QQXT News and Press, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index Fd From 06/06/23

2023-06-06 05:38:00 ET Summary The US economy faces concerns such as Fed tightening, high inflation, tighter bank lending standards, and leading indicators pointing to a potential downturn. The job market remains solid, but some worsening data suggests that its strength may have p...

2023-06-06 04:39:00 ET Summary The Fed may not raise rates in July, as inflation is expected to continue to decline. Housing prices have been falling for the past 18 months, which will lead to negative Owner's Equivalent Rent component of the CPI in the coming months. The econ...

2023-06-05 19:35:00 ET Summary The US may be adding jobs in huge numbers, but the key ISM business surveys cast serious doubt on how long this can last. The manufacturing ISM index is already indicating recession and the service sector will soon join it unless order books turn aro...

2023-06-02 22:30:00 ET Summary The service sector has historically kept the US economy afloat during manufacturing contractions, allowing for a "soft landing" scenario. The monetary conditions index suggests economic growth will pick up later this year, which could explain the sto...

2023-06-02 03:05:00 ET Summary Recessions are generally associated with lousy labor markets. Unlike many other countries, the US official (NBER) definition of recession does not involve two negative quarters, but lots of people wrongly believe it does. It will be interesting t...

2023-05-31 02:17:00 ET Summary Several new forces may soon combine to push our energy stocks higher. There is a tremendous amount of cash on the sidelines, which could pour into the stock market and spark a major market rally at any unknown day or hour, as soon as there is a signi...

2023-05-30 21:30:00 ET Summary A new Nasdaq Volatility Correlation sell signal was triggered last week, indicating a potential trend reversal. Disconnects between equities and options markets can be important signals for impending trend reversals. The options market is not as ...

2023-05-30 04:41:00 ET Summary The economy continues to show remarkable resiliency. Markets have, in recent weeks, started to price in another rate hike and pushed rate cuts out to near the end of the year. Credit spreads improved last week and continue to trade less than the ...

2023-05-29 06:50:00 ET Summary To make sense of today’s market conundrum, remember that things could have been worse than they are, and that investors are more defensive than they appear. Each time we run through all the reasons to be bearish on equities, we are struck by j...

2023-05-26 13:52:00 ET Summary In the latest AI-driven chapter of mania, chipmaker Nvidia has leapt 186% year to date and is trading about 15% above its November 2021 top. Nvidia collapsed 90% after its 2000 top and spent 15 years trying to make back losses. The ongoing bear m...