Media and entertainment sector-specific exchange traded funds stood out Tuesday as Discovery (NasdaqGS: DISCA) and ViacomCBS (NasdaqBS: VIAC) bounced following an unprecedented selloff in response to a near $30 billion fire sale from a large hedge fund due to a forced margin call. On Tuesday, the Invesco Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ) increased 1.5% [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Investors seeking momentum may have Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) on radar now. The fund recently hit a new 52-week high. Shares of XLI are up approximately 78.3% from their 52-week low of $55.54/share.
A small cap rally is certainly fueling the markets, but can it work in tandem with single-country exposure? In the case of Russia, it certainly has, with the VanEck Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF (RSXJ) up close to 50% in the past year. RSXJ seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Chris Konstantinos, CFA Two Decades of Studying Mean Reversion in Markets – What We Have Learned Our Weekly View is typically a timely look at recent market-moving news, what RiverFront thinks about it, and how it may or may not affect our portfolio positioning. Today is a bit different. We are taking a step [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
We have shown similar tables in previous updates, but Canterbury Ranks and Rates securities on a risk-adjusted basis according to our Volatility-Weighted-Relative-Strength (VWRS). It allows all securities to be put on an equal playing field when it comes to measuring relative strength in conjunction with volatility. Below is a table for the 11 S&P 500 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.” – Ecclesiastes 1:4 Note: We have been consistently concerned about very high valuations in the global investing markets as well as a growing set of participants whose investment patterns are gambling-like. While we remain concerned about those things, in this newsletter [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds dropped Tuesday as bond yields rose and the technology sector fell behind. On Tuesday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) fell 0.9%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) was down 0.5%, and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) was 0.5% lower. Yields on benchmark 10-Year treasury [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Tuesday, Democracy Investment Management, a mission-driven company focused on promoting democracy by influencing capital flows in financial markets, launched the Democracy International Fund (DMCY). This ETF is a Global Markets ex-United States Large & Mid Cap international equity portfolio that is both democracy and market capitalization-weighted. The Fund seeks to track the total return performance, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares ETF (Symbol: SGOL) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $16.15 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator u
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the ETFS Physical Silver Shares ETF (Symbol: SIVR) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $23.03 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares Silver Trust ETF (Symbol: SLV) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $22.1301 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to mea
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares Gold Trust ETF (Symbol: IAU) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $16.02 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the SPDR— Gold Shares ETF (Symbol: GLD) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $157.55 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to m
The first company to initiate human clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine candidate in the United States — Moderna MRNA — is once again dominating headlines with an impressive update relating to mRNA-1273. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently informed
In volatile markets, getting real asset exposure can smooth out the bumpy ride. ETF investors looking for uncorrelated assets can turn to the Invesco Real Assets ESG ETF (IVRA). Furthermore, the dynamic ability of an actively managed ETF gives fund managers the opportunity to make portfolio adjustments on the fly. IVRA seeks capital appreciation with [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Kevin Flanagan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy; Scott Welch, CIMA, Chief Investment Officer – Model Portfolios This article is relevant to financial professionals who are considering offering Model Portfolios to their clients. If you are an individual investor interested in WisdomTree ETF Model Portfolios, please inquire with your financial professional. Not all financial professionals have [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Bitcoin and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing have been forces to be reckoned with in the capital markets the past year. The two could be set for a head-on collision as institutional investors try to balance cryptomania with ESG initiatives. In a Hedgeweek article, Robert Furdak, chief investment officer for ESG at Man Group, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Stock ETFs are falling again on Tuesday, despite investors digesting robust economic data and bank stocks bouncing after the margin call debacle. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.41%, slipping from a record closing high, as the S&P 500 declined almost a similar amount lower, having fallen 0.7% earlier. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.37%, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Natalia Gurushina, Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy EM central banks are staying on hold this week, but they are far from being dovish. Brazil’s newsflow raises more concerns about spending and debt ratios. Emerging markets (EM) central banks do not feel particularly adventurous this week—keeping policy rates unchanged (South Africa, Hungary, Czech Republic, Philippines, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.