FTDS News and Press, FIRST TRUST EXCH From 03/18/24

2024-03-18 13:05:00 ET Summary As trading weeks go, the second week of March 2024 resembled a disappointing roller coaster ride for investors. The S&P 500 climbed to a new record high of 5,175.27 on 12 March, 2024, but then went on to lose 1.1% of that new high value by the en...

2024-03-15 20:35:00 ET Summary Looking at the weekly close of the 10-year US Treasury yield, the final yield print this week at 4.30% is the highest weekly closing yield since the 4.47% close in late November ’23. The forward 4-quarter estimate (FFQE) this week improved to ...

2024-03-15 20:05:00 ET Summary Investors have been waiting for a broadening out of the rally for even longer than they’ve been pricing in (and then pricing out) rate cuts. The S&P 500 closed at overbought levels for 40 straight days through the close on 3/14. We wou...

2024-03-11 21:10:00 ET Summary While a 25% surge in the S&P 500 in four months sounds like a big rally, we were down over 10% in the previous three months, so it is not that big a move since July 31. This time around, we did not have an overall recession, even though some part...

2024-03-09 01:40:00 ET Summary The upcoming U.S. presidential election is going to dominate the news cycle over the coming months. While these short-term headlines have the power to create market volatility, over the longer term, markets have historically been indifferent to who o...

2024-03-08 19:42:00 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...

2024-03-08 19:00:00 ET Summary Oracle, Lennar and Adobe are the only names that will be of interest next week, in terms of companies reporting earnings. The forward 4-quarter estimate (FFQE) rose from $243.23 the week prior to $243.29 this week. The S&P 500 “earning...

2024-03-08 09:30:00 ET Summary MoneyShow's Mike Larson speaks with Ralph Acampora, Hedge Fund Advisor for Hedge Friend, and Craig Johnson, Managing Director and Senior Technical Analyst at Piper Sandler & Co. Ralph and Craig both see the markets taking a breather in the near t...

2024-03-07 19:15:00 ET Summary Not only has the S&P 500 returned to new highs but sentiment is also making a push higher. At 51.7%, bullish sentiment is now slightly below the multi-year high from December 21st (52.9%). This week, bearish sentiment fell to 21.8% which was ...

2024-03-06 01:00:00 ET Summary Q4 earnings revealed a tale of two markets in the U.S., with tech and internet players hitting home runs as other sectors and industries played small ball in comparison. S&P 500 earnings were positive for a second consecutive quarter, with the li...