S&P 500 Snapshot: Best Week of 2024
The S&P 500 experienced its best week since November 2023, finishing up 3.9% from last Friday. The index is currently 1.99% off its record high from July 16th, 2024 and is now up 17.11% year to date.
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1 day ago - ETF Trends
Why Buffer ETFs Make Sense Right Now
To say that August has been an interesting month for the markets would likely be an understatement. Following recent CPI news, the markets have performed well, reflecting increasing investor confidenc...
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2 days ago - ETF Trends
Is This Active Growth ETF 2024's Sleeper Hit?
Active ETFs are the hot commodity right now in the world of ETFs. Following years of toiling in relative obscurity, the ETF rule in 2019 helped the space take a new leap forward.
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4 days ago - ETF Trends
World Markets Watchlist: August 12, 2024
Our global markets watchlist tracks eight prominent indexes from economies around the world.
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5 days ago - ETF Trends
Exploring Economic Indicators: Household Debt, Services PMI & Trade
Economic indicators are released every week to provide insight into the overall health and performance of an economy. They serve as essential tools for policymakers, advisors, investors, and businesse...
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5 days ago - ETF Trends
S&P 500 Snapshot: Volatile Week Comes to a Close
This week, the S&P 500 experienced one of its worst daily performances since 2022, followed by one of its best. Despite the volatility, the index posted a slight loss of just 0.04% compared to last we...
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8 days ago - ETF Trends
Why You Shouldn't Rebuff Buffer ETFs
Recent downturns from the Great Recession and the worldwide pandemic are still fresh on investors' minds. Now any pullback in the market has left investors shaky.
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9 days ago - ETF Trends
The Index Huggers Don't Know About This 8.9% Dividend Yet
Well the “index huggers” hurled their positions quickly, didn't they! Some bad jobs numbers.
9 days ago - Forbes
Has the Magnificent Seven Run Peaked? Consider These 2 S&P 500 ETFs
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) just posted its best 18-month performance period versus the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) since the latter's late April 2003 inception. We rolled 18-month per...
Other symbols: RSP
10 days ago - ETF Trends
The Great Rotation: Just Getting Started?
Friday's disappointing jobs report has put a huge damper on economic sentiment for the moment. Goldman Sachs has bumped up the odds of a recession from 10% to 25% over the next 12 months.
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10 days ago - ETF Trends
The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Since Their 2000 Highs
The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow), and Nasdaq Composite are all stock market indexes used to measure the performance of various aspects of the U.S. stock market.
Other symbols: DIAQQQ
12 days ago - ETF Trends
World Markets Watchlist: August 5, 2024
Our global markets watchlist tracks eight prominent indexes from economies around the world.
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12 days ago - ETF Trends
Market Sell-Off? This Active Equity ETF Is Still Outperforming
Carry trades unwinding, unemployment data stress, or even rate-cut disappointment – whichever the cause, markets are selling and selling hard. Many key tech names that have helped lift the stock marke...
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12 days ago - ETF Trends
Exploring Economic Indicators: July 2024 Employment
Economic indicators are released every week to provide insight into the overall health and performance of an economy. They serve as essential tools for policymakers, advisors, investors, and businesse...
Other symbols: RSP
12 days ago - ETF Trends
No Summer Vacation for ETFs as Flows Near Record Pace in July
Plenty of investors may be out of office this summer, but ETFs aren't on vacation. Despite ETFs frequently seeing Summer lulls, this year inflows are nearing a record pace.
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17 days ago - ETF Trends
Moving Averages: S&P Finishes July 2024 Up 1.1%
This article provides an update on the monthly moving averages we track for the S&P 500 andthe Ivy Portfolioafter the close of the last business day of the month. The Ivy Portfolio The Ivy Portfolio...
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17 days ago - ETF Trends
World Markets Watchlist: July 29, 2024
Our global markets watchlist tracks eight prominent indexes from economies around the world.
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19 days ago - ETF Trends
Exploring Economic Indicators: GDP & the Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge
Economic indicators are released every week to provide insight into the overall health and performance of an economy. They serve as essential tools for policymakers, advisors, investors, and businesse...
Other symbols: RSP
19 days ago - ETF Trends
S&P 500 Snapshot: Index Falls for Second Straight Week
For the first time in over three months, the S&P 500 fell for a second straight week as it finished down 0.83% from last Friday. The index is currently up 16.10% year to date and has recorded a new al...
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22 days ago - ETF Trends
World Markets Watchlist: July 22, 2024
Our global markets watchlist tracks eight prominent indexes from economies around the world.
Other symbols: DXJEWHHEDJINDAKWEB
26 days ago - ETF Trends
Exploring Economic Indicators: June 2024 Recession Indicators
Economic indicators provide insight into the overall health and performance of an economy. They are essential tools for policymakers, advisors, investors, and businesses because they allow them to mak...
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26 days ago - ETF Trends
S&P 500 Snapshot: Taking a Breather
The S&P 500 fell 2.0% this week, its largest weekly drop since April. The index is currently up 16.07% year to date and has recorded a new all-time high 38 times this year.
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4 weeks ago - ETF Trends
How Active ETFs Build on Passive Benefits
Active ETFs are on the rise. More than 30 years since the arrival of the first ETF in the U.S., active ETFs are now having their moment.
Other symbols: AVUS
4 weeks ago - ETF Trends
This SMID Cap ETF Outperformed SPY Over the Last Month
SPY may be the landmark ETF many investors know about, but it isn't the be-all, end-all in the space. Plenty of ETFs can complement the strategy, offering a different view away from the mega-cap-heavy...
Other symbols: TMSL
4 weeks ago - ETF Trends
The Trump Trade Is Good News for Smaller Stocks. 6 to Consider Now.
Small-cap stocks that have experienced upward revisions to 2024 earnings since the start of the year while also being heavily shorted could outperform, according to a screen from Evercore ISI.
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4 weeks ago - Barrons
