By Kara Marciscano, CFA Associate, Research In late November, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell hinted at an accelerated wind-down of the Fed’s easy-money policy. Since that announcement, Treasury yields have pushed higher, reflecting expectations that in early 2022, the Fed will begin raising its policy rate for the first time since 2018. As my colleague recently wrote, a rising rate [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By John Patrick Lee, CFA Product Manager Van Eck Associates Corporation January 2022 update – Since first publishing this blog in March 2021, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the video game sector has continued to accelerate. The trend has now leaned towards bigger acquisitions, with companies paying steep premiums to acquire targeted game studios. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Tom Lydon, CEO of ETF Trends, recently sat down with Cathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest to discuss how ARK Invest was approaching its portfolios during extended market volatility and ARK’s long-term outlook for its investment strategies. Please note the following regarding views expressed during this interview. Forecasts are inherently limited and cannot be relied [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Global exchange traded funds enjoyed record inflows in 2021 as investors threw money at the low-cost, transparent, and easy-to-use investment vehicle. According to Refinitiv Lipper data, global ETFs experienced a record $1.22 trillion in net inflows last year, or about 71% higher than in 2020, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, global ETF total assets under management surged [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The hype around special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) is cooling down, with a bearish exchange traded fund bet on SPACs capitalizing on the falling interest. Over the past three months, the Short De-SPAC ETF (NYSE: SOGU) increased 38.4%, whereas the De-SPAC ETF (NYSE: DSPC) declined 34.7%. DSPC is designed to track the performance of the De-SPAC Index [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Netflix (NasdaqGS: NFLX) shares plunged on Friday, dragging down communication services sector-related exchange traded funds, after the online streamer revealed slowing subscriber growth. On Friday, the Invesco NASDAW Internet ETF (PNQI) declined 4.2%, the First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) decreased 2.9%, and the Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund ETF Shares (VOX) dropped 2.3%. Meanwhile, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Two major trends have been driving markets for the past few years: the electrification of transportation, and the quest for clean energy. These two inter-related movements have brought electric vehicles into the limelight, and mass adoption of electric cars is happening right now around the world, especially in the U.S., China, and Europe. But how [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
To learn more about Main Management and how some of our strategies could help you with your investment needs, please contact Darol Ryan, our Head of Sales and National Accounts, at ryan@mainmgt.com. Also check out Main Management CEO Kim Arthur on Twitter and Main Management on LinkedIn. Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Friday, shares of the JEPI ETF (Symbol: JEPI) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $60 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a sc
In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares Russell 3000 ETF (Symbol: IWV) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $254.19 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measu
In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (Symbol: IWY) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $153.44 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator use
In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (Symbol: IWB) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $242.63 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measu
In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF (Symbol: IYY) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $108.02 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to mea
In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares S&P 100 ETF (Symbol: OEF) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $202.29 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measur
Companies big and small are beginning to position themselves for the next evolution of the internet and the disruption that blockchain technology will bring as its use case expands. In the monthly BLOK-Chain newsletter from Amplify, authors Dan Weiskopf and Mike Venuto, co-portfolio managers of the Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (BLOK) discuss the four [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Friday, shares of the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (Symbol: VIG) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $159.82 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator use
In trading on Friday, shares of the First Trust Indxx NextG ETF (Symbol: NXTG) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $77.60, changing hands as low as $77.59 per share. First Trust Indxx NextG shares are currently trading down about 1.1% on the day. The chart below sho
In trading on Friday, shares of the Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF (Symbol: VONV) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $70.88, changing hands as low as $70.81 per share. Vanguard Russell 1000 Value shares are currently trading down about 1.6% on the day. The chart b
In trading on Friday, shares of the SCHX ETF (Symbol: SCHX) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $104.40 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on
In trading on Friday, shares of the Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (Symbol: MGC) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $154.68 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure