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Michael Johnston: Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have burst on to the scene in the last few years, raking in hundreds of billions of dollars in assets and prompting a major shift towards indexing strategies in the process. ETFs have empowered financial advisors (FAs), Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: The growth of the ETF industry has spawned numerous tools that bring forth previously difficult-to-reach corners of the market at the fingertips of mainstream investors. The evolution of the exchange-traded product structure Read more…
Following an opening gap up, stocks went tumbling yesterday as trade expanded. For a second day in a row, the market gapped higher at the open. However, selling pressure came into the market at the morning reversal period in contrast to the late session selling we saw on Tuesday. Read more…
Stocks closed mixed on Wednesday but lower for the week. All the major indices closed well off session highs but trade was light. Both the Nasdaq and the S&P MIdCap 400 were the day’s winners as they tacked on 0.1%. The small-cap Russell 2000 slid a modest 0.2%, while both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) and the S&P 500 lost 0.3%. Read more…
Equities closed lower on higher volume yesterday, but well off session lows. The major indices all gapped down at the open, “undercut” their April 23rd lows, then reversed to close near their intraday highs. In the May 2 issue of Read more…
Stocks closed mostly higher on an uptick in volume yesterday, but the rally was far from impressive. After a strong morning rally, the market tumbled into the close, leaving all five major indices well off session highs. The small-cap Russell 2000 continued its recent exhibition of relative weakness. It closed lower by Read more…
Monday was a good day for Wall Street. Stocks gapped up at the open and never looked back. By the closing bell all five major indices closed more than 1% higher and near session highs. For a second consecutive day the small-cap Russell 2000 Index (INDEXRUSSELL:RUT) led the advance, as it claimed a 2.0% Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: While the NASDAQ recently crested above both its 2011 and 2007 (before the recession) high, the Russell 2000 – an index mainly of small-cap stocks – struggles to overcome its key long-term resistance level. Read more…
Stocks set new highs on Thursday but trade was mixed. As of yesterday, the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was still the only major index that had not set a fresh 52-week high. Still, the Russell (INDEXRUSSELL:RUT) led yesterday’s advance as it posted a 1.0% gain. The S&P MidCap 400 tacked on Read more…
Equities dropped on Friday but on light trade. Small cap issues took the biggest hit, as the Russell 2000 (NYSEArca:IWM) lost a key support level at 811 and closed near session lows. The S&P MIdCap 400 shed 0.8% while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 dropped 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. The Dow Jones Read more…
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