ISHP News and Press, First Trust S-Network E-Commerce ETF From 02/16/24

2024-02-16 03:30:00 ET Summary January and February are the worst months of the year for retail sales overall; December is the best month of the year. In January 2024, retail sales plunged by 16.6% from December. For non-store retailers (mostly ecommerce), the best month by fa...

2024-02-15 11:45:00 ET Summary January retail sales and manufacturing output were quite a lot weaker than expected, but we are coming off strong levels after upside surprises in late 2023. The outlook remains one of a slowing growth story as high borrowing costs, tight credit cond...

2024-01-25 09:54:00 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...

2024-01-24 23:40:00 ET Summary December Retail Sales were impressive, generally topping economists' estimates. Three Consumer Discretionary companies provided earnings updates earlier this month. Spotting key volatility catalysts on the calendar is key ahead of the retail repo...

2024-01-18 22:35:00 ET Summary U.S. December retail sales came in stronger than expected. Retail and food services were up 0.6% month-over-month, and the ex-autos category up 0.4% m/m. Two categories that stood out in December were clothing & clothing accessories stores, where...

2024-01-17 11:12:00 ET Summary The jobs market is tight, inflation is above target, consumer spending is holding up and recent Fed commentary suggests they are in no hurry to loosen policy. As such, we continue to favour May as the start point for interest rate cuts rather than Ma...

2024-01-04 04:25:00 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...

2023-12-19 07:45:00 ET Summary CPI rose by 0.1% in November and 3.1% in the past 12 months. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI rose 0.3% in November and 4% in the past 12 months. The Fed will keep rates steady until inflation approaches 2%. The ECB followed the Fed’...

2023-12-01 08:00:00 ET Summary Recent data point to a record shopping season for Shopify, which saw Black Friday sales grow 22% y/y. Online shopping is driven largely by discretionary areas like clothing, accessories, and other general merchandise (in contrast to areas like food a...

2023-12-01 04:25:00 ET Summary Outlook for retail stocks amid economic uncertainty. Will shoppers keep spending even with inflation high? What to expect this holiday shopping season. Retailers are hoping for a boost from this year's holiday shopping season even as ...