Nasdaq ETFs

In trading on Wednesday, the SPDR— S&P— Semiconductor ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.6% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Ambarella, up about 22.8% and shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, up about

By Solomon G. Teller, CFA, Chief Investment Strategist, Green Harvest Asset Management 2021 has been less kind to many individual stocks. Dozens of large well-known companies are down by more than the S&P500 has gained (see chart below). Investors would do well to keep in mind the risk of concentrating wealth in single stock positions. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

NYC mayor-elect Eric Adams has considered being paid in bitcoin. Cartoon apes are worth enough scratch to pay off some student loans. Even the most conservative financial advisors are starting to see value in the cryptocurrency space. It makes it hard to be a skeptic. What can a crypto cynic do? Hold on (or rather, hodl [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Although not much is known definitively about the newest variant yet, the threat of Omicron is spreading at an exponential rate as more countries begin lockdowns or restrict travel. It’s reminiscent of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw the travel sector hit hard as the global economy came to a stand-still. Investors at [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

As the global vaccination rollout began in 2021, it appeared all was well to dive back into the markets, but the new Omicron variant stressed the importance of bonds in a portfolio. Bonds used as a safe haven can help absorb the market shocks when a large correction hits — like, say, the one seen [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With the emergence of the COVID-19 variant Omicron, investors need to be even more wary when it comes to emerging markets (EM), which is where quality can help. News of the variant sent the major U.S. stock market indexes in a daze with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging just over 900 points after the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Wednesday, shares of the iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (Symbol: STIP) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $106.03, changing hands as low as $105.64 per share. iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond shares are currently trading off about 0.3% on the day. The chart

In trading on Wednesday, shares of the STPZ ETF (Symbol: STPZ) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $55.02, changing hands as low as $54.87 per share. STPZ shares are currently trading down about 0.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of STPZ

In trading on Wednesday, shares of the SPDR— Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS ETF (Symbol: TIPX) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $21.12, changing hands as low as $21.08 per share. SPDR— Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS shares are currently trading down about 0.6% on

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey has announced his resignation, effective immediately, as CEO, and while he will remain a board member for now, it will only be until his term expires in 2022, reports CNBC. Chief technology office Parag Agrawal will be stepping into the CEO role. Dorsey has believed him to be ready to lead the company [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Many investors have never experienced the destructive portfolio impact that high inflation can inflict. Investors last faced inflation risk in the early-to-mid 2000s, with the most notable bout of inflation occurring in the 1970s. Over the last several months, the inflation debate has evolved from whether there would be any inflation at all to how [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Amid a slump in emerging markets currencies and central banks in many of those nations rushing to boost interest rates, the VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSEArca: EMLC) is a prime example of a fixed income exchange traded fund that’s been under the microscope as of late. With the U.S. dollar ranking as [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (Symbol: VIOO) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $204.24, changing hands as low as $202.02 per share. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 shares are currently trading off about 2% on the day. The c

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (Symbol: ARKF) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $46.0901 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the SCHM ETF (Symbol: SCHM) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $77.90, changing hands as low as $77.33 per share. SCHM shares are currently trading off about 2.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SCHM sh

The third quarter saw a big uptick in the amount of buybacks by midstream and MLP companies, more than doubling the previous quarter, with an increase in distributions as well, reports Alerian. Between the appeal of midstream investment income and the increase in buybacks that in turn increase returns for shareholders, the midstream space has a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (Symbol: IJJ) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $105.63, changing hands as low as $104.82 per share. iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value shares are currently trading off about 2.3% on the day.

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares Global Financials ETF (Symbol: IXG) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $78.06, changing hands as low as $77.49 per share. iShares Global Financials shares are currently trading off about 1.6% on the day. The chart below

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the FNDA ETF (Symbol: FNDA) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $52.94 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 Tuesday, shares of the NFRA ETF (Symbol: NFRA) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $55.4665 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum o