FXN News and Press, First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund From 06/07/21

During the pandemic lockdown in the first half of 2020, only three S&P 500 sectors saw positive earnings and revenue growth for Q1 and Q2 ’20. In Q1 ’21, Technology has grown EPS and revenue 53% and 21%, respectively. Once Q2 ’21 earnings start in mid-July...

We got another disappointing employment report last week. The US economy added 559,000 jobs in May, which was below expectations and disappointing. There are certainly remaining supply-side issues in the economy, which is what we should expect in a recovery from a supply shock. The pr...

Due to passive investing’s increasing popularity, opportunities outside of the major indexes should become both more prevalent and more attractive. Recently, though, traditional passive investing has become a bit less popular as many investors have eagerly embraced alternatives...

The market has pressed to new all-time highs, and in the near term there is little to dampen optimism - the economy continues to strengthen, bolstered by monetary and fiscal stimulus, improving corporate investment and strong retail consumption. If anything has weighed on investors in...

PayPal (PYPL): Q1 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.22 beats by $0.20; GAAP EPS of $0.92 beats by $0.28.Revenue of $6.03B (+30.5% Y/Y) beats by $130M.Total Payment Volume (TPV) of $285 billion, growing 50%, and 46% on an FX-neutral basis (FXN); revenue of $6.03 billion, growing 31%, and 29% on an FXN basis....

Value is set to massively outperform Growth. As inflation pressure rises, energy/cyclicals/precious metals will be the best performing sectors. Inflationary pressure seldom turn on a dime, once the momentum gets going, it hardly stops. Investors should be long value sectors wi...

Important to focus on where we are going. Energy stock correction is ending. Look to allocate into your favorite names now. With Israel returning back to normal with ~57% of its population fully vaccinated, the rest of the world is looking towards a return to normal. The US is...

Current economic data is certainly strong - although not universally so - but the bond and currency markets may be pointing to some weakness ahead. The copper to gold ratio which peaked in early March, leading bond yields by a full month, has recently resumed its uptrend. The comm...

Since U.S. Treasury bonds have fallen more than -20% in value, it looks like we might've seen a short-term bottom and an opportunity to profit in the bond market. Which sectors are performing well in the intermediate term, as well as those that are taking a breather in the short term....

Look at the “other side” of the argument in executing each investment. Almost all commentators on the market and the US economy are bullish. Quarterly earnings growth rates will decline. Recognize some of the probable drivers of inflation now and in the future. ...