Healthcare Select Sector SPDR (XLV) 73.30 $XLV
S&P 500 Pops 1%, Dow Jumps Triple Digits Ahead of Fed Meeting
at The Street - 45 mins ago
Stocks rocket more than 1% higher, erasing some of the losses suffered last week.
BID: 40.94 (+0.41), TSLA: 195.40 (+6.72), GE: 25.38 (+0.34), VRX: 202.16 (+4.73), SLXP: 172.78 (+3.38), DIS: 107.34 (+0.90), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), NFLX: 421.25 (-17.15), MSG: 77.60 (-0.59), PG: 83.26 (+1.43)
Lessons From Another Tough Week And The Big Day Ahead
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 9:24AM CDT
XLB: 49.56 (-0.28), VXX: 27.26 (-0.84), EWL: 32.56 (+0.09), TLT: 127.76 (+1.04), EWJ: 12.53 (+0.05), HEDJ: 67.14 (+0.53), EEM: 38.73 (+0.43), KRE: 41.45 (+0.10), FXB: 145.66 (+0.98), OIL: 9.63 (-0.40), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), FXC: 77.88 (+0.13), FXE: 104.15 (+1.07), EMB: 109.56 (-0.16), SLV: 14.97 (+0.07), XLF: 24.60 (+0.28), VNQ: 83.31 (+0.93), FXF: 96.70 (-0.22), JJC: 31.93 (-0.07), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47), HYG: 90.09 (-0.11), MUB: 109.89 (+0.11), FXY: 80.08 (+0.02), EZU: 38.25 (+0.69), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), UUP: 26.28 (-0.21), XRT: 99.47 (+0.55), FXS: 115.05 (+0.15), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), GSG: 19.09 (-0.23), PCY: 27.82 (-0.03), EWU: 18.09 (+0.20), GLD: 110.77 (-0.11), PFF: 39.78 (+0.04), IWM: 123.55 (+0.94)
Healthcare's Relative Strength Persists As Broad Market Retreats
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 5:40PM CDT
US equities have been trending lower so far in March, and no sector has been immune to the selling. But the relative strength in healthcare stocks continues to stand out. Energy companies, meanwhile, are still the weakest corner of the market among...
XLB: 49.56 (-0.28), XLP: 48.69 (+0.41), SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), VOX: 86.52 (+0.61), XLY: 75.89 (+0.73), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), XLI: 56.82 (+0.74), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
12 Best Biotech and Health Care ETFs to Add to Your Portfolio
at The Street - Thu Mar 12, 9:49AM CDT
Biotech and health care are two of the hottest sectors in which to invest. TheStreet compiled a list of the best-rated ETFs tracking the two sectors.
IHE: 174.97 (+2.43), IHF: 131.00 (+2.36), XHE: 94.75 (+1.69), IYH: 155.71 (+3.10), XHS: 121.69 (+1.40), GRX: 10.99 (+0.12), FHLC: 35.68 (+0.69), IHI: 120.25 (+2.71), IXJ: 107.69 (+1.89), VHT: 136.20 (+2.67), FXH: 66.97 (+1.38), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Healthcare Funds: Hale And Hearty
Morningstar - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 11:39AM CDT
By Robert Goldsborough The healthcare sector's returns have continued to be very potent. More than almost any other corner of the U.S. equity market, healthcare stocks have dazzled in recent years, including the nearly five years since President...
IYH: 155.71 (+3.10), FHLC: 35.68 (+0.69), VHT: 136.20 (+2.67), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Women in ETFs Helping to Propel Careers and Industry Higher
at The Street - Mon Mar 09, 3:07PM CDT
Joanne Hill, the co-founder of Women in ETFs, describes the industry landscape and how the organization is designed to inspire and advance both careers and the industry to new highs.
XLB: 49.56 (-0.28), EWG: 29.98 (+0.79), XBI: 231.99 (+3.56), XLY: 75.89 (+0.73), EWQ: 25.77 (+0.43), IBB: 353.22 (+7.89), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), TLT: 127.76 (+1.04), XRT: 99.47 (+0.55), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), XLP: 48.69 (+0.41), SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), QQQ: 106.45 (+1.11), EWU: 18.09 (+0.20), DIA: 179.45 (+1.89), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), IWM: 123.55 (+0.94), XLF: 24.60 (+0.28), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47)
Growth Of Global Food Output Reaches Post-Crisis High
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 9:30AM CDT
Global sector PMI™ data from Markit signalled a record rate of growth in global food producer output in February. The sector was also the fastest-growing of all sectors monitored on a global basis in the latest period. Pharmaceuticals &...
XLB: 49.56 (-0.28), XLP: 48.69 (+0.41), XLY: 75.89 (+0.73), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), PBJ: 31.31 (+0.04), XLI: 56.82 (+0.74), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), XLF: 24.60 (+0.28), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47)
ETF flows: Out of financials, industrials, tech; into energy, healthcare
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 1:08PM CST
UYG: 149.25 (+3.02), ROM: 154.65 (+4.55), QTEC: 43.98 (+0.49), FXL: 36.01 (+0.43), ERY: 22.95 (-0.41), RGI: 90.11 (+1.03), TECL: 142.00 (+3.86), ERX: 49.54 (+0.90), FXN: 20.24 (-0.13), FXO: 23.66 (+0.25), FNCL: 29.21 (+0.26), FAS: 126.94 (+3.86), FAZ: 12.03 (-0.40), FXH: 66.97 (+1.38), SEF: 17.38 (-0.17), VFH: 49.88 (+0.51), DDG: 27.10 (-0.21), REW: 53.31 (-1.53), UXI: 119.20 (+1.14), SIJ: 41.62 (unch), TECS: 10.51 (-0.30), FIDU: 29.07 (+0.28), FTEC: 32.29 (+0.30), FENY: 21.57 (+0.07), RWW: 49.55 (+0.27), RXD: 12.88 (-0.55), OIH: 32.04 (-0.06), RXL: 142.60 (+5.37), AIRR: 18.20 (+0.03), DUG: 57.43 (-0.51), PXJ: 15.49 (-0.07), VIS: 107.84 (+1.18), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), FHLC: 35.68 (+0.69), XLI: 56.82 (+0.74), XLF: 24.60 (+0.28), RYE: 63.15 (+0.28), RYF: 45.18 (+0.54), CURE: 149.80 (+8.49), VHT: 136.20 (+2.67), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47), IYW: 105.66 (+1.00), FINZ: 22.06 (unch), RYH: 155.40 (+3.18), VDE: 105.60 (+0.37), IYJ: 108.73 (+1.27), IYH: 155.71 (+3.10), IGM: 103.69 (+0.82), DIG: 47.64 (+0.36), FINU: 86.33 (+1.80), IYG: 91.75 (+0.83), RYT: 92.63 (+1.10), IYF: 90.47 (+1.00), IYE: 42.42 (+0.21), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), FXR: 31.07 (+0.29), MTK: 101.74 (+0.95), VGT: 106.59 (+1.02)
Stock Markets Take a Breather After Monday's Record Run
at The Street - Tue Mar 03, 3:11PM CST
Stocks took a break from smashing records and hitting multi-year highs on Tuesday.
BCS: 15.08 (+0.16), PSX: 75.54 (+0.90), F: 16.47 (+0.27), DKS: 56.72 (-0.16), PFE: 34.44 (+0.44), C: 53.65 (+0.11), MYL: 60.87 (+1.11), BBY: 41.53 (+1.00), COP: 61.88 (+0.24), LL: 29.72 (-0.83), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), CELG: 120.73 (+3.00), AZO: 661.75 (+7.09), TOT: 47.24 (+0.08), GILD: 101.39 (+1.78), TGT: 80.31 (+1.13), LEAF: 51.46 (+1.62), GM: 38.49 (+0.44), BP: 37.35 (-0.25), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47), BABA: 83.68 (+1.82)
Stocks Recover From Lows After Crude Oil Jumps Over $50
at The Street - Tue Mar 03, 2:22PM CST
Stocks move off session lows by mid-afternoon Tuesday, buoyed by a rally in oil prices.
BCS: 15.08 (+0.16), F: 16.47 (+0.27), GE: 25.38 (+0.34), DKS: 56.72 (-0.16), PFE: 34.44 (+0.44), C: 53.65 (+0.11), MYL: 60.87 (+1.11), BBY: 41.53 (+1.00), LL: 29.72 (-0.83), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), CELG: 120.73 (+3.00), AZO: 661.75 (+7.09), GILD: 101.39 (+1.78), GM: 38.49 (+0.44), LEAF: 51.46 (+1.62), BABA: 83.68 (+1.82)
Scarcity And Stocks: How To Follow (Or Avoid) A Late '90s 'New Economy' Playbook
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 2:41PM CST
For the better part of 15 months, I have pounded the table for longer-term U.S. treasuries. Most financial pundits thought that I was nuts in December of 2013; they debated my scarcity premise throughout 2014 and they dismiss my relative value...
HACK: 28.04 (+0.22), OEF: 91.54 (+0.92), SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), VIG: 81.48 (+0.84), TLT: 127.76 (+1.04), MGK: 83.94 (+0.89), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Top Ranked Healthcare Service ETF in Focus: IHF - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Feb 24, 12:46PM CST
Given strong outlook for health care service providers, investors should look at a top ranked ETF in the space.
IHF: 131.00 (+2.36), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Gathering Thin Reeds?
Jeffrey Saut - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 2:41AM CST
Many of you know that I spend time gathering "thin reeds" and try to weave them into a favorable "investment bouquet." This is a strategy Fidelity's Peter Lynch took to its zenith in an era gone by. Recall the story Peter told...
SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), QQQ: 106.45 (+1.11), DIA: 179.45 (+1.89), XLI: 56.82 (+0.74), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Health Care/Biotech Names Still Dominating
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 12:33AM CST
The average stock in the Russell 3,000 (which makes up roughly 98% of US-listed stocks) is now up 1.68% in 2015. Below we have calculated the average year-to-date performance of stocks by sector. As shown, Health Care stocks are up by far the most...
XLB: 49.56 (-0.28), XLY: 75.89 (+0.73), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), NFLX: 421.25 (-17.15), XLP: 48.69 (+0.41), EGLT: 14.01 (-1.91), FMI: 47.08 (-0.17), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), XLI: 56.82 (+0.74), TWTR: 46.39 (-0.27), XLF: 24.60 (+0.28), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47)
Stocks in Wait-and-See Mode Ahead of Yellen's Congressional Address
at The Street - Mon Feb 23, 3:08PM CST
Stocks didn't make big moves on Monday with investors preferring to wait on the sidelines ahead of key U.S. data out later in the week.
DHI: 26.67 (+0.32), VIP: 5.27 (-0.01), MMM: 165.73 (+2.99), TSLA: 195.40 (+6.72), VRX: 202.16 (+4.73), XOM: 84.24 (+0.37), MBT: 9.20 (-0.18), SLB: 80.76 (+0.34), PPO: 59.49 (+0.29), XHB: 35.59 (+0.08), FOXA: 34.43 (+0.41), KBH: 13.51 (-0.05), AAPL: 124.39 (+0.80), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47), QIWI: 21.27 (+0.29), HAL: 40.16 (-0.02), SLXP: 172.78 (+3.38), HSBC: 41.80 (+0.25), DISCA: 32.54 (+0.51), BA: 153.37 (+1.80), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), PHM: 21.01 (-0.04), CVX: 102.43 (+0.81), TOL: 37.53 (-0.20), YNDX: 14.15 (-0.53)
Thinking And Worrying Are Not The Same Thing!
Chelsea Global Advisors - Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 6:38AM CST
A cynic is someone who is negative ahead of the evidence and will who only, if ever, grudgingly admit to reality. Financial markets have always been afflicted by cynical perma-bears and detractors who simply refuse to acknowledge the power of the...
SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), JPM: 61.75 (+0.75), CAT: 79.58 (+0.35), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), AAPL: 124.39 (+0.80), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Weekly ETF Gainers / Losers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 20, 3:16PM CST
VXX: 27.26 (-0.84), PSLV: 6.15 (+0.02), UNG: 13.68 (-0.13), URA: 10.35 (+0.12), OIL: 9.63 (-0.40), SIVR: 15.38 (+0.04), GAZ: 1.32 (-0.05), SLV: 14.97 (+0.07), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), EWJ: 12.53 (+0.05)
Saving Greece? What ETF Investors Should Really Be Focused On
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 20, 1:49PM CST
February has been a terrible month for the U.S. economy, but a wonderful month for U.S. stocks. Translation? Investors do not believe that the Federal Reserve will raise overnight lending rates during an economic slowdown. Just how abysmal have the...
VTI: 107.98 (+1.11), HACK: 28.04 (+0.22), SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), VIG: 81.48 (+0.84), BLV: 94.63 (+0.38), TLT: 127.76 (+1.04), VGT: 106.59 (+1.02), MGK: 83.94 (+0.89), HEWG: 29.06 (+0.45), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Stick With Health Care and Consumer Discretionary, Avoid Energy
at The Street - Thu Feb 19, 2:54PM CST
Wealth Consulting Group CEO Jimmy Lee says investors should stick with sectors that have strong demand, such as health care and consumer discretionary, while avoiding volatile sectors like energy.
SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), XLY: 75.89 (+0.73), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47)
S&P 500 Pops 1%, Dow Jumps Triple Digits Ahead of Fed Meeting
at The Street - 45 mins ago
Stocks rocket more than 1% higher, erasing some of the losses suffered last week.
BID: 40.94 (+0.41), TSLA: 195.40 (+6.72), GE: 25.38 (+0.34), VRX: 202.16 (+4.73), SLXP: 172.78 (+3.38), DIS: 107.34 (+0.90), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), NFLX: 421.25 (-17.15), MSG: 77.60 (-0.59), PG: 83.26 (+1.43)
Lessons From Another Tough Week And The Big Day Ahead
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 9:24AM CDT
XLB: 49.56 (-0.28), VXX: 27.26 (-0.84), EWL: 32.56 (+0.09), TLT: 127.76 (+1.04), EWJ: 12.53 (+0.05), HEDJ: 67.14 (+0.53), EEM: 38.73 (+0.43), KRE: 41.45 (+0.10), FXB: 145.66 (+0.98), OIL: 9.63 (-0.40), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), FXC: 77.88 (+0.13), FXE: 104.15 (+1.07), EMB: 109.56 (-0.16), SLV: 14.97 (+0.07), XLF: 24.60 (+0.28), VNQ: 83.31 (+0.93), FXF: 96.70 (-0.22), JJC: 31.93 (-0.07), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47), HYG: 90.09 (-0.11), MUB: 109.89 (+0.11), FXY: 80.08 (+0.02), EZU: 38.25 (+0.69), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), UUP: 26.28 (-0.21), XRT: 99.47 (+0.55), FXS: 115.05 (+0.15), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), GSG: 19.09 (-0.23), PCY: 27.82 (-0.03), EWU: 18.09 (+0.20), GLD: 110.77 (-0.11), PFF: 39.78 (+0.04), IWM: 123.55 (+0.94)
Healthcare's Relative Strength Persists As Broad Market Retreats
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 5:40PM CDT
US equities have been trending lower so far in March, and no sector has been immune to the selling. But the relative strength in healthcare stocks continues to stand out. Energy companies, meanwhile, are still the weakest corner of the market among...
XLB: 49.56 (-0.28), XLP: 48.69 (+0.41), SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), VOX: 86.52 (+0.61), XLY: 75.89 (+0.73), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), XLI: 56.82 (+0.74), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
12 Best Biotech and Health Care ETFs to Add to Your Portfolio
at The Street - Thu Mar 12, 9:49AM CDT
Biotech and health care are two of the hottest sectors in which to invest. TheStreet compiled a list of the best-rated ETFs tracking the two sectors.
IHE: 174.97 (+2.43), IHF: 131.00 (+2.36), XHE: 94.75 (+1.69), IYH: 155.71 (+3.10), XHS: 121.69 (+1.40), GRX: 10.99 (+0.12), FHLC: 35.68 (+0.69), IHI: 120.25 (+2.71), IXJ: 107.69 (+1.89), VHT: 136.20 (+2.67), FXH: 66.97 (+1.38), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Healthcare Funds: Hale And Hearty
Morningstar - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 11:39AM CDT
By Robert Goldsborough The healthcare sector's returns have continued to be very potent. More than almost any other corner of the U.S. equity market, healthcare stocks have dazzled in recent years, including the nearly five years since President...
IYH: 155.71 (+3.10), FHLC: 35.68 (+0.69), VHT: 136.20 (+2.67), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Women in ETFs Helping to Propel Careers and Industry Higher
at The Street - Mon Mar 09, 3:07PM CDT
Joanne Hill, the co-founder of Women in ETFs, describes the industry landscape and how the organization is designed to inspire and advance both careers and the industry to new highs.
XLB: 49.56 (-0.28), EWG: 29.98 (+0.79), XBI: 231.99 (+3.56), XLY: 75.89 (+0.73), EWQ: 25.77 (+0.43), IBB: 353.22 (+7.89), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), TLT: 127.76 (+1.04), XRT: 99.47 (+0.55), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), XLP: 48.69 (+0.41), SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), QQQ: 106.45 (+1.11), EWU: 18.09 (+0.20), DIA: 179.45 (+1.89), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), IWM: 123.55 (+0.94), XLF: 24.60 (+0.28), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47)
Growth Of Global Food Output Reaches Post-Crisis High
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 9:30AM CDT
Global sector PMI™ data from Markit signalled a record rate of growth in global food producer output in February. The sector was also the fastest-growing of all sectors monitored on a global basis in the latest period. Pharmaceuticals &...
XLB: 49.56 (-0.28), XLP: 48.69 (+0.41), XLY: 75.89 (+0.73), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), PBJ: 31.31 (+0.04), XLI: 56.82 (+0.74), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), XLF: 24.60 (+0.28), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47)
ETF flows: Out of financials, industrials, tech; into energy, healthcare
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 1:08PM CST
UYG: 149.25 (+3.02), ROM: 154.65 (+4.55), QTEC: 43.98 (+0.49), FXL: 36.01 (+0.43), ERY: 22.95 (-0.41), RGI: 90.11 (+1.03), TECL: 142.00 (+3.86), ERX: 49.54 (+0.90), FXN: 20.24 (-0.13), FXO: 23.66 (+0.25), FNCL: 29.21 (+0.26), FAS: 126.94 (+3.86), FAZ: 12.03 (-0.40), FXH: 66.97 (+1.38), SEF: 17.38 (-0.17), VFH: 49.88 (+0.51), DDG: 27.10 (-0.21), REW: 53.31 (-1.53), UXI: 119.20 (+1.14), SIJ: 41.62 (unch), TECS: 10.51 (-0.30), FIDU: 29.07 (+0.28), FTEC: 32.29 (+0.30), FENY: 21.57 (+0.07), RWW: 49.55 (+0.27), RXD: 12.88 (-0.55), OIH: 32.04 (-0.06), RXL: 142.60 (+5.37), AIRR: 18.20 (+0.03), DUG: 57.43 (-0.51), PXJ: 15.49 (-0.07), VIS: 107.84 (+1.18), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), FHLC: 35.68 (+0.69), XLI: 56.82 (+0.74), XLF: 24.60 (+0.28), RYE: 63.15 (+0.28), RYF: 45.18 (+0.54), CURE: 149.80 (+8.49), VHT: 136.20 (+2.67), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47), IYW: 105.66 (+1.00), FINZ: 22.06 (unch), RYH: 155.40 (+3.18), VDE: 105.60 (+0.37), IYJ: 108.73 (+1.27), IYH: 155.71 (+3.10), IGM: 103.69 (+0.82), DIG: 47.64 (+0.36), FINU: 86.33 (+1.80), IYG: 91.75 (+0.83), RYT: 92.63 (+1.10), IYF: 90.47 (+1.00), IYE: 42.42 (+0.21), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), FXR: 31.07 (+0.29), MTK: 101.74 (+0.95), VGT: 106.59 (+1.02)
Stock Markets Take a Breather After Monday's Record Run
at The Street - Tue Mar 03, 3:11PM CST
Stocks took a break from smashing records and hitting multi-year highs on Tuesday.
BCS: 15.08 (+0.16), PSX: 75.54 (+0.90), F: 16.47 (+0.27), DKS: 56.72 (-0.16), PFE: 34.44 (+0.44), C: 53.65 (+0.11), MYL: 60.87 (+1.11), BBY: 41.53 (+1.00), COP: 61.88 (+0.24), LL: 29.72 (-0.83), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), CELG: 120.73 (+3.00), AZO: 661.75 (+7.09), TOT: 47.24 (+0.08), GILD: 101.39 (+1.78), TGT: 80.31 (+1.13), LEAF: 51.46 (+1.62), GM: 38.49 (+0.44), BP: 37.35 (-0.25), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47), BABA: 83.68 (+1.82)
Stocks Recover From Lows After Crude Oil Jumps Over $50
at The Street - Tue Mar 03, 2:22PM CST
Stocks move off session lows by mid-afternoon Tuesday, buoyed by a rally in oil prices.
BCS: 15.08 (+0.16), F: 16.47 (+0.27), GE: 25.38 (+0.34), DKS: 56.72 (-0.16), PFE: 34.44 (+0.44), C: 53.65 (+0.11), MYL: 60.87 (+1.11), BBY: 41.53 (+1.00), LL: 29.72 (-0.83), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), CELG: 120.73 (+3.00), AZO: 661.75 (+7.09), GILD: 101.39 (+1.78), GM: 38.49 (+0.44), LEAF: 51.46 (+1.62), BABA: 83.68 (+1.82)
Scarcity And Stocks: How To Follow (Or Avoid) A Late '90s 'New Economy' Playbook
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 2:41PM CST
For the better part of 15 months, I have pounded the table for longer-term U.S. treasuries. Most financial pundits thought that I was nuts in December of 2013; they debated my scarcity premise throughout 2014 and they dismiss my relative value...
HACK: 28.04 (+0.22), OEF: 91.54 (+0.92), SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), VIG: 81.48 (+0.84), TLT: 127.76 (+1.04), MGK: 83.94 (+0.89), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Top Ranked Healthcare Service ETF in Focus: IHF - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Feb 24, 12:46PM CST
Given strong outlook for health care service providers, investors should look at a top ranked ETF in the space.
IHF: 131.00 (+2.36), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Gathering Thin Reeds?
Jeffrey Saut - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 2:41AM CST
Many of you know that I spend time gathering "thin reeds" and try to weave them into a favorable "investment bouquet." This is a strategy Fidelity's Peter Lynch took to its zenith in an era gone by. Recall the story Peter told...
SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), QQQ: 106.45 (+1.11), DIA: 179.45 (+1.89), XLI: 56.82 (+0.74), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Health Care/Biotech Names Still Dominating
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 12:33AM CST
The average stock in the Russell 3,000 (which makes up roughly 98% of US-listed stocks) is now up 1.68% in 2015. Below we have calculated the average year-to-date performance of stocks by sector. As shown, Health Care stocks are up by far the most...
XLB: 49.56 (-0.28), XLY: 75.89 (+0.73), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), NFLX: 421.25 (-17.15), XLP: 48.69 (+0.41), EGLT: 14.01 (-1.91), FMI: 47.08 (-0.17), XLK: 41.89 (+0.40), XLI: 56.82 (+0.74), TWTR: 46.39 (-0.27), XLF: 24.60 (+0.28), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47)
Stocks in Wait-and-See Mode Ahead of Yellen's Congressional Address
at The Street - Mon Feb 23, 3:08PM CST
Stocks didn't make big moves on Monday with investors preferring to wait on the sidelines ahead of key U.S. data out later in the week.
DHI: 26.67 (+0.32), VIP: 5.27 (-0.01), MMM: 165.73 (+2.99), TSLA: 195.40 (+6.72), VRX: 202.16 (+4.73), XOM: 84.24 (+0.37), MBT: 9.20 (-0.18), SLB: 80.76 (+0.34), PPO: 59.49 (+0.29), XHB: 35.59 (+0.08), FOXA: 34.43 (+0.41), KBH: 13.51 (-0.05), AAPL: 124.39 (+0.80), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47), QIWI: 21.27 (+0.29), HAL: 40.16 (-0.02), SLXP: 172.78 (+3.38), HSBC: 41.80 (+0.25), DISCA: 32.54 (+0.51), BA: 153.37 (+1.80), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), PHM: 21.01 (-0.04), CVX: 102.43 (+0.81), TOL: 37.53 (-0.20), YNDX: 14.15 (-0.53)
Thinking And Worrying Are Not The Same Thing!
Chelsea Global Advisors - Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 6:38AM CST
A cynic is someone who is negative ahead of the evidence and will who only, if ever, grudgingly admit to reality. Financial markets have always been afflicted by cynical perma-bears and detractors who simply refuse to acknowledge the power of the...
SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), JPM: 61.75 (+0.75), CAT: 79.58 (+0.35), XLU: 44.21 (+0.73), AAPL: 124.39 (+0.80), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Weekly ETF Gainers / Losers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 20, 3:16PM CST
VXX: 27.26 (-0.84), PSLV: 6.15 (+0.02), UNG: 13.68 (-0.13), URA: 10.35 (+0.12), OIL: 9.63 (-0.40), SIVR: 15.38 (+0.04), GAZ: 1.32 (-0.05), SLV: 14.97 (+0.07), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), EWJ: 12.53 (+0.05)
Saving Greece? What ETF Investors Should Really Be Focused On
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 20, 1:49PM CST
February has been a terrible month for the U.S. economy, but a wonderful month for U.S. stocks. Translation? Investors do not believe that the Federal Reserve will raise overnight lending rates during an economic slowdown. Just how abysmal have the...
VTI: 107.98 (+1.11), HACK: 28.04 (+0.22), SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), VIG: 81.48 (+0.84), BLV: 94.63 (+0.38), TLT: 127.76 (+1.04), VGT: 106.59 (+1.02), MGK: 83.94 (+0.89), HEWG: 29.06 (+0.45), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49)
Stick With Health Care and Consumer Discretionary, Avoid Energy
at The Street - Thu Feb 19, 2:54PM CST
Wealth Consulting Group CEO Jimmy Lee says investors should stick with sectors that have strong demand, such as health care and consumer discretionary, while avoiding volatile sectors like energy.
SPY: 208.12 (+2.29), XLY: 75.89 (+0.73), XLV: 73.30 (+1.49), XLE: 75.10 (+0.47)
