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The Select Sector SPDR Trust, which offers a family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that divide the S&P 500 into nine individual sector funds, saw its average monthly assets climb 32 percent, or $10.5 billion, in 2011, further entrenching its position as the largest sector ETF family. Launched in 1998, Read more…
Jared Cummans: In the midst of earnings season, many hoped that we could take a few weeks to focus on the U.S. economy and put international affairs on the backburner. But yesterday saw news that there is great concern that the Greek debt deal may fall through and that the S&P (NYSEArca:SPY) is Read more…
Ron Rowland: The final numbers are in, and 2011 was officially a “flat” year for the S&P 500. Without dividends, the large-cap stock index was actually down a fraction. With dividends, it gained only 2.1 Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: The fact that the S&P 500 “did nothing” in 2011 fails to take into account the performance of the individual sectors of the stock market, some of which returned as much as 15% in 2011. Read more…
Michael Johnston: With the finish line in sight, it’s fairly safe to say that 2011 will be remembered by most investors as a wild, back-and-forth year that brought plenty of both hope and despair. A hot start Read more…
No matter what your perspective is there’s no denying we are in the midst of a strong broad-based stock rally fueled by Read more…
Moby Waller: As we have entered November, 2011 has turned into yet another year where “buy and hold” of the major market indices hasn’t really worked. The 4 major US stock index ETFs are mixed on the year: Read more…
Michael Johnston: As ETFs have burst on to the scene in recent years, just about every serious investor and professional money manager has taken a crash course in exchange-traded products, becoming familiar with the countless benefits and nuances of these products. Features such as enhanced transparency Read more…
As the S&P 500 grinds higher, fueled by fresh morsels of hope coming out of Europe, the truth is that so far 2011 is in the loser column with the benchmark down roughly 2% year-to-date. At the same time, but at the complete other end of the performance spectrum, stands the Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: What is the broader Sector Rotation Model saying about the current state of the stock market? Let’s take a look from two perspectives: January to October (year to date) and then from the May 2011 peak to present. Read more…
Chris Vermeulen: It seems everyone is looking for a place to put their hard earned money as uncertainty around the globe continues to rise. Oil (NYSE:USO), Gold (NYSE:GLD), and Silver (NYSE:SLV) which have been the hot investments for the past few years took it on the chin over the past month with oil falling Read more…
Day two of the hope rally and U.S. and European stocks have jumped 5% to 7% in spite of the fact that no real and tangible solutions to Europe’s sovereign debt crisis have materialized. On Wall Street, they call that “buying the rumor.” It’s a Read more…
Stocks sold off yesterday but closed well off session lows. All five major indices closed in the red but the day’s price action was not entirely bearish as the Nasdaq 100 ($NDX.X) found its way into positive territory by the close. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) continued to show relative strength to the other indices as it posted a Read more…
By now you have likely heard the market described as “range bound” so many times that you’re actually starting to believe it. And depending on the mood of the moment, the same could probably be said about “overbought” and “oversold” too. It is almost as if the Read more…
Stock closed near session lows on Friday as trade waned. All five major indices lost significant ground as bears continued to exert control over the market. The higher beta S&P MidCap 400, small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) dropped 1.8%, 1.7% and 1.6% Read more…
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