Consumer Discret Select Sector SPDR (XLY) 78.26 $XLY
Get Rich Quick– Spend All Your Money!
Greg Guenthner - Daily Reckoning - Fri Jul 24, 9:06AM CDT
This post Get Rich Quick– Spend All Your Money! appeared first on Daily Reckoning . At the beginning of this month, I tuned you onto this group of stocks with a silly little name: consumer cyclicals. At the time, this sector was up nearly...
XLY: 78.26 (-0.59)
Wall Street Celebrates Amazon Q2: ETFs to Benefit - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 24, 8:59AM CDT
These ETFs will gain higher from Amazon's blockbuster second-quarter results that injected fresh optimism into Wall Street.
AMZN: 531.41 (+1.99), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), WMT: 71.38 (-0.20), FDN: 71.37 (-0.89), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47), MSFT: 45.35 (-0.59), PNQI: 76.17 (-1.47), AAPL: 122.77 (-1.73)
Comcast Drops Post Q2; ETFs to Watch - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 24, 6:30AM CDT
Comcast falls on mixed-bag Q2 and a few sluggish metrics. Should you play the dip via these consumer discretionary ETFs?
FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), IYC: 147.11 (-1.13), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), CMCSA: 61.11 (-1.06)
Uncertainty Escalates After Greek Referendum
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 11:14PM CDT
At this point words fail me once again. What will happen to Greece and their EU partners, no one knows. For now it's a cancer growing on both Greece and many world stock indexes. China is more alarming after the PBOC intervened in markets to no...
XLB: 44.58 (-0.50), GREK: 9.33 (-0.42), IBB: 373.58 (-4.00), EWO: 16.15 (-0.15), TLT: 122.04 (+0.65), EEM: 36.36 (-0.70), XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), ITB: 27.09 (-0.08), IYR: 74.11 (+0.16), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), SLV: 13.92 (-0.10), FXE: 108.90 (+1.15), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), GDX: 13.57 (-0.51), JJC: 27.59 (-0.54), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00), FXI: 40.13 (-1.61), USO: 15.65 (-0.38), DBC: 15.83 (-0.31), DBA: 21.33 (-0.37), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), FXY: 78.76 (+0.35), EZU: 38.10 (-0.35), XLU: 42.87 (+0.54), HAO: 26.11 (-1.99), UUP: 25.25 (-0.20), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07), IEV: 43.83 (-0.35), GLD: 104.86 (-0.49), EPI: 21.52 (-0.41), RSX: 16.52 (-0.43), EFA: 63.42 (-0.47), EWZ: 28.05 (-0.45)
Sector ETFs' Technical Charts Suggest Drag on S&P 500
at The Street - Wed Jul 01, 11:19AM CDT
All 10 sector exchange-traded funds are showing technical reasons why it might be time to start selling.
XLB: 44.58 (-0.50), XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), XLK: 41.98 (-0.38), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), XLU: 42.87 (+0.54), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), IYT: 144.41 (-0.22), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00)
Econ Wrap-Up: Case-Shiller, Chicago PMI, And Consumer Confidence
Jenny Coombs - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jul 01, 12:00AM CDT
Growth in home prices decelerated sharply in April as was noted by the 0.3% gain in the Case-Shiller 20-City Index. This is 5 basis points below consensus and 2 basis points lower than the lowest forecast. However, on a year-over-year basis, home...
FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), VCR: 125.76 (-1.09), PMR: 38.69 (-0.42), PKB: 23.54 (-0.33), XHB: 36.12 (-0.33), RETL: 34.70 (-0.41), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), ITB: 27.09 (-0.08), RCD: 90.14 (-0.74), FXD: 36.14 (-0.40), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47)
Redbook sees weak sales in June
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 30, 8:05AM CDT
IYK: 106.58 (-0.32), PEJ: 36.87 (-0.34), SCC: 42.70 (unch), IYC: 147.11 (-1.13), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), PBJ: 32.60 (unch), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81), FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), VCR: 125.76 (-1.09), PMR: 38.69 (-0.42), UGE: 100.28 (-0.92), RETL: 34.70 (-0.41), SZK: 24.24 (unch), UCC: 110.28 (-3.77), RCD: 90.14 (-0.74), FXD: 36.14 (-0.40)
Greece Firestorm Won't Stifle Consumer Comeback
Kristina Hooper - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 29, 11:18PM CDT
With so much drama unfolding in Greece, it would be easy to lose sight of the consumer revival in the United States. But don't let the latest crisis distract you from a brightening economic picture and your long-term financial goals. Given Greece's...
FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), VCR: 125.76 (-1.09), PMR: 38.69 (-0.42), GREK: 9.33 (-0.42), RETL: 34.70 (-0.41), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), RCD: 90.14 (-0.74), FXD: 36.14 (-0.40), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81)
S&P 500 Sector P/E Ratio Charts
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jun 28, 3:42AM CDT
Below is an updated look at our sector valuation charts, using trailing 12-month P/E ratios. The S&P 500′s P/E ratio has gone sideways around the 18.5 level for the past few months as the market has gone nowhere. The last time we...
XLB: 44.58 (-0.50), XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), XLK: 41.98 (-0.38), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), XLU: 42.87 (+0.54), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00)
Another Greek Weekend Ahead
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 27, 1:38AM CDT
It's not a leap to suggest investors are nervous about another Greek weekend ahead to break the negotiating stand-off. Each side states they don't want to be blackmailed which is more bluster for the home audience. Will some settlement be achieved?...
XLB: 44.58 (-0.50), EWH: 21.71 (-0.60), KBE: 35.92 (-0.40), PEK: 48.39 (-5.25), CNXT: 42.30 (-5.56), GREK: 9.33 (-0.42), FXA: 72.83 (-0.13), TLT: 122.04 (+0.65), EEM: 36.36 (-0.70), XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), ITB: 27.09 (-0.08), EWA: 20.27 (+0.05), IYR: 74.11 (+0.16), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), SLV: 13.92 (-0.10), FXE: 108.90 (+1.15), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), IYT: 144.41 (-0.22), GDX: 13.57 (-0.51), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00), FXI: 40.13 (-1.61), TIP: 112.33 (+0.23), USO: 15.65 (-0.38), DBB: 13.59 (-0.16), DBC: 15.83 (-0.31), IEF: 106.15 (+0.35), DBA: 21.33 (-0.37), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), XLU: 42.87 (+0.54), HAO: 26.11 (-1.99), UUP: 25.25 (-0.20), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81), IEV: 43.83 (-0.35), LQD: 115.88 (+0.01), GLD: 104.86 (-0.49), EPI: 21.52 (-0.41), RSX: 16.52 (-0.43), EFA: 63.42 (-0.47), EWZ: 28.05 (-0.45)
Consumer Spending Still Sides With Stock Market Bulls
Chris Ciovacco - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 25, 1:49PM CDT
The Consumer Is The Economy You have probably heard "consumer spending makes up 70% of GDP". While government spending on healthcare is included in the 70% figure, there is no debate about the importance of the actions of consumers...
SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59)
What, Me Worry?
Brad Zigler - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 23, 12:17PM CDT
I'm not losing any sleep fretting about a stock market plunge. I've got plenty of other things to worry about. It's because of exchange-traded funds that I can cop all those Z's. Allow me to explain. See the chart below? It depicts the price ratio...
XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59)
Redbook Chain Store Sales
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 23, 8:04AM CDT
IYK: 106.58 (-0.32), PEJ: 36.87 (-0.34), SCC: 42.70 (unch), IYC: 147.11 (-1.13), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), PBJ: 32.60 (unch), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81), FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), VCR: 125.76 (-1.09), PMR: 38.69 (-0.42), UGE: 100.28 (-0.92), RETL: 34.70 (-0.41), SZK: 24.24 (unch), UCC: 110.28 (-3.77), RCD: 90.14 (-0.74), FXD: 36.14 (-0.40)
Possible 'Greek Save' Means More Drama Ahead
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 22, 11:10PM CDT
KBE: 35.92 (-0.40), UNG: 13.37 (+0.02), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), TLT: 122.04 (+0.65), EWJ: 12.70 (-0.05), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07), EEM: 36.36 (-0.70), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), QQQ: 110.18 (-0.92), GLD: 104.86 (-0.49), LQD: 115.88 (+0.01), DIA: 174.23 (-1.29), ITB: 27.09 (-0.08), XLK: 41.98 (-0.38), IYR: 74.11 (+0.16), EFA: 63.42 (-0.47), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), IWM: 120.57 (-1.01), GDX: 13.57 (-0.51), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), FXI: 40.13 (-1.61), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00)
Skeptical Sentiment In A Sideways Market: Bullish Or Bearish For Stocks?
Chris Ciovacco - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 22, 1:56PM CDT
Skeptical Sentiment - What Could It Mean? As shown in the chart below, the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY ) has made very little progress over the past five months. It seems logical the longer stocks "go nowhere", the more skeptical...
VOO: 189.59 (-1.08), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), IWM: 120.57 (-1.01), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07)
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.247
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 1:12PM CDT
XLY: 78.26 (-0.59)
3 Things: Retail Sales, Fed Misses Again, Profits
Lance Roberts - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 7:35AM CDT
A Word About Retail Sales Last week, we got the retail sales figures for May, which showed a sharp rebound in consumer spending jumping 1.2% in total and 0.7% when excluding automobiles and gasoline. David Rosenberg was quick to jump on the...
FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), VCR: 125.76 (-1.09), PMR: 38.69 (-0.42), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), RETL: 34.70 (-0.41), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), DIA: 174.23 (-1.29), RCD: 90.14 (-0.74), FXD: 36.14 (-0.40), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81)
The Fed Is Determined To Raise Interest Rates
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 18, 1:08AM CDT
The Fed glossed over any economic weakness by just stating the "economy is strong enough to handle interest rate increases". Chalk that up to an understanding that monetary policy normalization is now job one for the Fed. They understand...
XLB: 44.58 (-0.50), EWG: 27.93 (-0.32), EWC: 24.75 (-0.28), IBB: 373.58 (-4.00), TLT: 122.04 (+0.65), EWJ: 12.70 (-0.05), EEM: 36.36 (-0.70), XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), ITB: 27.09 (-0.08), EWA: 20.27 (+0.05), IYR: 74.11 (+0.16), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), FXE: 108.90 (+1.15), SLV: 13.92 (-0.10), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), IYT: 144.41 (-0.22), GDX: 13.57 (-0.51), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00), USO: 15.65 (-0.38), DBB: 13.59 (-0.16), DBC: 15.83 (-0.31), DBA: 21.33 (-0.37), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), FXY: 78.76 (+0.35), XLU: 42.87 (+0.54), UUP: 25.25 (-0.20), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07), EWY: 50.91 (+0.33), IEV: 43.83 (-0.35), EWU: 17.95 (-0.08), GLD: 104.86 (-0.49), RSX: 16.52 (-0.43), EFA: 63.42 (-0.47), EWZ: 28.05 (-0.45), CVY: 20.50 (-0.04)
Get Rich Quick– Spend All Your Money!
Greg Guenthner - Daily Reckoning - Fri Jul 24, 9:06AM CDT
This post Get Rich Quick– Spend All Your Money! appeared first on Daily Reckoning . At the beginning of this month, I tuned you onto this group of stocks with a silly little name: consumer cyclicals. At the time, this sector was up nearly...
XLY: 78.26 (-0.59)
Wall Street Celebrates Amazon Q2: ETFs to Benefit - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 24, 8:59AM CDT
These ETFs will gain higher from Amazon's blockbuster second-quarter results that injected fresh optimism into Wall Street.
AMZN: 531.41 (+1.99), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), WMT: 71.38 (-0.20), FDN: 71.37 (-0.89), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47), MSFT: 45.35 (-0.59), PNQI: 76.17 (-1.47), AAPL: 122.77 (-1.73)
Comcast Drops Post Q2; ETFs to Watch - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 24, 6:30AM CDT
Comcast falls on mixed-bag Q2 and a few sluggish metrics. Should you play the dip via these consumer discretionary ETFs?
FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), IYC: 147.11 (-1.13), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), CMCSA: 61.11 (-1.06)
Uncertainty Escalates After Greek Referendum
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 11:14PM CDT
At this point words fail me once again. What will happen to Greece and their EU partners, no one knows. For now it's a cancer growing on both Greece and many world stock indexes. China is more alarming after the PBOC intervened in markets to no...
XLB: 44.58 (-0.50), GREK: 9.33 (-0.42), IBB: 373.58 (-4.00), EWO: 16.15 (-0.15), TLT: 122.04 (+0.65), EEM: 36.36 (-0.70), XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), ITB: 27.09 (-0.08), IYR: 74.11 (+0.16), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), SLV: 13.92 (-0.10), FXE: 108.90 (+1.15), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), GDX: 13.57 (-0.51), JJC: 27.59 (-0.54), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00), FXI: 40.13 (-1.61), USO: 15.65 (-0.38), DBC: 15.83 (-0.31), DBA: 21.33 (-0.37), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), FXY: 78.76 (+0.35), EZU: 38.10 (-0.35), XLU: 42.87 (+0.54), HAO: 26.11 (-1.99), UUP: 25.25 (-0.20), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07), IEV: 43.83 (-0.35), GLD: 104.86 (-0.49), EPI: 21.52 (-0.41), RSX: 16.52 (-0.43), EFA: 63.42 (-0.47), EWZ: 28.05 (-0.45)
Sector ETFs' Technical Charts Suggest Drag on S&P 500
at The Street - Wed Jul 01, 11:19AM CDT
All 10 sector exchange-traded funds are showing technical reasons why it might be time to start selling.
XLB: 44.58 (-0.50), XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), XLK: 41.98 (-0.38), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), XLU: 42.87 (+0.54), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), IYT: 144.41 (-0.22), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00)
Econ Wrap-Up: Case-Shiller, Chicago PMI, And Consumer Confidence
Jenny Coombs - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jul 01, 12:00AM CDT
Growth in home prices decelerated sharply in April as was noted by the 0.3% gain in the Case-Shiller 20-City Index. This is 5 basis points below consensus and 2 basis points lower than the lowest forecast. However, on a year-over-year basis, home...
FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), VCR: 125.76 (-1.09), PMR: 38.69 (-0.42), PKB: 23.54 (-0.33), XHB: 36.12 (-0.33), RETL: 34.70 (-0.41), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), ITB: 27.09 (-0.08), RCD: 90.14 (-0.74), FXD: 36.14 (-0.40), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47)
Redbook sees weak sales in June
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 30, 8:05AM CDT
IYK: 106.58 (-0.32), PEJ: 36.87 (-0.34), SCC: 42.70 (unch), IYC: 147.11 (-1.13), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), PBJ: 32.60 (unch), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81), FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), VCR: 125.76 (-1.09), PMR: 38.69 (-0.42), UGE: 100.28 (-0.92), RETL: 34.70 (-0.41), SZK: 24.24 (unch), UCC: 110.28 (-3.77), RCD: 90.14 (-0.74), FXD: 36.14 (-0.40)
Greece Firestorm Won't Stifle Consumer Comeback
Kristina Hooper - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 29, 11:18PM CDT
With so much drama unfolding in Greece, it would be easy to lose sight of the consumer revival in the United States. But don't let the latest crisis distract you from a brightening economic picture and your long-term financial goals. Given Greece's...
FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), VCR: 125.76 (-1.09), PMR: 38.69 (-0.42), GREK: 9.33 (-0.42), RETL: 34.70 (-0.41), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), RCD: 90.14 (-0.74), FXD: 36.14 (-0.40), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81)
S&P 500 Sector P/E Ratio Charts
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jun 28, 3:42AM CDT
Below is an updated look at our sector valuation charts, using trailing 12-month P/E ratios. The S&P 500′s P/E ratio has gone sideways around the 18.5 level for the past few months as the market has gone nowhere. The last time we...
XLB: 44.58 (-0.50), XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), XLK: 41.98 (-0.38), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), XLU: 42.87 (+0.54), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00)
Another Greek Weekend Ahead
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 27, 1:38AM CDT
It's not a leap to suggest investors are nervous about another Greek weekend ahead to break the negotiating stand-off. Each side states they don't want to be blackmailed which is more bluster for the home audience. Will some settlement be achieved?...
XLB: 44.58 (-0.50), EWH: 21.71 (-0.60), KBE: 35.92 (-0.40), PEK: 48.39 (-5.25), CNXT: 42.30 (-5.56), GREK: 9.33 (-0.42), FXA: 72.83 (-0.13), TLT: 122.04 (+0.65), EEM: 36.36 (-0.70), XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), ITB: 27.09 (-0.08), EWA: 20.27 (+0.05), IYR: 74.11 (+0.16), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), SLV: 13.92 (-0.10), FXE: 108.90 (+1.15), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), IYT: 144.41 (-0.22), GDX: 13.57 (-0.51), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00), FXI: 40.13 (-1.61), TIP: 112.33 (+0.23), USO: 15.65 (-0.38), DBB: 13.59 (-0.16), DBC: 15.83 (-0.31), IEF: 106.15 (+0.35), DBA: 21.33 (-0.37), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), XLU: 42.87 (+0.54), HAO: 26.11 (-1.99), UUP: 25.25 (-0.20), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81), IEV: 43.83 (-0.35), LQD: 115.88 (+0.01), GLD: 104.86 (-0.49), EPI: 21.52 (-0.41), RSX: 16.52 (-0.43), EFA: 63.42 (-0.47), EWZ: 28.05 (-0.45)
Consumer Spending Still Sides With Stock Market Bulls
Chris Ciovacco - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 25, 1:49PM CDT
The Consumer Is The Economy You have probably heard "consumer spending makes up 70% of GDP". While government spending on healthcare is included in the 70% figure, there is no debate about the importance of the actions of consumers...
SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59)
What, Me Worry?
Brad Zigler - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 23, 12:17PM CDT
I'm not losing any sleep fretting about a stock market plunge. I've got plenty of other things to worry about. It's because of exchange-traded funds that I can cop all those Z's. Allow me to explain. See the chart below? It depicts the price ratio...
XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59)
Redbook Chain Store Sales
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 23, 8:04AM CDT
IYK: 106.58 (-0.32), PEJ: 36.87 (-0.34), SCC: 42.70 (unch), IYC: 147.11 (-1.13), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), PBJ: 32.60 (unch), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81), FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), VCR: 125.76 (-1.09), PMR: 38.69 (-0.42), UGE: 100.28 (-0.92), RETL: 34.70 (-0.41), SZK: 24.24 (unch), UCC: 110.28 (-3.77), RCD: 90.14 (-0.74), FXD: 36.14 (-0.40)
Possible 'Greek Save' Means More Drama Ahead
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 22, 11:10PM CDT
KBE: 35.92 (-0.40), UNG: 13.37 (+0.02), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), TLT: 122.04 (+0.65), EWJ: 12.70 (-0.05), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07), EEM: 36.36 (-0.70), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), QQQ: 110.18 (-0.92), GLD: 104.86 (-0.49), LQD: 115.88 (+0.01), DIA: 174.23 (-1.29), ITB: 27.09 (-0.08), XLK: 41.98 (-0.38), IYR: 74.11 (+0.16), EFA: 63.42 (-0.47), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), IWM: 120.57 (-1.01), GDX: 13.57 (-0.51), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), FXI: 40.13 (-1.61), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00)
Skeptical Sentiment In A Sideways Market: Bullish Or Bearish For Stocks?
Chris Ciovacco - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 22, 1:56PM CDT
Skeptical Sentiment - What Could It Mean? As shown in the chart below, the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY ) has made very little progress over the past five months. It seems logical the longer stocks "go nowhere", the more skeptical...
VOO: 189.59 (-1.08), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), IWM: 120.57 (-1.01), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07)
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.247
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 1:12PM CDT
XLY: 78.26 (-0.59)
3 Things: Retail Sales, Fed Misses Again, Profits
Lance Roberts - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 7:35AM CDT
A Word About Retail Sales Last week, we got the retail sales figures for May, which showed a sharp rebound in consumer spending jumping 1.2% in total and 0.7% when excluding automobiles and gasoline. David Rosenberg was quick to jump on the...
FDIS: 31.21 (-0.32), VCR: 125.76 (-1.09), PMR: 38.69 (-0.42), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), RETL: 34.70 (-0.41), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), DIA: 174.23 (-1.29), RCD: 90.14 (-0.74), FXD: 36.14 (-0.40), RTH: 77.70 (-0.47), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81)
The Fed Is Determined To Raise Interest Rates
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 18, 1:08AM CDT
The Fed glossed over any economic weakness by just stating the "economy is strong enough to handle interest rate increases". Chalk that up to an understanding that monetary policy normalization is now job one for the Fed. They understand...
XLB: 44.58 (-0.50), EWG: 27.93 (-0.32), EWC: 24.75 (-0.28), IBB: 373.58 (-4.00), TLT: 122.04 (+0.65), EWJ: 12.70 (-0.05), EEM: 36.36 (-0.70), XLP: 49.65 (-0.03), SPY: 206.79 (-1.21), ITB: 27.09 (-0.08), EWA: 20.27 (+0.05), IYR: 74.11 (+0.16), XLI: 52.64 (-0.26), FXE: 108.90 (+1.15), SLV: 13.92 (-0.10), XLF: 24.94 (-0.18), IYT: 144.41 (-0.22), GDX: 13.57 (-0.51), XLE: 68.51 (-1.00), USO: 15.65 (-0.38), DBB: 13.59 (-0.16), DBC: 15.83 (-0.31), DBA: 21.33 (-0.37), XLY: 78.26 (-0.59), FXY: 78.76 (+0.35), XLU: 42.87 (+0.54), UUP: 25.25 (-0.20), XRT: 96.33 (-0.81), XLV: 74.78 (-0.07), EWY: 50.91 (+0.33), IEV: 43.83 (-0.35), EWU: 17.95 (-0.08), GLD: 104.86 (-0.49), RSX: 16.52 (-0.43), EFA: 63.42 (-0.47), EWZ: 28.05 (-0.45), CVY: 20.50 (-0.04)
