Tag: Sector ETFs
ETF Asset Growth Balloons, But Are Signs Of Exhaustion Showing?
As the ETF revolution moves into a mature stage across the US financial landscape much in the way quantitative investing has, an 84-page JPMorgan report notes the growth but also points to a slowing in new offerings in 2017. The continued growth of ETFs come as active managers are even using the passive vehicles in […]
Sector ETFs To Buy In November
Terrorism struck the civilized world again over the weekend. This time the attackers hit Paris. The horrific events and loss of life are tragic. My heart goes out to those that have been impacted by these events. Needless to say, terrorism is back at the top of the agenda for world leaders. I hope for […]
Sector ETFs To Buy In October
Right now new information is coming at us on a daily basis. And it’s a challenge to make heads or tails of it. The environment is so difficult that many hedge funds are throwing in the towel. More than 400 hedge funds simply shut down and returned money to investors in the first half of […]
Sector ETFs To Buy In September
It’s been a crazy rollercoaster ride for US stocks over the last month. The S&P 500 had its first 10% correction in years. In short, there’s a lot of uncertainty. And many believe slowing global economic growth will cause US economic growth to peak and slow in the months ahead. Economic Data Impacting Sector ETFs […]
Sector ETFs To Buy In August
So far the summer of 2015 has been a forgettable one for US stocks. Right now the S&P 500 is up a paltry 3.4% year-to-date. Over the last six months, the large cap index has gyrated up 1%… down 1%… up 2%… down 2%… and going nowhere fast. What’s more, we’re no longer seeing all […]
2015 Market Forecast
It has been an interesting year for the stock market. The S&P 500 is up 16% over the last year. And that’s after it was up better than 30% in the previous 12 months. So, some remedial math will tell you stocks are up 46% over the last two years. Needless to say, that’s a […]
Own Anything But Energy…
With less than a month until the end of year, large cap US stocks continue to be the strongest asset class. The S&P 500 is up 13.7% year-to-date and it’s up 2.7% over the last month. The large cap index is solidly above the key 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day moving averages. In other words, the […]
Are The Bears Going Into Hibernation?
Stocks have taken investors on an interesting ride over the last three months. During that time, the S&P 500 is up more than 4%. On the way from then to now, the large cap index suffered a 10% correction. The unrelenting bid for stocks and other risky assets hasn’t abated. But there are some clear […]
When Is Bad News Good News?
Investors let their guard down and took a punch right on the chin to start 2014. As this chart from Bloomberg shows – the perception of the health of financial markets had reached an all-time high. Here’s the thing… risk happens fast. Looking back it’s easy to see. Hindsight’s always 20/20. Investor expectations were running […]
Which Sectors Will Hold Up?
The selloff on Wall Street is accelerating to the downside… Over the last month, only three of the nine Sector SPDR ETFs are positive. The health care sector is the best performer with a 3.41% gain, the utilities sector is next with a 1.94% gain, and technology’s 1.13% gain is the only other sector that’s up […]
