Market Analysis
Traders Flooding Into Leveraged ETFs– Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Traders became ‘ultra’-aggressive in their ETF allocations last week. ETF 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 into or out of individual ETFs. Fund flows are something traders use to find trends and gauge investor […]
Market Volatility Update
Over the past few months, we’ve seen volatility return to the markets. At the beginning of February, stocks were in the midst of a dramatic correction. Investor sentiment had swung to extreme levels of fear and a bearish outlook for stocks was the prevailing attitude. Then with little or no warning, the stock market selloff […]
ETF Assets Reach New Record – Monthly ETF Fund Flows
February was an interesting month for ETF asset flows. The month began with the S&P 500 down more than 6% from the highs. And fear was dominating investor emotions. By the middle of the month, the tide had turned. Stocks were on the rebound and fear began to wane. And by the time February came […]
Stock ETFs Picking Up Steam – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Over the last week, investors have jumped back on the US stock bandwagon. More than $5 billion flooded back into stock ETFs, while bond ETFs saw money flow out. ETF 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 […]
2 Reasons Why The Economy Is Doing Better Than You Think It Is
I’m sure you’ve noticed that some of the economic data hasn’t been as good as expected lately. In fact, the correction in January can be attributed at least in part to weaker retail sales and employment data. Some investors jumped to the conclusion that the slow pace of economic growth was slipping and the economy […]
Investors Back In ‘Risk On’ Mode – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Just a few weeks ago, investors were pulling massive amounts of money out of stock ETFs. Just about the only ETFs seeing money flow into them were bond ETFs. But as the S&P 500 found bottom and staged a reversal day on February 5th, the outflows slowed. And by February 11th after the S&P had […]
Investors In Risk Off Mode – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Last week, investors pulled money out of stock ETFs and flooded into ETFs backed by US Treasuries. A clear indication ETF investors are in risk off mode. ETF 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 […]
Emerging Markets Bloodbath – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM), Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VWO), and Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND). ETF 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 into […]
Emerging Markets Get Whacked – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in ProShares Ultra MidCap 400 (MVV) and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM). ETF 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 into or out of individual ETFs. […]
Investors See Value In Oil Funds – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows for the first full week of trading in 2014. ETF 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 into or out of individual ETFs. Fund flows are […]
