Tag: investor sentiment
Sector ETFs To Buy In July
It’s been an interesting summer for the financial markets, to say the least. There has been more than enough noise from China and Europe to last a lifetime. Needless to say, it makes it difficult to determine which sector ETFs to buy in July. Thankfully Greece has agreed to their creditors’ demands. They’ve once again […]
3 Things You Need To Know In Our July Stock Market Update
I took my family white water rafting down the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs, Colorado over the Fourth of July weekend. It was the first time my wife and I had taken our three boys rafting. Thankfully, we had a great guide that told us about all of interesting stuff along the way. But more […]
Sector ETFs To Buy In June
A month ago, the S&P 500 was breaking out of a multi-month consolidation pattern to reach new all-time highs. But the volatility in fixed income, currencies, Greek debt, and uncertainty about the timing of the first interest rate hike in the US put a lid on the gains for stocks. As you can see, the […]
Sector ETFs To Own In The 2nd Half Of 2015
The S&P 500 hit an all-time high of 2,130 last week. The large cap index had broken out of a consolidation period and surged to a 4% gain for the year. But the breakout hasn’t held up. In fact, US stocks were hit with the biggest selloff in weeks on Tuesday as the markets re-opened […]
Sector ETFs To Buy Right Now
Over the last few months, the S&P 500 has been in a period of consolidation. During that time, the price action of the large cap index has made a series of lower highs and higher lows. As you can see, the chart of the S&P 500 resembles an amusement park thrill ride. It’s a big […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
