S&P 500 Index Ishares (IVV) 212.85 $IVV
S&P 500 Weekly Earnings Update: Ex-Energy, And Dollar, Expect Pretty Strong Q1 '15 Earnings From S&P 500
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 21, 6:47AM CDT
By the numbers, according to Thomson Reuters "This Week in Earnings" as of Friday, March 20, 2015: Forward 4-quarter estimate: $119.38, down $0.40 from last week P.E ratio: 17(x) PEG ratio: 21.63(x) - yowser! the dollar and Energy...
SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44)
Why Market Seasonality May Be Critical In 2015
Sy Harding - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 5:48PM CDT
With its FOMC statement, the Fed provided the market with what it wanted to hear. It removed the "patience" phrase as expected, but replaced it with a similar assurance that there is no set timetable for rate hikes, that it will continue...
SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86)
Stocks set for opening bounce
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 6:35AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
AAII Sentiment Survey: Optimism Falls To A 2-Year Low
AAII - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 5:31PM CDT
Optimism fell to a two-year low according to the latest AAII Sentiment Survey, a sign that individual investors have become more cautious about the short-term outlook for stocks. Pessimism rose to a five-week high, while neutral sentiment remained...
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86)
Patience Is A Virtue
Carbide Capital Inc. - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 3:19PM CDT
In a high tech world where we demand everything instantaneously, sometimes it's good to just sit back and be patient. The topic of whether the FED would remove the word "patient" and set the stage for an interest rate hike in June or September has...
FEX: 47.29 (+0.43), SPLV: 38.46 (+0.44), SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPHQ: 23.76 (+0.14), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), EQAL: 25.91 (+0.17), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), CFO: 37.64 (+0.32), SPXS: 18.42 (-0.48), PRF: 92.59 (+0.53), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EEH: 15.64 (+0.18), ERW: 54.77 (+0.55), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), LGLV: 74.32 (-0.41), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SCHX: 50.69 (+0.43), SYE: 58.56 (unch), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), VONE: 97.85 (+0.82), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), IWB: 118.57 (+1.11), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), MGC: 72.06 (+0.58), SPHB: 35.01 (+0.36), IWL: 47.90 (+0.38), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), ROLA: 160.00 (unch), ZLRG: 26.35 (+0.11), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SBUS: 25.46 (+0.21), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), FMK: 27.49 (+0.33), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), OEF: 92.78 (+0.84), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), XLG: 143.07 (-0.13), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), CFA: 37.52 (+0.54), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), PXLC: 40.77 (+0.15), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), ONEK: 99.56 (+0.39), FWDD: 44.49 (+0.48), VV: 97.40 (+0.88), EQL: 57.89 (+0.55), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86), EWRI: 52.55 (+0.27), JKD: 124.23 (+1.12)
Stocks set for breather at the open
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 6:29AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
March Madness: Final 4 Investing Bracket 2015
Matthew Pixa - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 6:18AM CDT
Welcome to the fifth year of our March Madness Investing Bracket! This series of articles is always one of the most popular investing articles on the internet! We're proud to admit that we were one of the first investing nerds to combine our love for...
WFM: 53.97 (+0.35), KR: 76.83 (+0.43), NOC: 162.62 (+0.10), VO: 130.27 (+1.11), SMG: 68.20 (+0.20), WMT: 83.24 (+1.72), COP: 63.84 (+1.08), GSK: 48.81 (+0.60), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), INTC: 31.31 (+0.57), EVOL: 8.80 (+0.01), VB: 123.44 (+1.15), SCS: 19.65 (+0.33), GLD: 113.57 (+1.28), TGT: 81.31 (+0.71), EPI: 23.02 (-0.01), RSX: 16.89 (+0.60), VWO: 40.72 (+0.50), SIX: 47.57 (+0.14), MSFT: 42.88 (+0.60), VNQ: 87.03 (+2.13), AAPL: 125.90 (-1.60), DBV: 25.11 (+0.11), OMI: 34.20 (+0.03)
Duck This Dip- There's More Crazy Stuff Coming
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 1:00PM CDT
(Originally posted March 15) That didn’t take long! Yesterday’s rip was supposed to have turned the market back up. Its close at well above the “crucial” 2060 chart point on the S&P 500 cash index meant...
FEX: 47.29 (+0.43), SPLV: 38.46 (+0.44), SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPHQ: 23.76 (+0.14), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), EQAL: 25.91 (+0.17), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), CFO: 37.64 (+0.32), SPXS: 18.42 (-0.48), PRF: 92.59 (+0.53), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EEH: 15.64 (+0.18), ERW: 54.77 (+0.55), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), LGLV: 74.32 (-0.41), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SCHX: 50.69 (+0.43), SYE: 58.56 (unch), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), VONE: 97.85 (+0.82), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), IWB: 118.57 (+1.11), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), MGC: 72.06 (+0.58), SPHB: 35.01 (+0.36), IWL: 47.90 (+0.38), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), ROLA: 160.00 (unch), ZLRG: 26.35 (+0.11), NY: 86.10 (+0.08), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SBUS: 25.46 (+0.21), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), FMK: 27.49 (+0.33), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), OEF: 92.78 (+0.84), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), XLG: 143.07 (-0.13), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), CFA: 37.52 (+0.54), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), PXLC: 40.77 (+0.15), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), ONEK: 99.56 (+0.39), FWDD: 44.49 (+0.48), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), VV: 97.40 (+0.88), EQL: 57.89 (+0.55), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86), EWRI: 52.55 (+0.27), JKD: 124.23 (+1.12)
Stocks poised for lower open
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 6:17AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
Look for Shares of iShares S&P 500 Index Fund to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.38% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 16, 4:02PM CDT
iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (NYSE:IVV) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $208.14 to a high of $210.15. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $208.63 on volume of 3.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
IVV: 212.85 (+1.86)
Futures higher alongside global rally
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 6:20AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
Futures edge higher as oil heads south
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 13, 6:27AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
The Great Immoderation: How The Fed Is Sowing The Next Recession
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 2:51PM CDT
In February 2004 Ben Bernanke famously declared the business cycle had been tamed and took a bow in behalf of enlightened monetary management, claiming it was the principal source of this beneficent development. Exactly 55 months later, of course, he...
FEX: 47.29 (+0.43), SPLV: 38.46 (+0.44), SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPHQ: 23.76 (+0.14), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), EQAL: 25.91 (+0.17), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), CFO: 37.64 (+0.32), SPXS: 18.42 (-0.48), PRF: 92.59 (+0.53), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EEH: 15.64 (+0.18), ERW: 54.77 (+0.55), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), LGLV: 74.32 (-0.41), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SCHX: 50.69 (+0.43), SYE: 58.56 (unch), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), VONE: 97.85 (+0.82), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), IWB: 118.57 (+1.11), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), MGC: 72.06 (+0.58), SPHB: 35.01 (+0.36), IWL: 47.90 (+0.38), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), ROLA: 160.00 (unch), ZLRG: 26.35 (+0.11), NY: 86.10 (+0.08), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SBUS: 25.46 (+0.21), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), FMK: 27.49 (+0.33), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), OEF: 92.78 (+0.84), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), XLG: 143.07 (-0.13), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), CFA: 37.52 (+0.54), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), PXLC: 40.77 (+0.15), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), ONEK: 99.56 (+0.39), FWDD: 44.49 (+0.48), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), VV: 97.40 (+0.88), EQL: 57.89 (+0.55), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86), EWRI: 52.55 (+0.27), JKD: 124.23 (+1.12)
Merger Monday In The Casino: Why SPG's Paying 56X For Macerich's Going Nowhere Malls
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 8:03AM CDT
Now comes a prime example of central bank financial repression at work. It’s downright ugly and crystalizes how the Fed and other central banks are generating massive mis-allocations of capital and staggering windfall gains to Wall Street...
FEX: 47.29 (+0.43), SPLV: 38.46 (+0.44), SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPHQ: 23.76 (+0.14), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), EQAL: 25.91 (+0.17), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), CFO: 37.64 (+0.32), SPXS: 18.42 (-0.48), PRF: 92.59 (+0.53), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EEH: 15.64 (+0.18), ERW: 54.77 (+0.55), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), LGLV: 74.32 (-0.41), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SCHX: 50.69 (+0.43), SYE: 58.56 (unch), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), VONE: 97.85 (+0.82), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), IWB: 118.57 (+1.11), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), MGC: 72.06 (+0.58), SPHB: 35.01 (+0.36), IWL: 47.90 (+0.38), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), ROLA: 160.00 (unch), ZLRG: 26.35 (+0.11), NY: 86.10 (+0.08), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SBUS: 25.46 (+0.21), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), FMK: 27.49 (+0.33), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), OEF: 92.78 (+0.84), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), XLG: 143.07 (-0.13), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), CFA: 37.52 (+0.54), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), PXLC: 40.77 (+0.15), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), ONEK: 99.56 (+0.39), FWDD: 44.49 (+0.48), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), VV: 97.40 (+0.88), EQL: 57.89 (+0.55), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86), EWRI: 52.55 (+0.27), JKD: 124.23 (+1.12)
Futures point to small opening bounce
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 6:15AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
The Stock Market And Monetary Policy
John M. Mason - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 10, 4:36PM CDT
SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), UDN: 21.61 (+0.26), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35)
iShares S&P 500 Index Fund Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.63%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Mar 10, 4:08PM CDT
iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (NYSE:IVV) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $206.40 to a high of $208.23. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.6%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $208.56 on volume of 4.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
IVV: 212.85 (+1.86)
Why Holding Cash May Mean Losing Money
Russ Koesterich, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 10, 9:15AM CDT
Six years into one of the better bull markets of the modern era, investors are still holding on to a lot of cash. According to a survey last year by State Street's Center for Applied Research, globally retail investors are holding 40% of their assets...
SHY: 84.77 (+0.06), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69)
S&P 500 Weekly Earnings Update: Ex-Energy, And Dollar, Expect Pretty Strong Q1 '15 Earnings From S&P 500
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 21, 6:47AM CDT
By the numbers, according to Thomson Reuters "This Week in Earnings" as of Friday, March 20, 2015: Forward 4-quarter estimate: $119.38, down $0.40 from last week P.E ratio: 17(x) PEG ratio: 21.63(x) - yowser! the dollar and Energy...
SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44)
Why Market Seasonality May Be Critical In 2015
Sy Harding - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 5:48PM CDT
With its FOMC statement, the Fed provided the market with what it wanted to hear. It removed the "patience" phrase as expected, but replaced it with a similar assurance that there is no set timetable for rate hikes, that it will continue...
SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86)
Stocks set for opening bounce
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 6:35AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
AAII Sentiment Survey: Optimism Falls To A 2-Year Low
AAII - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 5:31PM CDT
Optimism fell to a two-year low according to the latest AAII Sentiment Survey, a sign that individual investors have become more cautious about the short-term outlook for stocks. Pessimism rose to a five-week high, while neutral sentiment remained...
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86)
Patience Is A Virtue
Carbide Capital Inc. - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 3:19PM CDT
In a high tech world where we demand everything instantaneously, sometimes it's good to just sit back and be patient. The topic of whether the FED would remove the word "patient" and set the stage for an interest rate hike in June or September has...
FEX: 47.29 (+0.43), SPLV: 38.46 (+0.44), SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPHQ: 23.76 (+0.14), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), EQAL: 25.91 (+0.17), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), CFO: 37.64 (+0.32), SPXS: 18.42 (-0.48), PRF: 92.59 (+0.53), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EEH: 15.64 (+0.18), ERW: 54.77 (+0.55), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), LGLV: 74.32 (-0.41), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SCHX: 50.69 (+0.43), SYE: 58.56 (unch), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), VONE: 97.85 (+0.82), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), IWB: 118.57 (+1.11), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), MGC: 72.06 (+0.58), SPHB: 35.01 (+0.36), IWL: 47.90 (+0.38), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), ROLA: 160.00 (unch), ZLRG: 26.35 (+0.11), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SBUS: 25.46 (+0.21), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), FMK: 27.49 (+0.33), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), OEF: 92.78 (+0.84), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), XLG: 143.07 (-0.13), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), CFA: 37.52 (+0.54), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), PXLC: 40.77 (+0.15), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), ONEK: 99.56 (+0.39), FWDD: 44.49 (+0.48), VV: 97.40 (+0.88), EQL: 57.89 (+0.55), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86), EWRI: 52.55 (+0.27), JKD: 124.23 (+1.12)
Stocks set for breather at the open
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 6:29AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
March Madness: Final 4 Investing Bracket 2015
Matthew Pixa - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 6:18AM CDT
Welcome to the fifth year of our March Madness Investing Bracket! This series of articles is always one of the most popular investing articles on the internet! We're proud to admit that we were one of the first investing nerds to combine our love for...
WFM: 53.97 (+0.35), KR: 76.83 (+0.43), NOC: 162.62 (+0.10), VO: 130.27 (+1.11), SMG: 68.20 (+0.20), WMT: 83.24 (+1.72), COP: 63.84 (+1.08), GSK: 48.81 (+0.60), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), INTC: 31.31 (+0.57), EVOL: 8.80 (+0.01), VB: 123.44 (+1.15), SCS: 19.65 (+0.33), GLD: 113.57 (+1.28), TGT: 81.31 (+0.71), EPI: 23.02 (-0.01), RSX: 16.89 (+0.60), VWO: 40.72 (+0.50), SIX: 47.57 (+0.14), MSFT: 42.88 (+0.60), VNQ: 87.03 (+2.13), AAPL: 125.90 (-1.60), DBV: 25.11 (+0.11), OMI: 34.20 (+0.03)
Duck This Dip- There's More Crazy Stuff Coming
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 1:00PM CDT
(Originally posted March 15) That didn’t take long! Yesterday’s rip was supposed to have turned the market back up. Its close at well above the “crucial” 2060 chart point on the S&P 500 cash index meant...
FEX: 47.29 (+0.43), SPLV: 38.46 (+0.44), SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPHQ: 23.76 (+0.14), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), EQAL: 25.91 (+0.17), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), CFO: 37.64 (+0.32), SPXS: 18.42 (-0.48), PRF: 92.59 (+0.53), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EEH: 15.64 (+0.18), ERW: 54.77 (+0.55), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), LGLV: 74.32 (-0.41), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SCHX: 50.69 (+0.43), SYE: 58.56 (unch), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), VONE: 97.85 (+0.82), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), IWB: 118.57 (+1.11), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), MGC: 72.06 (+0.58), SPHB: 35.01 (+0.36), IWL: 47.90 (+0.38), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), ROLA: 160.00 (unch), ZLRG: 26.35 (+0.11), NY: 86.10 (+0.08), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SBUS: 25.46 (+0.21), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), FMK: 27.49 (+0.33), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), OEF: 92.78 (+0.84), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), XLG: 143.07 (-0.13), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), CFA: 37.52 (+0.54), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), PXLC: 40.77 (+0.15), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), ONEK: 99.56 (+0.39), FWDD: 44.49 (+0.48), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), VV: 97.40 (+0.88), EQL: 57.89 (+0.55), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86), EWRI: 52.55 (+0.27), JKD: 124.23 (+1.12)
Stocks poised for lower open
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 6:17AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
Look for Shares of iShares S&P 500 Index Fund to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.38% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 16, 4:02PM CDT
iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (NYSE:IVV) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $208.14 to a high of $210.15. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $208.63 on volume of 3.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
IVV: 212.85 (+1.86)
Futures higher alongside global rally
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 6:20AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
Futures edge higher as oil heads south
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 13, 6:27AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
The Great Immoderation: How The Fed Is Sowing The Next Recession
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 2:51PM CDT
In February 2004 Ben Bernanke famously declared the business cycle had been tamed and took a bow in behalf of enlightened monetary management, claiming it was the principal source of this beneficent development. Exactly 55 months later, of course, he...
FEX: 47.29 (+0.43), SPLV: 38.46 (+0.44), SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPHQ: 23.76 (+0.14), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), EQAL: 25.91 (+0.17), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), CFO: 37.64 (+0.32), SPXS: 18.42 (-0.48), PRF: 92.59 (+0.53), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EEH: 15.64 (+0.18), ERW: 54.77 (+0.55), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), LGLV: 74.32 (-0.41), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SCHX: 50.69 (+0.43), SYE: 58.56 (unch), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), VONE: 97.85 (+0.82), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), IWB: 118.57 (+1.11), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), MGC: 72.06 (+0.58), SPHB: 35.01 (+0.36), IWL: 47.90 (+0.38), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), ROLA: 160.00 (unch), ZLRG: 26.35 (+0.11), NY: 86.10 (+0.08), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SBUS: 25.46 (+0.21), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), FMK: 27.49 (+0.33), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), OEF: 92.78 (+0.84), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), XLG: 143.07 (-0.13), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), CFA: 37.52 (+0.54), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), PXLC: 40.77 (+0.15), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), ONEK: 99.56 (+0.39), FWDD: 44.49 (+0.48), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), VV: 97.40 (+0.88), EQL: 57.89 (+0.55), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86), EWRI: 52.55 (+0.27), JKD: 124.23 (+1.12)
Merger Monday In The Casino: Why SPG's Paying 56X For Macerich's Going Nowhere Malls
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 8:03AM CDT
Now comes a prime example of central bank financial repression at work. It’s downright ugly and crystalizes how the Fed and other central banks are generating massive mis-allocations of capital and staggering windfall gains to Wall Street...
FEX: 47.29 (+0.43), SPLV: 38.46 (+0.44), SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPHQ: 23.76 (+0.14), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), EQAL: 25.91 (+0.17), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), CFO: 37.64 (+0.32), SPXS: 18.42 (-0.48), PRF: 92.59 (+0.53), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EEH: 15.64 (+0.18), ERW: 54.77 (+0.55), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), LGLV: 74.32 (-0.41), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SCHX: 50.69 (+0.43), SYE: 58.56 (unch), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), VONE: 97.85 (+0.82), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), IWB: 118.57 (+1.11), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), MGC: 72.06 (+0.58), SPHB: 35.01 (+0.36), IWL: 47.90 (+0.38), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), ROLA: 160.00 (unch), ZLRG: 26.35 (+0.11), NY: 86.10 (+0.08), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SBUS: 25.46 (+0.21), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), FMK: 27.49 (+0.33), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), OEF: 92.78 (+0.84), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), XLG: 143.07 (-0.13), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), CFA: 37.52 (+0.54), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), PXLC: 40.77 (+0.15), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), ONEK: 99.56 (+0.39), FWDD: 44.49 (+0.48), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), VV: 97.40 (+0.88), EQL: 57.89 (+0.55), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86), EWRI: 52.55 (+0.27), JKD: 124.23 (+1.12)
Futures point to small opening bounce
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 6:15AM CDT
SPUU: 147.23 (+2.56), SPLX: 32.11 (+0.17), TQQQ: 112.21 (+2.28), SDOW: 18.67 (-0.54), DOG: 22.65 (-0.21), SPXU: 34.08 (-0.91), UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EPS: 73.15 (+0.64), DXD: 20.49 (-0.39), QQXT: 42.42 (+0.36), SQQQ: 24.71 (-0.55), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), SPXL: 93.79 (+2.44), QID: 34.94 (-0.49), SFLA: 159.00 (-21.57), RWL: 41.97 (+0.39), RSP: 82.15 (+0.47), SH: 21.08 (-0.19), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), QQEW: 45.05 (+0.40), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), QQQE: 67.12 (+0.63), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 150.97 (+2.05), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), SDS: 20.56 (-0.37), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 56.05 (-0.41), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86)
The Stock Market And Monetary Policy
John M. Mason - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 10, 4:36PM CDT
SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), UDN: 21.61 (+0.26), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35)
iShares S&P 500 Index Fund Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.63%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Mar 10, 4:08PM CDT
iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (NYSE:IVV) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $206.40 to a high of $208.23. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.6%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $208.56 on volume of 4.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
IVV: 212.85 (+1.86)
Why Holding Cash May Mean Losing Money
Russ Koesterich, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 10, 9:15AM CDT
Six years into one of the better bull markets of the modern era, investors are still holding on to a lot of cash. According to a survey last year by State Street's Center for Applied Research, globally retail investors are holding 40% of their assets...
SHY: 84.77 (+0.06), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69)
