FYT News and Press, First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund From 10/30/23

2023-10-30 20:01:00 ET Summary The average time from a yield curve inversion (long interest rates below short) to the onset of recession has been ten months historically. Yield curve re-steepening has preceded the onset of past recessions with a lag of zero to nine months. Sin...

2023-10-30 12:20:00 ET Summary The great frustration about this selloff is that the market is moving so slowly. While rates are dramatically higher, which should send stocks lower, the government is shoving money into the system in immense numbers, which keeps the market from plun...

2023-10-27 00:52:00 ET Summary The expectation that interest rates will remain at high levels for longer than anticipated is leading equity managers across the globe to favor companies with strong balance sheets. Conversely, managers are more cautious on companies reliant on loans or ...

2023-10-26 06:30:00 ET Summary In addition to steering clear of losers, small-cap investors have to demonstrate the "positive art" of finding winners. By achieving that equilibrium and, importantly, selecting a smaller subset of very big winners, small-cap investors stand the best...

2023-10-19 23:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equities have ruled the roost for the better part of the last decade, but another region may emerge as the leader if the business cycle changes. The decision to allocate investments between the U.S. and international markets is not a binary choi...

2023-10-16 20:00:00 ET Summary The economically-sensitive Russell 2000 stock index (RUT) has given back all of its early 2023 rebound and is now negative year to date. The US small-cap 600 index (SP600) is 20% lower than its November 1, 2021 cycle peak and 2.8% higher than five ye...

2023-10-06 22:17:00 ET Summary The window of weakness for stocks is closing, could this presage of a blow-off top to close out the year? The risk for stocks could again be to the upside. A constructive correction in crude oil. One: The window of weakness is closing...

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2023-09-21 21:15:00 ET Summary In life, as in investing, everything happens for a reason, or several reasons. And that holds true for the absolute and relative low valuations for small-cap stocks. At the macro level, the small-cap market turned over in 2021 and has faced the headw...

2023-09-19 21:20:00 ET Summary While some stocks may seem expensive, there are areas of opportunity that feature attractive valuations and growth catalysts. Risky assets - such as equities and high-yield credit - did not wait for the “all clear” sign from macro-land....