Nasdaq ETFs

Lara Crigger, editor-in-chief of VettaFi, recently appeared on TD Ameritrade to discuss retail performance and opportunities in current markets with host Nicole Petallides. Target and Walmart recently reported first-quarter earnings that missed expectations and reflected the squeeze of rising costs in the current inflationary environment. It’s another hit when so much of the market is [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Volatility continued to whipsaw markets as U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday amid rising concerns of an economic slowdown. The S&P 500 recently dipped roughly 0.8%, approaching bear market territory. The index fell 4% on Wednesday, its largest single-day drop since June 2020. Following that slip, the S&P 500 had fallen more than 18% from its [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Relative Sentiment Technologies LLC, a firm that focuses on the research and development of relative-sentiment-based tactical asset allocation strategies, has launched the Relative Sentiment Tactical Allocation ETF (NYSEArca: MOOD) on the New York Stock Exchange. MOOD is an actively managed ETF that seeks to grow capital by tactically investing in equities, bonds, and gold based [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Gold miner sector-related exchange traded funds jumped Thursday as risk aversion and inflation concerns helped strengthen gold bullion. Among the better performing non-leveraged ETFs of Thursday, the Global X Gold Explorers ETF (GOEX) jumped 7.2%, VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: GDXJ) increased 6.7%, the Sprott Gold Miners ETF (SGDM) rose 5.3%, the Sprott Junior Gold Miners [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

VettaFi’s Vice Chairman Tom Lydon discussed the Merk Stagflation ETF (STGF) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” Inflation has really become the top concern and term for this year, Lydon explained, with money moving around at phenomenal rates. “There’s a lot of money in motion; since we’ve been [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Managed futures strategies are seeing increased interest from advisors and investors on the VettaFi sites who are looking to pivot their portfolios in a market environment of continued volatility. There are several funds available to investors that offer managed futures strategies, but the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) offers the opportunity to capture hedge [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Many investors bet on dividend stocks during periods of inflation and market volatility. Historically, investors who turn to dividend ETFs are generally those looking for low-risk investments and retirees who want a regular income, but the current environment has increased dividend ETFs’ appeal across all demographics.  Breaking a few short weeks of relative calm, a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s never too early for investors to start preparing for retirement. With all the recent headwinds, including inflation, rising rates, and geopolitical tensions, it may seem like an inopportune time to play the markets. However, the current market environment is actually a great opportunity for investors in the accumulation stage. Karsten Jeske, founder of Early [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Active fund managers are piling into cash as the outlook for global growth drops to record lows and worries over stagflation fester, according to results of a survey conducted by Bank of America Corp. Cash levels among investors reached the highest they’ve been since September 2001, with BofA describing the results as “extremely bearish.” Overall, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The S&P 500 has continued its most recent sell-off, triggered this time by missed retail earnings reports, part of the overall trend of volatility driven by investors’ recession concerns as an aggressive Fed doubles down on its fight with inflation. The major equity index is on the precipice of falling into bear territory, sitting at [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been kicked off the S&P 500 ESG Index as part of the index’s annual rebalancing, and ARK Investment Management CIO, CEO, and Musk booster Cathie Wood is none too pleased. Maggie Dorn, senior director and head of ESG Indices, North America, at S&P Dow Jones Indices, explained [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Disappointing economic data has bolstered gold, which is trading near session highs following from the National Association of Realtors. Home sales fell 2.4%, significantly more than projections. On the year, home sales are down 5.9%, which has created renewed technical buying momentum for gold. “Higher home prices and sharply higher mortgage rates have reduced buyer [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Thursday, shares of the CDC ETF (Symbol: CDC) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $68.50, changing hands as low as $68.17 per share. CDC shares are currently trading off about 1.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CDC share

China may have installed regulatory measures to stop cryptocurrency mining, but it hasn’t completely eliminated its practice. Thanks to underground operations, China is actually the second-largest cryptocurrency miner. The data to support this status comes from a report by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF). China was the largest crypto miner before it banned [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With two interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve in the books and more on the way, to say this is a tumultuous time in the fixed income market may be an understatement. High yield corporate bonds are incurring plenty of bond sellers’ wrath and casting a pall over previously attractive exchange traded funds, including [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Thursday, shares of the iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (Symbol: IYK) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $194.21, changing hands as low as $192.13 per share. iShares U.S. Consumer Staples shares are currently trading off about 1.7% on the day. The c

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (Symbol: PPA) where we have detected an approximate $132.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 9.6% decrease week

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (Symbol: VCR) where we have detected an approximate $136.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.8% decrease week

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core High Dividend ETF (Symbol: HDV) where we have detected an approximate $359.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.6% increase week over

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (Symbol: IWS) where we have detected an approximate $136.2 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.0% decrease week o