economy this year. The world’s second largest economy has dealt with a housing and credit bubble, high […]
Can You Catch A Falling Knife? – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Total ETF inflows outpaced outflows as US listed ETFs crept closer to $2 trillion in assets under management. Last week we saw large net inflows into ETFs that hold US and international stocks… The ETF with the largest net inflows were SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) with more than $1.0 billion. But we also saw strong […]
Bulls Are In Control – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
listed ETFs are closing in on a major milestone… $2 trillion under management. At the end of last week, total assets in these ETFs stand at $1.987 trillion. And they could be on pace to reach $2 trillion by the end of the year. Last week we saw large net inflows into ETFs that hold […]
How To Make Money When Gold Prices Fall
If you’ve made money investing in gold lately – you didn’t do it by being bullish. Gold prices are down 4% this year. And the value of gold is now 40% below the 2011 peak. Put simply, gold is in a bear market. Last month I pointed out that gold prices were on the verge […]
Is Greed Good? – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
The steep drop in oil prices over the last few months has been grabbing all of the headlines. But it was two natural gas ETFs that had unusually large net asset flows last week. Last week we saw large net inflows into several ETFs that hold US stocks… iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap (IJH) had $997 […]
Smart Money Hedging Their Bets – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
ETFs that hold US stocks attracted plenty of fresh money inflows last week. And the total amount of money in US listed ETF reached a new record high. The ETF with the largest net inflow of money was the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY). It added $3.7 billion last week. The large influx comes on the […]
