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Chart Of The Week: Breaking Down The S&P 500 In Q2

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:09:12 GMT

In the 31 weeks since the launch of the chart of the week feature, I have created all the charts with the exception of (I believe) two of them. Going forward, I think it is time to relax this constraint a little and expand the scope of the chart of the week feature to cover a broader range of subjects, bring in a little more visual variety, etc. What better way to usher in an expanded chart of the week feature, but with a heat map of the second quarter performance of the S&P 500, particularly when the 15% gain in the quarter was the best for the index in eleven years. The FINVIZ.com heat map breaks down the quarterly performance at the component level, grouped by sectors and industries, with the size of the squares being proportional to market capitalization and the color codes (and numbers)[More...]

Historical Annual Returns For The S&P 500 Index - Updated Through 2008

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:52:44 GMT

Last November I posted charts of historical annual returns for the S&P 500 and its precursor S&P 90 Index from January 1926 - November 2008.[More...]

Head And Shoulders And Divergences On Daily SP500

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:13:08 GMT

It’s being broadly circulated around the analysis circles, but there appears to be a distinct Head and Shoulders forming on the daily chart of the S&P 500. I’m picking up volume and momentum divergences as well, hinting that lower prices are yet to come but let’s take a look at these structures and what they might mean for traders. With today’s 3% free-fall (Trend Day Down) in the broader stock market, it appears now that the dominant technical pattern is the developing Head and Shoulders on the S&P 500. It’s not guaranteed, of course, but according to classical technical analysis patterns, we would expect the next move in price to be a ‘magnet trade’ down to test key support about the[More...]

2009: Markets Move More Overnight than Ever Before

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:41:30 GMT

I am going to post some data from TraderFeed blogspot, run by the very well respected Brett Steenbarger. Readers will know we've been noting some very strange action - after the initial surge in March - we began noticing a lot of the upticks were driven by "the persistent buyer" in premarket. Many days futures were negative overnight (I'd check at midnight) then when I woke in the morning I'd notice they'd be flattish or slightly green. Then they'd run up from 7 AM to 9 AM. And not just on days with economic news. This was happening notoriously throughout April and May... over and over. Who is so insistent on wanting to buy the market via futures... based on no news... and willing to place such sloppy orders that they move the market, rather than placing orders slowly so as to get better prices? Only 1 type of "person" - someone who does [More...]

Obama And The Market's Carnival Ride

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:50:17 GMT

We probably don't have to tell you that being in the stock market in 2009 has been like spending six months on Coney Island's Cyclone roller coaster--turn by turn a terrifying and exhilarating ride....[More...]

Wagner's Daily For July 1 2009

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Stocks concluded the last day of the first half of 2009 on a negative note, as the major indices sold off on higher volume.[More...]

Massive TICK And Breadth Divergence On SPY Intraday

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:09:09 GMT

I wanted to share with you something I’m paying particular attention to - the TICK, Breadth, 3-Push Momentum Divergence, and Volume Divergence we’re seeing at these intraday levels in the SPY (and other US Market ETFs). Let’s take a quick look to see what this might mean so that we can be prepared if prices start falling from these levels. Without going into too much detail, take a look at a full, five-wave Elliott fractal move completing on a “Three Push” Negative Momentum Divergence - that’s often all it takes to trigger a ’short sell’ trade and play for a possible trend reversal with a stop placed a decent distance above the highs at $93.00 in the SPY. We’re also seeing a slight volume[More...]

Sector Overview

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:32:11 GMT

Last Wednesday I remarked that a strong rally to end the week was unlikely. The next day we promptly had a strong rally, which kept index charts in a bullish orientation. At this point, I do not see a great edge in either direction. In my mind, the end-of-quarter window dressing will be a non-issue after tomorrow, and then we'll get a better idea of market direction. We really have some mixed signals here. - SPY got a boost on Thursday, pushing it above the 50 and 200 day moving averages, and maintaining a higher low. One could make exactly the same comment about IWM and QQQQ. [More...]

S&P 500 Technical Analysis

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:33:55 GMT

With exception of Monday, the past week could be considered positive. Yet, by the end of the week the indicators make me somewhat cautious about the further trend. The correction we had from June 12, 2009 until June 23, 2009 could be considered as the strongest down turn since March 9, 2009 (since the market is in the longer-term up-trend). The high levels the indexes hit in the beginning of June became a strong resistance barrier. The Dow Jones Industrials (^DJI) has been fluctuating around the same resistance level for a month (from December 1, 2008 until June 9, 2009). The S&P stuck close to its current resistance in December 2008 as well. Yes, the Nasdaq 100 index is one of the indexes that recovered stronger, but we should remember that the Nasdaq 100 represent non financial companies and was less affected by 2008 stock market crash. So, we may see[More...]

Golden Cross On The S&P 500

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:47:35 GMT

There has been a bit of buzz generated by the appearance of the golden cross, where the 50-day moving average crosses the 200-day moving average, experienced by the S&P 500. Be contrarian? Or sheep? The talk is that such golden cross events are bullish for the market. The premise is based on trend following models, which depend on persistence of price trends. [More...]

Chicago Tribune Gail MarksJarvis Column: Stock Market's Recent Rally May Rekindle Urge to Invest, but Tread Cautiously

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:51:00 GMT

Mar. 29--Ready to give the stock market a try?
Rallies like the sharp upturn the market has had since March 9 tend to give reticent people the urge to invest in stocks again.
So the safest approach is to add a little money to stock mutual funds with each paycheck through a 401(k)-type retirement plan.

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3 Ways to Get into the Market

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:47:00 GMT

Ready to give the stock market a try?
And mutual funds allow you more safety than making a bet on one or two stocks.
If you do want to put some money into stocks all at once, exchange-traded funds are an easy option to obtain broad exposure to the market.

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Mull ETFs to Portfolio

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:49:00 GMT

Mar. 16--Consider adding exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to your portfolio.
Here are the ticker symbols (and some nicknames) for a few ETFs of major indexes: S&P 500 (Spiders, SPY), the Nasdaq 100 (Cubes, QQQQ), Total Stock Market (Vipers, VTI), Dow Jones industrial average (Diamonds, DIA), Russell 2000 (iShares Russell 2000, IWM), iShares MSCI Japan Index (EWJ).
Often sporting very low fees and tax-efficient infrequent trading, ETFs offer easy diversification into groups of businesses.

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Are Exchange Traded Funds the Future of Investing?

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:12:00 GMT

Nov. 16--Larry Carrel is a big fan of exchange traded funds.
The Amherst native and former Smart- Money.com columnist calls ETFs "mutual funds for the 21st century" and touts them as a cost-effective way for investors to broadly diversify their portfolios.
Mutual funds do that too, but Carrel thinks ETFs are better because their fees are lower and they can be traded during the day, like a regular stock, rather than only after the stock market closes for the day, as with a mutual fund.

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Sprylogics International Corp. - Second Default Status Report

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT

TORONTO, June 25 /CNW/ - Sprylogics International Corp. ("Sprylogics" or the "Company") is providing this second bi-weekly default status report in accordance with National Policy 12-203 - Cease Trade Orders for Continuous Disclosure Defaults ("NP 12-203"). In its initial default announcement of May 28, 2009 (the "Default Notice"), the Company announced that it will not be filing its audited financial statements for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 (the "2008 Financial Statements") and its management's discussion and analysis relating to the 2008 Financial Statements (collectively, the "Required Filings") before the prescribed deadline of June 1, 2009. The Company provided its first bi-weekly default status report on June 12, 2009 ...[More...]

SPDR® ETF Family Announces Impact of Receiving Settlement Payments

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:47:00 GMT

The total amount payable to each Fund is listed below.
State Street manages $139 billion in SPDR ETF assets worldwide (as of March 31, 2009) and is one of the largest ETF providers in the U.S. and globally.
State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), delivers investment strategies and integrated solutions to clients worldwide across every asset class, investment approach and style.

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SPDR® ETF Family Announces Impact of Receiving Settlement Payments

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:33:00 GMT

The SPDR® S&P 500 ETF (SPDR Trust, Series I, NYSE: SPY), Dow Diamonds® (DIAMONDS Trust, Series I, NYSE: DIA), The Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (NYSE: XLF), SPDR® Dow Jones Total Market ETF (NYSE: TMW), SPDR® Dow Jones Large Cap Growth ETF (NYSE: ELG) and SPDR® DJ Global Titans ETF (NYSE: DGT) announced today that each Fund received payments as eligible claimants from a settlement fund established by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to American International Group, Inc.[More...]

SPDR ® ETF Family Announces Impact of Receiving Settlement Payments - Business Wire

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:58:00 GMT

The SPDR® S&P 500 ETF (SPDR Trust, Series I, NYSE:SPY - News), The Industrial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (NYSE:XLI - News), SPDR® DJ Wilshire Large Cap Value ETF (NYSE:ELV - News) and SPDR® DJ Global Titans ETF (NYSE:DGT - News) announced today that each Fund received payments as authorized claimants from a class action settlement related to Tyco International Ltd.[More...]

Corporate Update - Mar 13 2009 1:35PM

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:17:00 GMT

TORONTO, March 13 /CNW/ - Sprylogics International Corp. (the "Company") (TSX-V: SPY) announced today that the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company is scheduled to be held on July 30, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario. The Company is currently in default of the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange since the Company has not held an annual meeting of shareholders within the timeframes required by applicable corporate law and Exchange policy. The disclosure in this news release is being provided at the request of the Exchange.[More...]

Net Inflows in State Street’s SPDR® ETFs Reach Record High of $70.1 Billion in 2008

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:59:00 GMT

State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announced that assets under management in SPDR ETFs totaled $159.4 billion at the end of 2008. During the year, net inflows into State Street’s family of 80 SPDR ETFs reached a record high of $70.1 billion, which represents approximately 39 percent of the ETF industry’s annual net inflows.¹[More...]

SPDR® ETF Family Announces Impact of Receiving Settlement Payments

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:26:00 GMT

The SPDR® S&P 500 ETF (SPDR Trust, Series I, NYSE Alternext US: SPY - News), The Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund (NYSE Arca: XLE - News) and SPDR® DJ Wilshire Total Market ETF (NYSE Arca: TMW - News), announced today that each Fund received payments from a class action settlement as eligible claimants related to Enron Corporation.[More...]

/C O R R E C T I O N from Source -- Sprylogics International Corp./

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:36:00 GMT

In c4911 transmitted at 10:50e, August 18, 2008 an error occurred in the eighth paragraph. The second sentence should have read "The software was especially popular with financial regulators, such as the Investment[More...]

Sprylogics' Subsidiary, Devesys Technologies and United Launch Alliance Announce Agreement

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:55:00 GMT

TORONTO, DENVER, CO and MADISON, WI, Aug. 20 /CNW/ - Sprylogics International Corp.'s (TSX-V: SPY), subsidiary, Devesys Technologies, Inc. (DTI) is pleased to announce that it has signed a multiple license agreement with United Launch Alliance LLC (ULA), a joint venture of The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the existing TrakEnterprise system. This will enable users throughout ULA to collaborate on issues and cases on an enterprise-wide basis.[More...]

SPDR(R) ETF Family Announces Impact of Receiving Settlement Payments

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:35:00 GMT

The SPDR® S&P 500 ETF (SPDR Trust, Series I, AMEX:SPY - News), The Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund (AMEX:XLK - News) and The Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (AMEX:XLF - News), announced today that each Fund received payments from certain class action settlements as authorized claimants.[More...]