FCAL News and Press, First Trust California Municipal High income ETF From 03/28/24

2024-03-28 13:00:00 ET Summary The tax-free municipal bond market continued to put on a heck of a show during the first quarter of 2024. Muni/treasury yield ratios have remained low across the yield curve. The higher yields in Munis that carried over from last year have produc...

2024-03-22 05:00:00 ET Summary Historically, putting cash to work in munis before easing began resulted in significantly higher returns than waiting until after cuts started. Investors who entered the market two to three months before the first Fed rate cut saw more than double th...

2024-03-18 14:45:00 ET Summary Municipals posted positive performance and outperformed comparable Treasuries in February. We expect supply-and-demand dynamics to turn less supportive in the coming months. After patience to start the year, we would view any material backup as a...

2024-03-12 09:06:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-02-24 00:45:00 ET Summary 2023 was a challenging year with a few drivers of volatility in the fixed income markets, some of which were not traditional. Given the slowdown in growth, the economy is at a point where central banks can start to think about shifting away from rest...

2024-02-09 07:04:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-02-07 03:18:00 ET Summary The recent congressional continuing resolutions have slightly dampened the extremes, but most of the extraordinary spread is still in the marketplace. In my opinion, the benefit of higher interest rates flows to the buyer of a tax-free municipal bond...

2024-02-04 06:45:00 ET Summary Municipal bonds provide a reliable source of income, making them attractive for risk-averse investors seeking some added security for their fixed-income portfolios. VanEck expects municipal bonds will offer a solid opportunity for total return, corre...

2024-01-30 10:45:00 ET Summary With the Fed cutting rates, at some point, fixed-income securities are likely to appreciate in price when their unwinding begins to take place. Investment-grade U.S. corporate bond sales just hit a record for January at $176 billion, breaching the pr...

2024-01-29 15:04:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...