Financial Markets Report For Wednesday, Dec 11

Financial Markets Report For Wednesday, Dec 11

Image Source: PixabayIn this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Wednesday, December 11.Video Length: 00:13:46More By This Author:SPDR ETF Report For Tuesday, Dec 10Financial Markets Report For Tuesday, Dec 10Metal Markets Report For Monday, Dec 9
EUR/USD Trudges Lower Ahead Of ECB Rate Call

EUR/USD Trudges Lower Ahead Of ECB Rate Call

Image Source: Pixabay EUR/USD clattered into the 1.0500 handle on Wednesday. Despite a tepid uptick in US CPI inflation, the Greenback is trading steady. Euro markets are pulling back slightly ahead of the ECB’s latest rate cut. EUR/USD fell for a fourth straight day on Wednesday, shedding one quarter of one percent and easing into the […]
The Most Popular ETFs Of 2024

The Most Popular ETFs Of 2024

Image Source: Pixabay 2024 has been an exceptional year for the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry, with numerous major milestones and records. Year-to-date flows into US-listed ETFs surpassed $1 trillion last week, according to Bloomberg data. The previous annual record was $903 billion, set in 2021.ETFs have solidified their position as the investment vehicle of choice for […]
Stocks, Rates, Dollar, And Volatility All Rise

Stocks, Rates, Dollar, And Volatility All Rise

CPI numbers today largely came in line. But when you took a deeper look at them and rounded them out, you realize they were in line but on the hotter side of inline, meaning the year-over-year number came in at 2.7 but missed a 2.8 print by a hundredth of a percent. The number came […]
Nasdaq Surge As Russell 2000 Stumbles

Nasdaq Surge As Russell 2000 Stumbles

There was only one winner today and it was the Nasdaq. Last week’s push past resistance has an established breakout gap (today’s gain looks to have put to bed any chance of this gap closing, thereby marking it as a “breakout gap”), that in itself, may also be a measuring gap. If we also have […]
Nasdaq Rallies But What About Market Broadening?

Nasdaq Rallies But What About Market Broadening?

While the Nasdaq 100 made new all-time highs today climbing over 20,000, all the Mag 7 talking heads cheered! And as they should. After all, it’s been all about growth stocks for years and every dip has been a buy. Our quant models are happy. Momentum trading has paid off for our clients in an almost surreal way. However, […]
SP500, Nasdaq 100, Russell 2000, DAX 40, FTSE 100, ASX 200 Analysis

SP500, Nasdaq 100, Russell 2000, DAX 40, FTSE 100, ASX 200 Analysis

Image Source: Pixabay Elliott Wave Technical Analysis and Trading Strategies: S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Russell 2000, DAX 40, FTSE 100, ASX 200.Indices look forward to higher levels in this short term bullish run. Elliott Wave Analysis SP500 (SPX): Wave i of (v) of iii) of 5 of (5) of 3) NASDAQ 100 (NDX) Wave i of (v) of […]
The Juan Soto Stock Market

The Juan Soto Stock Market

Image Source: Pexels Let me get my bias out of the way. As a lifelong Yankee fan, I was not exactly thrilled that Juan Soto signed with the crosstown Mets instead of remaining with the pennant-winning Yanks. But then my anger waned when I thought about the terms of the deal: $765 million over 15 years!Far […]
3 Dividend Aristocrats With Long-Term Growth

3 Dividend Aristocrats With Long-Term Growth

Image Source: Pixabay Investors looking for dividend income should consider the list of Dividend Aristocrats, a group of 66 stocks in the S&P 500 Index that have each raised their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years.There are a mix of high-yield Dividend Aristocrats with lower growth prospects, which widely have appeal for investors such as […]
Hotel Costs Jump 3.7 Percent In November, What’s Going On?

Hotel Costs Jump 3.7 Percent In November, What’s Going On?

Shelter Notes Rent of primary residence is measured rent. Owners’ Equivalent Rent (OER) is the rent a person would pay if they rented their own home in lieu of a mortgage or outright ownership. Rent of primary residence plus OER of primary residence compromise 33.467 percent of the CPI. The combination is 91.43 percent of […]