EAFE Index MSCI Ishares (EFA) 64.34 $EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund Falls 1.08% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 24, 4:40PM CDT
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSE:EFA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $63.82 to a high of $64.47. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.1%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $64.49 on volume of 11.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund Rises 3.28% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 10, 3:45PM CDT
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSE:EFA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $63.86 to a high of $64.39. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $62.82 on volume of 28.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
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: 45.76 (+0.25), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), IBB: 377.14 (-5.70), EWO: 16.27 (-0.10), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), ITB: 27.79 (+0.29), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), XLI: 54.24 (+0.58), SLV: 14.16 (+0.14), FXE: 108.13 (-0.43), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), GDX: 13.88 (+0.19), JJC: 28.45 (+0.12), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41), FXI: 41.07 (+0.28), USO: 16.29 (+0.44), DBC: 16.04 (+0.08), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.42 (+0.55), FXY: 78.34 (-0.24), EZU: 38.50 (-0.02), XLU: 42.89 (-0.18), HAO: 27.23 (+0.57), UUP: 25.34 (+0.07), XRT: 97.32 (+0.66), XLV: 76.24 (+0.11), IEV: 44.51 (+0.09), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), EPI: 21.73 (+0.16), RSX: 17.23 (+0.44), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), EWZ: 29.06 (+0.53)
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.83%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Jul 06, 3:45PM CDT
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSE:EFA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $62.61 to a high of $63.24. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.8%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $63.26 on volume of 10.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
ETF Asset Report Of H1: Currency Hedging Tops; U.S. Flops
Zacks Funds - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jul 03, 5:45AM CDT
As we step into the second half of 2015, it might be useful to look at how the $2.16-billion ETF industry performed in the first half of the year. After analyzing, we can conclude that currency-hedged ETFs and developed markets were the star...
EWG: 28.19 (-0.05), VGK: 55.08 (+0.13), VEA: 39.99 (+0.07), IVV: 211.55 (+0.97), EWJ: 12.75 (-0.01), DXJ: 56.54 (+0.05), HEDJ: 63.67 (+0.27), VTI: 108.59 (+0.47), VOO: 192.82 (+0.93), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), QQQ: 111.32 (+0.19), DBEF: 29.40 (+0.13), DIA: 177.11 (+1.00), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03)
ETF Asset Report of 1H: Currency Hedging Tops; US Flops - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 02, 7:45AM CDT
Currency hedged developed economies' equities pulled in strong assets in 1H on accommodative measures while the U.S. ETFs saw outflows on a likely tightening.
VTI: 108.59 (+0.47), DXJ: 56.54 (+0.05), HEDJ: 63.67 (+0.27), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), VOO: 192.82 (+0.93), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), EWG: 28.19 (-0.05), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), VGK: 55.08 (+0.13), DBEF: 29.40 (+0.13), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
ETFReplay.com July Update
Scott's Investments - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jul 01, 3:34PM CDT
The ETFReplay.com Portfolio holdings have been updated for July 2015. I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETFReplay.com to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. The portfolio begins with a...
HYG: 87.70 (+0.35), TIP: 111.99 (-0.07), DBC: 16.04 (+0.08), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), WIP: 53.78 (-0.26), VTI: 108.59 (+0.47), PCY: 27.62 (+0.08), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), RWX: 42.25 (-0.02), LQD: 115.61 (-0.18), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), SHY: 84.80 (-0.03), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), VNQ: 78.24 (-0.02)
After Yesterday's Decline of 3.13%, iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund Offers Investors Better Value
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Jun 29, 3:48PM CDT
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSE:EFA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $63.56 to a high of $64.67. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.1%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $65.58 on volume of 33.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
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: 45.76 (+0.25), EWH: 22.25 (+0.16), KBE: 36.16 (+0.18), PEK: 50.77 (+1.30), CNXT: 45.87 (+2.18), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), FXA: 73.10 (-0.26), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), ITB: 27.79 (+0.29), EWA: 20.78 (+0.05), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), XLI: 54.24 (+0.58), SLV: 14.16 (+0.14), FXE: 108.13 (-0.43), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), IYT: 150.79 (+2.41), GDX: 13.88 (+0.19), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41), FXI: 41.07 (+0.28), TIP: 111.99 (-0.07), USO: 16.29 (+0.44), DBB: 13.83 (-0.06), DBC: 16.04 (+0.08), IEF: 105.61 (-0.24), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.42 (+0.55), XLU: 42.89 (-0.18), HAO: 27.23 (+0.57), UUP: 25.34 (+0.07), XRT: 97.32 (+0.66), IEV: 44.51 (+0.09), LQD: 115.61 (-0.18), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), EPI: 21.73 (+0.16), RSX: 17.23 (+0.44), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), EWZ: 29.06 (+0.53)
Possible 'Greek Save' Means More Drama Ahead
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 22, 11:10PM CDT
KBE: 36.16 (+0.18), UNG: 13.61 (+0.13), XLY: 79.42 (+0.55), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), EWJ: 12.75 (-0.01), XLV: 76.24 (+0.11), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), QQQ: 111.32 (+0.19), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), LQD: 115.61 (-0.18), DIA: 177.11 (+1.00), ITB: 27.79 (+0.29), XLK: 42.50 (+0.14), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), XLI: 54.24 (+0.58), IWM: 121.89 (+0.29), GDX: 13.88 (+0.19), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), FXI: 41.07 (+0.28), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41)
How Greece Is Impacting The Financial Markets
Kevin Mahn - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 18, 1:46PM CDT
A lot of the volatility witnessed across global stock markets thus far in 2015 can be attributed to the ongoing soap opera involving Greece, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Greece, arguably the most notorious of the P.I.I.G.S....
VGK: 55.08 (+0.13), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
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: 45.76 (+0.25), EWG: 28.19 (-0.05), EWC: 25.43 (+0.30), IBB: 377.14 (-5.70), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), EWJ: 12.75 (-0.01), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), ITB: 27.79 (+0.29), EWA: 20.78 (+0.05), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), XLI: 54.24 (+0.58), FXE: 108.13 (-0.43), SLV: 14.16 (+0.14), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), IYT: 150.79 (+2.41), GDX: 13.88 (+0.19), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41), USO: 16.29 (+0.44), DBB: 13.83 (-0.06), DBC: 16.04 (+0.08), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.42 (+0.55), FXY: 78.34 (-0.24), XLU: 42.89 (-0.18), UUP: 25.34 (+0.07), XRT: 97.32 (+0.66), XLV: 76.24 (+0.11), EWY: 51.99 (+0.32), IEV: 44.51 (+0.09), EWU: 18.37 (+0.13), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), RSX: 17.23 (+0.44), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), EWZ: 29.06 (+0.53), CVY: 20.89 (+0.15)
Markets Reverse Course
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 13, 2:57AM CDT
It seems the situation in Greece creates more uncertainty especially over the weekend. Since things remain stressed there, selling is the order of the day. Economic data from the U.S. included higher inflation from the PPI which rose to 0.5% vs....
XLB: 45.76 (+0.25), EWG: 28.19 (-0.05), PEK: 50.77 (+1.30), EWC: 25.43 (+0.30), IBB: 377.14 (-5.70), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), DXJ: 56.54 (+0.05), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), ITB: 27.79 (+0.29), EWA: 20.78 (+0.05), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), SLV: 14.16 (+0.14), XLI: 54.24 (+0.58), FXE: 108.13 (-0.43), GDX: 13.88 (+0.19), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), IYT: 150.79 (+2.41), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41), FXI: 41.07 (+0.28), USO: 16.29 (+0.44), HYG: 87.70 (+0.35), DBB: 13.83 (-0.06), DVY: 75.91 (+0.28), DBC: 16.04 (+0.08), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.42 (+0.55), FXY: 78.34 (-0.24), XLU: 42.89 (-0.18), UUP: 25.34 (+0.07), XRT: 97.32 (+0.66), XLV: 76.24 (+0.11), EWY: 51.99 (+0.32), IEV: 44.51 (+0.09), EWS: 12.33 (+0.01), EWU: 18.37 (+0.13), LQD: 115.61 (-0.18), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), EPI: 21.73 (+0.16), RSX: 17.23 (+0.44), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), EWZ: 29.06 (+0.53)
World Bank bearish about global growth prospects
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 11, 1:37AM CDT
VT: 61.61 (+0.30), MFLA: 162.00 (-9.00), ACWI: 59.77 (+0.24), GWX: 29.90 (-0.05), IEFA: 58.91 (+0.09), EET: 59.16 (+1.00), EEV: 20.46 (-0.31), SCHE: 22.90 (+0.15), DBEM: 20.25 (+0.12), ADRE: 32.71 (+0.38), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), ADRD: 23.78 (+0.12), FEM: 21.11 (+0.15), BICK: 21.53 (+0.08), EEB: 27.68 (+0.33), BKF: 34.42 (+0.46), FRN: 12.58 (unch), PIZ: 24.34 (+0.04), EMLB: 93.00 (unch), EDZ: 38.43 (-0.81), EMBB: 54.23 (unch), DPK: 26.42 (-0.17), PXF: 40.61 (+0.13), DGT: 69.65 (+0.06), RWV: 50.98 (+0.39), DBEF: 29.40 (+0.13), FNI: 29.02 (+0.16), EMFM: 20.87 (+0.12), JEM: 31.40 (unch), EDC: 18.29 (+0.40), BBRC: 18.17 (+0.06), PIE: 17.45 (+0.09), EMSA: 65.54 (unch), VEA: 39.99 (+0.07), EMCR: 18.82 (unch), FIGY: 120.13 (+1.12), EUM: 26.99 (-0.20), URTH: 73.42 (-0.05), DZK: 67.22 (+0.22), FM: 27.83 (-0.07), GMM: 59.99 (+0.38), EFZ: 31.46 (-0.10), EWEM: 30.29 (+0.31), FNDF: 26.76 (+0.08), CEW: 17.78 (+0.06), EFU: 36.79 (+0.02), EEME: 42.00 (+0.62), FWDI: 26.89 (+0.28), IOO: 76.60 (+0.50), ONEF: 35.99 (-0.22), EFO: 105.00 (unch), BIK: 21.68 (+0.18), VWO: 38.17 (+0.28), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), EMDD: 21.60 (-0.14), IDHQ: 20.52 (+0.17), TOK: 54.83 (+0.72), IEMG: 44.91 (+0.32)
Markets Rally Sharply From Oversold Conditions
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 10, 11:18PM CDT
(click to enlarge) Stocks rallied right from the opening bell first on a rumor, later clarified, that Germany's Angela Merkel was willing to make concessions to Greece. As indicated later, Germany clarified by stating per Reuters , ...
XLB: 45.76 (+0.25), EWG: 28.19 (-0.05), KBE: 36.16 (+0.18), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), EWC: 25.43 (+0.30), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), DXJ: 56.54 (+0.05), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), ITB: 27.79 (+0.29), EWA: 20.78 (+0.05), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), XLI: 54.24 (+0.58), FXE: 108.13 (-0.43), SLV: 14.16 (+0.14), IYT: 150.79 (+2.41), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), GDX: 13.88 (+0.19), FXI: 41.07 (+0.28), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41), USO: 16.29 (+0.44), HYG: 87.70 (+0.35), DBB: 13.83 (-0.06), DBC: 16.04 (+0.08), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.42 (+0.55), FXY: 78.34 (-0.24), XLU: 42.89 (-0.18), UUP: 25.34 (+0.07), XRT: 97.32 (+0.66), XLV: 76.24 (+0.11), EWY: 51.99 (+0.32), IEV: 44.51 (+0.09), EWU: 18.37 (+0.13), LQD: 115.61 (-0.18), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), EPI: 21.73 (+0.16), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), RSX: 17.23 (+0.44), EWZ: 29.06 (+0.53), CVY: 20.89 (+0.15)
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 2.10%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jun 10, 3:52PM CDT
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSE:EFA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $66.07 to a high of $66.73. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $65.88 on volume of 17.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
No Place To Hide
Joseph Calhoun - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 08, 3:02AM CDT
It was a nasty week for investors with almost no place - or at least no logical place - to hide. Of the 16 broad market ETFs I monitor on a daily basis, only one, was higher on the week - IWM , the Russell 2000 small cap ETF. That's what I mean by...
EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), SHY: 84.80 (-0.03), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), IWM: 121.89 (+0.29), SCZ: 51.19 (unch)
Challenging The Data
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 06, 2:23AM CDT
Employment Report gave bulls and bears plenty to chew on. On the one hand headline data looked great. After all 280K job growth ain't hay and hourly earnings were higher to 0.3%. What's the rub? Most of the job gains were in part time, retail and...
EWI: 15.30 (-0.16), USO: 16.29 (+0.44), EWG: 28.19 (-0.05), XLU: 42.89 (-0.18), UUP: 25.34 (+0.07), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), KRE: 43.70 (+0.20), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), EWY: 51.99 (+0.32), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), EWU: 18.37 (+0.13), EPI: 21.73 (+0.16), RSX: 17.23 (+0.44), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), SLV: 14.16 (+0.14), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41)
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund Falls 1.08% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 24, 4:40PM CDT
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSE:EFA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $63.82 to a high of $64.47. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.1%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $64.49 on volume of 11.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund Rises 3.28% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 10, 3:45PM CDT
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSE:EFA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $63.86 to a high of $64.39. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $62.82 on volume of 28.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
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: 45.76 (+0.25), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), IBB: 377.14 (-5.70), EWO: 16.27 (-0.10), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), ITB: 27.79 (+0.29), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), XLI: 54.24 (+0.58), SLV: 14.16 (+0.14), FXE: 108.13 (-0.43), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), GDX: 13.88 (+0.19), JJC: 28.45 (+0.12), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41), FXI: 41.07 (+0.28), USO: 16.29 (+0.44), DBC: 16.04 (+0.08), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.42 (+0.55), FXY: 78.34 (-0.24), EZU: 38.50 (-0.02), XLU: 42.89 (-0.18), HAO: 27.23 (+0.57), UUP: 25.34 (+0.07), XRT: 97.32 (+0.66), XLV: 76.24 (+0.11), IEV: 44.51 (+0.09), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), EPI: 21.73 (+0.16), RSX: 17.23 (+0.44), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), EWZ: 29.06 (+0.53)
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.83%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Jul 06, 3:45PM CDT
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSE:EFA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $62.61 to a high of $63.24. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.8%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $63.26 on volume of 10.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
ETF Asset Report Of H1: Currency Hedging Tops; U.S. Flops
Zacks Funds - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jul 03, 5:45AM CDT
As we step into the second half of 2015, it might be useful to look at how the $2.16-billion ETF industry performed in the first half of the year. After analyzing, we can conclude that currency-hedged ETFs and developed markets were the star...
EWG: 28.19 (-0.05), VGK: 55.08 (+0.13), VEA: 39.99 (+0.07), IVV: 211.55 (+0.97), EWJ: 12.75 (-0.01), DXJ: 56.54 (+0.05), HEDJ: 63.67 (+0.27), VTI: 108.59 (+0.47), VOO: 192.82 (+0.93), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), QQQ: 111.32 (+0.19), DBEF: 29.40 (+0.13), DIA: 177.11 (+1.00), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03)
ETF Asset Report of 1H: Currency Hedging Tops; US Flops - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 02, 7:45AM CDT
Currency hedged developed economies' equities pulled in strong assets in 1H on accommodative measures while the U.S. ETFs saw outflows on a likely tightening.
VTI: 108.59 (+0.47), DXJ: 56.54 (+0.05), HEDJ: 63.67 (+0.27), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), VOO: 192.82 (+0.93), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), EWG: 28.19 (-0.05), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), VGK: 55.08 (+0.13), DBEF: 29.40 (+0.13), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
ETFReplay.com July Update
Scott's Investments - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jul 01, 3:34PM CDT
The ETFReplay.com Portfolio holdings have been updated for July 2015. I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETFReplay.com to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. The portfolio begins with a...
HYG: 87.70 (+0.35), TIP: 111.99 (-0.07), DBC: 16.04 (+0.08), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), WIP: 53.78 (-0.26), VTI: 108.59 (+0.47), PCY: 27.62 (+0.08), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), RWX: 42.25 (-0.02), LQD: 115.61 (-0.18), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), SHY: 84.80 (-0.03), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), VNQ: 78.24 (-0.02)
After Yesterday's Decline of 3.13%, iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund Offers Investors Better Value
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Jun 29, 3:48PM CDT
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSE:EFA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $63.56 to a high of $64.67. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.1%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $65.58 on volume of 33.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
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: 45.76 (+0.25), EWH: 22.25 (+0.16), KBE: 36.16 (+0.18), PEK: 50.77 (+1.30), CNXT: 45.87 (+2.18), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), FXA: 73.10 (-0.26), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), ITB: 27.79 (+0.29), EWA: 20.78 (+0.05), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), XLI: 54.24 (+0.58), SLV: 14.16 (+0.14), FXE: 108.13 (-0.43), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), IYT: 150.79 (+2.41), GDX: 13.88 (+0.19), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41), FXI: 41.07 (+0.28), TIP: 111.99 (-0.07), USO: 16.29 (+0.44), DBB: 13.83 (-0.06), DBC: 16.04 (+0.08), IEF: 105.61 (-0.24), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.42 (+0.55), XLU: 42.89 (-0.18), HAO: 27.23 (+0.57), UUP: 25.34 (+0.07), XRT: 97.32 (+0.66), IEV: 44.51 (+0.09), LQD: 115.61 (-0.18), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), EPI: 21.73 (+0.16), RSX: 17.23 (+0.44), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), EWZ: 29.06 (+0.53)
Possible 'Greek Save' Means More Drama Ahead
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 22, 11:10PM CDT
KBE: 36.16 (+0.18), UNG: 13.61 (+0.13), XLY: 79.42 (+0.55), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), EWJ: 12.75 (-0.01), XLV: 76.24 (+0.11), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), QQQ: 111.32 (+0.19), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), LQD: 115.61 (-0.18), DIA: 177.11 (+1.00), ITB: 27.79 (+0.29), XLK: 42.50 (+0.14), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), XLI: 54.24 (+0.58), IWM: 121.89 (+0.29), GDX: 13.88 (+0.19), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), FXI: 41.07 (+0.28), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41)
How Greece Is Impacting The Financial Markets
Kevin Mahn - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 18, 1:46PM CDT
A lot of the volatility witnessed across global stock markets thus far in 2015 can be attributed to the ongoing soap opera involving Greece, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Greece, arguably the most notorious of the P.I.I.G.S....
VGK: 55.08 (+0.13), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
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...
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Markets Reverse Course
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 13, 2:57AM CDT
It seems the situation in Greece creates more uncertainty especially over the weekend. Since things remain stressed there, selling is the order of the day. Economic data from the U.S. included higher inflation from the PPI which rose to 0.5% vs....
XLB: 45.76 (+0.25), EWG: 28.19 (-0.05), PEK: 50.77 (+1.30), EWC: 25.43 (+0.30), IBB: 377.14 (-5.70), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), DXJ: 56.54 (+0.05), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), ITB: 27.79 (+0.29), EWA: 20.78 (+0.05), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), SLV: 14.16 (+0.14), XLI: 54.24 (+0.58), FXE: 108.13 (-0.43), GDX: 13.88 (+0.19), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), IYT: 150.79 (+2.41), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41), FXI: 41.07 (+0.28), USO: 16.29 (+0.44), HYG: 87.70 (+0.35), DBB: 13.83 (-0.06), DVY: 75.91 (+0.28), DBC: 16.04 (+0.08), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.42 (+0.55), FXY: 78.34 (-0.24), XLU: 42.89 (-0.18), UUP: 25.34 (+0.07), XRT: 97.32 (+0.66), XLV: 76.24 (+0.11), EWY: 51.99 (+0.32), IEV: 44.51 (+0.09), EWS: 12.33 (+0.01), EWU: 18.37 (+0.13), LQD: 115.61 (-0.18), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), EPI: 21.73 (+0.16), RSX: 17.23 (+0.44), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), EWZ: 29.06 (+0.53)
World Bank bearish about global growth prospects
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 11, 1:37AM CDT
VT: 61.61 (+0.30), MFLA: 162.00 (-9.00), ACWI: 59.77 (+0.24), GWX: 29.90 (-0.05), IEFA: 58.91 (+0.09), EET: 59.16 (+1.00), EEV: 20.46 (-0.31), SCHE: 22.90 (+0.15), DBEM: 20.25 (+0.12), ADRE: 32.71 (+0.38), EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), ADRD: 23.78 (+0.12), FEM: 21.11 (+0.15), BICK: 21.53 (+0.08), EEB: 27.68 (+0.33), BKF: 34.42 (+0.46), FRN: 12.58 (unch), PIZ: 24.34 (+0.04), EMLB: 93.00 (unch), EDZ: 38.43 (-0.81), EMBB: 54.23 (unch), DPK: 26.42 (-0.17), PXF: 40.61 (+0.13), DGT: 69.65 (+0.06), RWV: 50.98 (+0.39), DBEF: 29.40 (+0.13), FNI: 29.02 (+0.16), EMFM: 20.87 (+0.12), JEM: 31.40 (unch), EDC: 18.29 (+0.40), BBRC: 18.17 (+0.06), PIE: 17.45 (+0.09), EMSA: 65.54 (unch), VEA: 39.99 (+0.07), EMCR: 18.82 (unch), FIGY: 120.13 (+1.12), EUM: 26.99 (-0.20), URTH: 73.42 (-0.05), DZK: 67.22 (+0.22), FM: 27.83 (-0.07), GMM: 59.99 (+0.38), EFZ: 31.46 (-0.10), EWEM: 30.29 (+0.31), FNDF: 26.76 (+0.08), CEW: 17.78 (+0.06), EFU: 36.79 (+0.02), EEME: 42.00 (+0.62), FWDI: 26.89 (+0.28), IOO: 76.60 (+0.50), ONEF: 35.99 (-0.22), EFO: 105.00 (unch), BIK: 21.68 (+0.18), VWO: 38.17 (+0.28), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), EMDD: 21.60 (-0.14), IDHQ: 20.52 (+0.17), TOK: 54.83 (+0.72), IEMG: 44.91 (+0.32)
Markets Rally Sharply From Oversold Conditions
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 10, 11:18PM CDT
(click to enlarge) Stocks rallied right from the opening bell first on a rumor, later clarified, that Germany's Angela Merkel was willing to make concessions to Greece. As indicated later, Germany clarified by stating per Reuters , ...
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iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 2.10%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jun 10, 3:52PM CDT
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSE:EFA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $66.07 to a high of $66.73. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $65.88 on volume of 17.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
EFA: 64.34 (+0.12)
No Place To Hide
Joseph Calhoun - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 08, 3:02AM CDT
It was a nasty week for investors with almost no place - or at least no logical place - to hide. Of the 16 broad market ETFs I monitor on a daily basis, only one, was higher on the week - IWM , the Russell 2000 small cap ETF. That's what I mean by...
EEM: 37.02 (+0.29), SPY: 210.27 (+0.94), SHY: 84.80 (-0.03), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), IWM: 121.89 (+0.29), SCZ: 51.19 (unch)
Challenging The Data
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 06, 2:23AM CDT
Employment Report gave bulls and bears plenty to chew on. On the one hand headline data looked great. After all 280K job growth ain't hay and hourly earnings were higher to 0.3%. What's the rub? Most of the job gains were in part time, retail and...
EWI: 15.30 (-0.16), USO: 16.29 (+0.44), EWG: 28.19 (-0.05), XLU: 42.89 (-0.18), UUP: 25.34 (+0.07), TLT: 120.62 (-0.53), KRE: 43.70 (+0.20), XLP: 50.38 (+0.17), EWY: 51.99 (+0.32), GLD: 104.98 (-0.04), EWU: 18.37 (+0.13), EPI: 21.73 (+0.16), RSX: 17.23 (+0.44), EFA: 64.34 (+0.12), IYR: 74.22 (-0.03), SLV: 14.16 (+0.14), XLF: 25.24 (+0.20), XLE: 70.88 (+0.41)
