A Potential Selloff in January Won’t Derail Stocks in 2015
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 1:28PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel is looking toward 2015 and sees a solid year ahead, despite some potential bumps along the way.
AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), WLL: 33.00 (-0.32), CLR: 38.36 (+0.27), VXX: 31.51 (+2.31), FB: 78.02 (-1.20), CLF: 7.14 (+0.24), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), IBM: 160.44 (+0.39), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), EOG: 92.07 (-0.63), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), TWTR: 35.87 (+0.01), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
Income Strategy 2015: The Journey Through ZIRP Continues
Adam Aloisi - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 12:41PM CST
EWBC: 38.71 (-0.60), KMI: 42.31 (-0.19), GE: 25.27 (-0.30), MAIN: 29.24 (-0.06), BBT: 38.89 (-0.45), BDCS: 22.87 (-0.11), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), CCG: 7.31 (-0.12), UGI: 37.98 (-0.90), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), GHY: 15.92 (+0.26), AGU: 94.72 (-0.40), PNC: 91.23 (-1.19), SUSQ: 13.43 (-0.16), AAPL: 110.38 (-2.14), CSCO: 27.82 (-0.54), MPW: 13.78 (-0.24), SE: 36.30 (-0.42), HCP: 44.03 (-0.66), PFE: 31.15 (-0.23), LHO: 40.47 (-0.86), MO: 49.27 (-0.56), CSX: 36.23 (-0.20), ESV: 29.95 (-0.50), AINV: 7.42 (-0.04), GM: 34.91 (-0.18), SBGI: 27.36 (-0.47), ARCP: 9.05 (-0.06), PSEC: 8.26 (+0.02), NRF: 17.58 (-0.09)
What Do 2014 Winners Say About 2015?
Matthew Sauer, Esq. - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:40AM CST
HEDJ: 55.62 (-0.19), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), IYF: 90.20 (-1.06), UUP: 23.97 (+0.08)
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), VXX: 31.51 (+2.31), EWN: 23.90 (-0.10), EWL: 31.69 (-0.27), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), EWK: 16.20 (-0.09), EEM: 39.29 (+0.03), KRE: 40.70 (-0.44), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), FXB: 153.06 (+0.24), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), FM: 30.80 (-0.15), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), FXE: 119.14 (-0.53), KIE: 66.69 (-0.79), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), VNQ: 81.00 (-1.39), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60), EIS: 46.78 (+0.34), SH: 21.78 (+0.22), IEF: 105.99 (+0.12), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), FXY: 81.21 (-0.20), UL: 40.48 (-0.28), GSK: 42.74 (-0.05), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), IVV: 206.87 (-2.14), UUP: 23.97 (+0.08), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), EWU: 18.03 (-0.10), ENZL: 39.98 (-0.08), GLD: 113.58 (-1.62), EFA: 60.84 (-0.38), EDEN: 46.99 (-0.53), ACWX: 43.02 (-0.21), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72)
New Year, New Finances: Finra Tips for Getting in Financial Shape
at The Street - Tue Dec 30, 3:29PM CST
The new year is a good time to give your financial situation a makeover, according to Susan Axelrod, executive vice president of regulatory operations at Finra.
SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24)
The Race To 0% Global Interest Rates
Owen Williams, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 2:08PM CST
TLT: 125.92 (+0.24)
Stocks Have Done Well This Year but Are Going Even Higher in 2015
at The Street - Tue Dec 30, 1:36PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel expects 2015 to be generous to investors.
AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), SJT: 14.25 (-0.19), FB: 78.02 (-1.20), INTC: 36.29 (-0.47), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), GOOG: 526.40 (-4.02), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), BYD: 12.78 (-0.04), IBM: 160.44 (+0.39), WDAY: 81.61 (-1.46), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), GOOGL: 530.66 (-4.62), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72), YELP: 54.73 (+0.49), TWTR: 35.87 (+0.01), MSFT: 46.45 (-0.57), AAPL: 110.38 (-2.14), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60), CRM: 59.31 (-0.12), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
The Most Surprising Investment Winner of 2014
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Dec 30, 11:15AM CST
Source: U.S. Treasury. The stock market has performed well throughout 2014, and even Tuesday morning's minor pullback in the major market benchmarks wasn't enough to throw cold water on the year-end celebrations of another winning year on Wall...
TLT: 125.92 (+0.24)
Why 2015 Will Not Be The End Of The Rally In Treasury Bonds
Nicholas P. Cheer - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 6:41AM CST
TLH: 135.17 (-0.10), DLBL: 74.04 (-1.55), TLO: 72.87 (+0.33), TENZ: 85.60 (+0.12), EDV: 123.94 (-0.03), UBT: 80.79 (+0.90), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), TBT: 46.39 (-0.28), TMV: 31.73 (-0.22), DLBS: 21.50 (+0.05), LBND: 54.72 (unch), ZROZ: 119.82 (+0.41), SBND: 5.01 (-0.08), TBF: 25.15 (-0.08), TTT: 42.06 (-0.30), VGLT: 77.77 (+0.19), TYBS: 23.06 (-0.14), TMF: 86.04 (+0.58)
Top ETF Stories Of 2014 Worth Watching In 2015
Zacks Funds - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 29, 4:37PM CST
The stock market across the globe has given mixed performances in 2014. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 18,000 mark for the first time in mid December and the S&P 500 is on the verge of crossing the 2,100 level on the back of...
USO: 20.36 (+0.07), IEF: 105.99 (+0.12), RSXJ: 19.85 (-0.43), OIH: 35.92 (-0.30), XOP: 47.86 (-0.09), RBL: 14.36 (-0.83), FCG: 11.21 (-0.04), BNO: 22.70 (+0.23), SHY: 84.45 (-0.03), RSX: 14.63 (-0.91), ERUS: 11.47 (-0.73), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24)
Best And Worst Bond ETFs Of 2014
Zacks Funds - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 29, 4:06PM CST
The U.S. stock markets delivered a somewhat muted performance this year (at least when compared to 2013) with the S&P returning about 12% YTD gains. The towering market of last year turned into a market that saw fears about a global slowdown and...
ITLY: 31.34 (+0.33), DLBL: 74.04 (-1.55), TLO: 72.87 (+0.33), EDV: 123.94 (-0.03), HYLD: 41.15 (-0.38), VCLT: 92.42 (-0.04), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), ISHG: 84.50 (+0.09), AGND: 45.04 (+0.01), ZROZ: 119.82 (+0.41), LTPZ: 67.21 (+0.79), STPP: 34.59 (-0.13), BABS: 62.96 (-0.11), CLY: 61.52 (+0.06), LWC: 41.36 (-0.15)
Small Cap Stocks Seem Likely to Outperform Large Caps in 2015
at The Street - Mon Dec 29, 3:22PM CST
The CNBC "Fast Money Halftime" trading panel says small caps stocks should outperform large cap stocks in 2015 due to lower rates and energy prices.
ATLS: 31.15 (-0.62), OCN: 15.10 (+0.38), TDW: 32.41 (-0.29), DHR: 85.71 (-0.53), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), MTW: 22.10 (-0.24), CIE: 8.89 (+0.02), JACK: 79.96 (-0.01), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), BBG: 11.39 (-0.13), CHK: 19.57 (-0.07), AMAT: 24.92 (-0.30), EWU: 18.03 (-0.10), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), OXY: 80.61 (-0.79), OAS: 16.54 (+0.23), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
Small-Cap Stocks Likely to Outperform Larger Stocks in 2015
at The Street - Mon Dec 29, 1:35PM CST
The CNBC "Fast Money Halftime" trading panel says small caps stocks should outperform large cap stocks in 2015 due to lower rates and energy prices.
ATLS: 31.15 (-0.62), OCN: 15.10 (+0.38), TDW: 32.41 (-0.29), DHR: 85.71 (-0.53), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), MTW: 22.10 (-0.24), CIE: 8.89 (+0.02), JACK: 79.96 (-0.01), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), BBG: 11.39 (-0.13), CHK: 19.57 (-0.07), AMAT: 24.92 (-0.30), EWU: 18.03 (-0.10), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), OXY: 80.61 (-0.79), OAS: 16.54 (+0.23), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
Bonds: The FOMC Versus Foreign Influences
Stock Traders Daily - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 29, 12:43PM CST
TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), TBT: 46.39 (-0.28)
Top ETF Stories of 2014 Worth Watching in 2015 - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - ZACKS - Mon Dec 29, 12:00PM CST
These ETFs could be ones to watch heading into 2015.
USO: 20.36 (+0.07), IEF: 105.99 (+0.12), RSXJ: 19.85 (-0.43), OIH: 35.92 (-0.30), XOP: 47.86 (-0.09), FCG: 11.21 (-0.04), BNO: 22.70 (+0.23), SHY: 84.45 (-0.03), RSX: 14.63 (-0.91), ERUS: 11.47 (-0.73), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24)
Treasurys rally as Greek vote spurs flight to safety
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 29, 11:56AM CST
TLH: 135.17 (-0.10), TBX: 30.50 (-0.02), DFVS: 35.63 (-0.55), TBZ: 30.01 (+0.28), DFVL: 60.52 (-1.81), DLBL: 74.04 (-1.55), TLO: 72.87 (+0.33), UBT: 80.79 (+0.90), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), TBT: 46.39 (-0.28), DLBS: 21.50 (+0.05), ZROZ: 119.82 (+0.41), ITE: 59.95 (+0.11), TYO: 18.84 (-0.10), TTT: 42.06 (-0.30), SCHR: 53.60 (+0.14), GSY: 49.92 (-0.03), SYTL: 85.14 (+0.36), TYBS: 23.06 (-0.14), FIVZ: 79.27 (-0.17), VGIT: 64.49 (+0.12), DTYL: 72.93 (+0.30), IEI: 122.31 (+0.14), TYD: 43.96 (-0.43), PST: 24.77 (-0.08), IEF: 105.99 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (+0.14), TENZ: 85.60 (+0.12), EDV: 123.94 (-0.03), DTYS: 22.88 (-0.16), GGOV: 39.97 (unch), TYNS: 30.84 (-0.05), TMV: 31.73 (-0.22), LBND: 54.72 (unch), SBND: 5.01 (-0.08), TBF: 25.15 (-0.08), BUNT: 48.73 (+0.32), VGLT: 77.77 (+0.19), TMF: 86.04 (+0.58), BUNL: 27.37 (+0.53)
Best and Worst Bond ETFs Of 2014 - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Dec 29, 9:00AM CST
Which ETFs were the best and worst performers of 2014 in the bond world?
LTPZ: 67.21 (+0.79), ZROZ: 119.82 (+0.41), ITLY: 31.34 (+0.33), DLBL: 74.04 (-1.55), TLO: 72.87 (+0.33), BABS: 62.96 (-0.11), EDV: 123.94 (-0.03), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24)
Why U.S. Treasury Holders Have Reason To Be Concerned
Adam Harrington - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 28, 6:39AM CST
TAPR: 35.26 (-0.32), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), GOVT: 25.15 (-0.02), PLW: 32.92 (+0.04)