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“All advances are not created equal,” says legendary chart guru Louise Yamada. This is important to remember, even if obvious, during what has been the largely indiscriminate rally of 2012. From Tech, to Energy, to Banks; if a stock has remotely decent fundamentals and Read more…
Exchange traded funds or ETFs seem like the darling of the investment world right now, as these Wall Street newcomers account for nearly one third of daily trading volume in the U.S. In this installment of Investing 101, we’re taking a closer look at an asset class that now Read more…
Stocks reversed sharply on Wednesday to close lower, but on mixed trade. The major indices all closed in the red, as both the DJIA (NYSEArca:DIA) and the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEArca:IWM) shed 0.8%. Both the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the S&P 500 (NYSEArca:SPY) fell 0.5%, while the S&P Read more…
The NASDAQ may be up over 12% already in 2012 but the run isn’t done according to the estimable Louise Yamada. In the attached clip the Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: It’s always exciting to see renowned experts from all corners of the financial industry come together in one venue. Inside ETFs, the world’s largest ETF conference, fits the profile of such a Read more…
David Gillie: The Technology Sector tends to perform best in the 2nd half of the year—largely due to back-to-school sales, holiday purchasing and corporate end-of-year expenditures. This is certainly not to say that tech can’t perform well in the 1st half of the year, but most likely it will not do much Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Although uncertainty continues to linger across financial markets, investors’ confidence in the global economic recovery has without a doubt improved considerably going Read more…
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…
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…
Despite a rough last couple of months, the darlings of the tech sector eked out a respectable year. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is up more than 6% and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), despite coming well off their highs, saw market gains of over 20% year-to-date. So how can the world’s favorite tech stocks rebound from Read more…
If past is prologue, and it generally is in markets as in life, the Financial sector could be poised for a decent rally in the next 12 months. At least that’s the assertion of Paul Hickey, the co-founder of Bespoke Investment Group. Hickey’s theory doesn’t rely on a Read more…
For the moment, stocks have found some footing and look set to snap a 3-day slump, thanks to better than expected unemployment claims, manufacturing data, and earnings from FedEx (FDX). Even so, that has not changed the fact that the S&P 500 is still Read more…
Stocks snapped a three day losing streak, as they closed modestly higher on Thursday. However, trade was light. The major indices all closed in the black. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) showed the most strength on the session, as it tacked on 1.1%. The S&P MidCap 400 added 0.8%, while Read more…
If you’re frustrated with today’s jittery financial markets, you’re certainly not alone. Unfortunately there are no quick fixes to resolve the issues fueling the market’s ups and downs –namely the European debt crisis, a shaky global economy, and U.S. political gridlock. But before you throw in the Read more…
Equities rebounded solidly on Wednesday but the impact of the rally was lessened by light trade. All of the major indices closed higher led by a 2.7% gain in the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM). The S&P MidCap 400 closed higher by 2.2% while the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) added 1.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Read more…
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