Filling March Madness in ETF Brackets
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 24, 9:10AM CDT
Like the real championship, we have filled in the March Madness brackets into four factors, namely monetary policies, outperforming sectors, investment strategies, and fundamentals and the 16 related ETFs.
HYG: 81.35 (-0.36), VGK: 47.55 (-0.33), VIG: 80.20 (-0.11), XLU: 48.91 (+0.13), TLT: 129.54 (+0.05), UUP: 24.93 (+0.01), PWC: 70.68 (-0.21), IWD: 97.84 (-0.11), SPY: 203.12 (-0.09), QQQ: 107.26 (+0.03), GLD: 116.33 (-0.28), IWM: 107.20 (+0.32), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Another Slide in Crude Oil Beats Up Stocks
at The Street - Wed Mar 23, 3:06PM CDT
Another swing lower for crude oil couples with continuing developments in Brussels on Wednesday to keep investors weary.
KMI: 18.09 (+0.34), NKE: 61.65 (-0.79), GMCR: 91.67 (-0.28), COP: 40.04 (+0.19), LYB: 85.37 (+0.66), RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), VA: 34.17 (-0.55), GILD: 91.32 (+1.24), BHP: 25.64 (+0.12), MRK: 53.07 (-0.01), PF: 44.48 (+0.91), RIO: 27.71 (+0.04), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), YUM: 79.35 (-1.20), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
10 ETFs to Diversify Your Portfolio
at The Street - Wed Mar 23, 11:38AM CDT
These technical charts show you how to trade individual sectors of the S&P 500 with ETFs.
XLB: 44.55 (unch), XLP: 52.32 (-0.06), XLK: 43.62 (+0.12), IYT: 142.06 (-0.61), XLF: 22.31 (-0.14), XLU: 48.91 (+0.13), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Rising Crude Fails to Lift Energy Sector
at The Street - Mon Mar 21, 3:07PM CDT
Crude oil supported more gains for equities on Monday, though trading continued to show a cautious investor at work on Wall Street.
VRX: 31.09 (-2.34), IHS: 119.57 (-1.43), MRKT: 34.31 (+0.73), XOM: 83.98 (+0.23), COP: 40.04 (+0.19), MAR: 68.64 (-0.96), HOT: 82.13 (-0.54), VAL: 105.88 (+0.88), RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), SHW: 281.35 (-1.64), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Dow Jones Is Up for the Year -- Finally
at The Street - Thu Mar 17, 3:09PM CDT
The stress of the first two months of 2016 melted away on Thursday as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average each rose above last year's levels.
GES: 18.64 (-0.10), FDX: 162.65 (+0.02), RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), COP: 40.04 (+0.19), XOM: 83.98 (+0.23), WSM: 54.22 (-1.09), CAT: 75.29 (+1.61), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Dow, S&P 500 Erase 2016 Losses as Crude Recovers $40
at The Street - Thu Mar 17, 1:32PM CDT
Stocks extend 2016 highs on Thursday after crude oil recovers a level above $40 for the first time this year.
GES: 18.64 (-0.10), FDX: 162.65 (+0.02), RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), COP: 40.04 (+0.19), XOM: 83.98 (+0.23), WSM: 54.22 (-1.09), GPS: 28.76 (+0.04), CAT: 75.29 (+1.61), LE: 26.30 (+0.48), IGT: 17.59 (+0.17), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Stocks Trade Mixed as Crude Boosts Energy Sector
at The Street - Thu Mar 17, 9:44AM CDT
Stocks trade mixed on Thursday morning after a rally in crude oil boosts the energy sector.
GES: 18.64 (-0.10), FDX: 162.65 (+0.02), RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), COP: 40.04 (+0.19), XOM: 83.98 (+0.23), CAT: 75.29 (+1.61), WSM: 54.22 (-1.09), GPS: 28.76 (+0.04), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), LE: 26.30 (+0.48), IGT: 17.59 (+0.17), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
The REAL Story You Missed Yesterday
Greg Guenthner - Daily Reckoning - Thu Mar 17, 8:44AM CDT
This post The REAL Story You Missed Yesterday appeared first on Daily Reckoning . The financial noise machine has drowned out the real story behind this week’s biggest market moves. While everyone else was parsing Fed statement language, a...
XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Stocks Stall on Eve of Fed's Rate Announcement
at The Street - Tue Mar 15, 3:08PM CDT
Investors were trigger-shy again on Tuesday, opting to wait on the sidelines ahead of a Federal Reserve announcement Wednesday afternoon.
VRX: 31.09 (-2.34), RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), GILD: 91.32 (+1.24), TOT: 45.28 (-0.25), PFE: 30.08 (-0.11), LLY: 71.12 (-0.05), BP: 30.42 (+0.22), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), XLV: 67.39 (-0.03), CELG: 100.54 (+0.62), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Stocks Slide as Energy, Health Care Slump
at The Street - Tue Mar 15, 1:56PM CDT
Stocks remain in the red Tuesday as crude oil trades at its lowest level in more than a week.
AVP: 4.28 (-0.10), VRX: 31.09 (-2.34), DDD: 14.76 (+0.32), PFE: 30.08 (-0.11), HDS: 32.06 (+0.25), LLY: 71.12 (-0.05), XLV: 67.39 (-0.03), CELG: 100.54 (+0.62), DRI: 65.77 (-0.75), RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), TOT: 45.28 (-0.25), GILD: 91.32 (+1.24), BP: 30.42 (+0.22), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Stocks in 'Pause Mode' Ahead of Fed's March Meeting
at The Street - Mon Mar 14, 3:11PM CDT
Wall Street put the brakes on a recent rally, essentially starting the week by going nowhere.
TSLA: 227.75 (+5.17), KR: 37.65 (+0.06), NKE: 61.65 (-0.79), TFM: 28.36 (-0.01), MAR: 68.64 (-0.96), ADBE: 92.52 (+0.36), HOT: 82.13 (-0.54), NFLX: 98.36 (-1.23), SBUX: 58.36 (-0.47), APO: 16.73 (-0.33), RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), MCD: 123.29 (-0.90), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), PTR: 66.14 (-0.37), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Stocks Tread Water as Oil Moves Sharply Lower
at The Street - Mon Mar 14, 1:56PM CDT
Stocks are largely going nowhere by mid-afternoon Monday as crude oil cancels out any positive momentum.
TSLA: 227.75 (+5.17), BX: 26.45 (-0.51), KR: 37.65 (+0.06), NKE: 61.65 (-0.79), TFM: 28.36 (-0.01), DIS: 97.22 (+0.39), XOM: 83.98 (+0.23), MAR: 68.64 (-0.96), ADBE: 92.52 (+0.36), HOT: 82.13 (-0.54), SBUX: 58.36 (-0.47), NFLX: 98.36 (-1.23), JNJ: 108.31 (-0.19), RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), APO: 16.73 (-0.33), MCD: 123.29 (-0.90), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), PTR: 66.14 (-0.37), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Inside NANR: The Most Successful New ETF of 2016
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 14, 10:30AM CDT
Given the uncertain backdrop for oil, NANR has been getting the first-mover advantage.
XLB: 44.55 (unch), XOM: 83.98 (+0.23), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), NANR: 28.88 (+0.21), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Stocks Slip on Worries Over Oil Oversupply
at The Street - Mon Mar 14, 9:23AM CDT
Stocks are slightly lower on Monday as crude resumes its downward slide on worries over global oversupply.
TSLA: 227.75 (+5.17), BX: 26.45 (-0.51), KR: 37.65 (+0.06), TFM: 28.36 (-0.01), DIS: 97.22 (+0.39), XOM: 83.98 (+0.23), MAR: 68.64 (-0.96), HOT: 82.13 (-0.54), JNJ: 108.31 (-0.19), APO: 16.73 (-0.33), RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), PTR: 66.14 (-0.37), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Trader's Notebook: Financials Lead the Charge
at The Street - Mon Mar 14, 8:00AM CDT
Also: Apple, energy and small-caps.
C: 41.94 (-0.43), BAC: 13.68 (+0.06), WFC: 48.90 (-0.86), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
The Week Ahead: Are Rising Energy Stocks Dangerous Value Traps?
at The Street - Sun Mar 13, 3:31PM CDT
Key economic data slated for release this week will hold vital clues as to whether the energy sector's recent revival is sustainable.
SPY: 203.12 (-0.09), HES: 52.10 (+0.50), MUR: 24.13 (+0.09), XOM: 83.98 (+0.23), DNR: 2.27 (+0.08), OXY: 68.51 (+0.22), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), SWN: 7.38 (+0.03), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Stocks Rally as Oil Closes at Highest Since December
at The Street - Fri Mar 11, 3:04PM CST
Wall Street ends the week with a bang, rocketing to session highs on the back of another crude oil surge.
RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), TOT: 45.28 (-0.25), LOCO: 12.27 (-0.14), BP: 30.42 (+0.22), BOJA: 16.27 (+0.17), PTR: 66.14 (-0.37), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)
Stocks Remain at Highs as U.S. Rigs Hit Record Low
at The Street - Fri Mar 11, 1:01PM CST
Stocks hold highs by mid-afternoon Friday, putting Wall Street on track for its fourth straight week of gains.
RDS.A: 48.28 (+0.58), TOT: 45.28 (-0.25), TRP: 37.79 (+0.21), LOCO: 12.27 (-0.14), BP: 30.42 (+0.22), BOJA: 16.27 (+0.17), CVX: 94.85 (+1.26), CPGX: 25.04 (+0.02), PTR: 66.14 (-0.37), XLE: 61.84 (+0.30)