ITOT News and Press, iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market From 03/08/24

2024-03-08 04:50:00 ET Summary From 2009 to 2021, the large caps in the S&P 500 and the small caps in the Russell 2000 moved more or less in lock-step. We are seeing a similar divergence in U.S. labor market data as well with a huge gap developing between two different surveys...

2024-03-03 00:08:00 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...

2024-02-20 09:00:00 ET Summary VIG is often considered a safer, less volatile way to invest in better quality stocks than what are found in total stock market funds. Backtesting VIG is misleading as its index and its holdings changed in Sept 2021. We discuss the impact of the chan...

2024-02-10 12:58:00 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...

2024-02-08 01:57:00 ET Summary Methodology differences influence the classification of growth stocks. Meta's 2022 plunge and 2023 recovery exemplify style index impact. Structural nuances, like the absence of a momentum variable, shape index behavior. By Catherine ...

2024-02-04 01:45:00 ET Summary Since early 2022, the FED lifted the federal funds rate by 5.25% to curb inflation, triggering speculation from pundits over the economic impact and future path of rate increases. Recently, the Fed noted that inflation has been tempered by restrictiv...

2024-02-03 00:17:00 ET Summary The rise of the Magnificent Seven marks a shift in the type of company that grows to become a mega cap. Index methodology that requires a history of profitability would make these companies ineligible for index inclusion. Some of the top performi...

2024-01-31 04:28:00 ET Summary In Russell Investments’ factor portfolios, the Global Large Cap Growth, Momentum and Size factors outperformed the MSCI All-Country World Index during Q4, while the Global Large Cap Value and Low Volatility factors underperformed the index. The Gl...

2024-01-30 21:10:00 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...

2024-01-15 04:50:24 ET Summary Total market ETFs like SCHB offer exposure to a broad segment of the stock market but may underperform the S&P 500 Index. SCHB is issued by Charles Schwab Asset Management and has minimal concentration risk with approximately 2500 holdings. S...