DDIV News and Press, First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF From 05/30/23

2023-05-30 12:00:00 ET Summary The traditional 60%/40% portfolio has definitely felt a drag from the bond side of the equation. Expected tech sector EPS growth remains pretty punk for 2023, even after Nvidia’s earnings last week. Technology as a sector does better when ...

2023-05-30 04:38:00 ET Summary The relationship between the copper price and the S&P 500 Index can be described as one of generally positive correlation, with divergent movements at times. The performance difference since early April, with the copper price moving downward to a...

2023-05-27 02:25:00 ET Summary The US stock market is having itself a pretty decent year so far in 2023, all things considered. This week we focus on another unusual characteristic of the stock market – the extreme narrowness of outperformance, dominated almost exclusively ...

2023-05-26 22:14:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 has been closing in on new 52-week highs as the index gains another 1.3% heading into the long weekend. Indicating what has broadly been mediocre breadth at best, the only two sectors with relative strength lines that are currently mo...

2023-04-24 05:32:12 ET Summary This article provides an overview of the SCHD's historical performance vs. a peer group of 78, including popular ETFs like VTV, VYM, VIG, DGRO, and SDY. A solid long-term track record suggests SCHD's strategy has merit. Although it's not the most con...

2023-03-25 06:54:45 ET First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF ( NASDAQ: DDIV ) - $0.2401 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.11% as of Feb. 28. Payable Mar 31; for shareholders of record Mar 27; ex-div Mar 24. For further details see: First Trust Dorsey Wr...

2023-03-18 02:14:07 ET Summary High frequency indicators can give us a nearly up-to-the-moment view of the economy. The metrics are divided into long leading, short leading, and coincident indicators. Several important coincident indicators - tax withholding and temporary staf...

2023-03-18 01:20:49 ET Summary The recent weakness in the banking system demonstrates just how fragile it is. We have yet to see the full impact of higher interest rates in the economy, but earnings have already started to decline. The market's earnings expectations for the S&...

2023-03-15 00:30:00 ET Summary Small businesses continue to report some of the worst sentiment of the past decade with the February reading right back in line with the April 2020 low. Plans to increase employment remain healthy in the 77th percentile. Most firms report now as ...

2023-03-11 02:24:27 ET Summary The Fed “pivot” which is “higher for longer” and the implications. We believe that the Fed is well aware of the need for a continued hiking process and therefore staying “higher for longer”. Volatility mo...