QQXT News and Press, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index Fd From 05/10/24

2024-05-10 07:50:00 ET Summary The four-week moving average of initial claims, which the Labor Department also provides, irons out the week-to-week squiggles. We’re looking for sharp increases in weekly claims for unemployment insurance benefits, and we’re looking fo...

2024-05-10 07:26:37 ET Momentum is back in the markets, with major indices like the Dow ( DJI ), S&P 500 ( SP500 ) and Nasdaq ( COMP:IND ) all just 1% away from their all-time record highs. The bull run is continuing despite concerns that the Fed might hold rates hig...

2024-05-09 10:40:00 ET Summary There are many ways to monitor recession risk, but any one indicator in isolation is flawed. In the search of early warning signs of trouble, it’s useful to focus on the labor market, which is arguably the key driver of economic strength and w...

2024-05-09 06:00:00 ET Summary Inflation, interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty tend to influence the market more than U.S. election results. Traders tend to conflate their political bias, or a certain election result, as being better for the stock market over the next four ...

2024-05-04 05:00:00 ET Summary The Japanese currency had weakened back to 157.94 by Wednesday, before a second round of intervention pushed the dollar/yen down to 153. The Nasdaq 100 traded up to 17,800 in Monday trading - then dropped 2.9% to Wednesday morning lows. Any pushb...

2024-05-02 05:40:25 ET There's a famous adage on Wall Street called "Sell in May and go away," but investors are analyzing if the strategy still holds any merit. The investment approach posits that stocks tend to underperform in the six months through October, so investors should convert to...

2024-05-01 10:20:00 ET Summary The probability the U.S. economy will see a recession begin sometime in the next twelve months has started to fall again during the past six weeks, after having hit a double-top. The Recession Probability Track indicates the probability a recession w...

2024-04-22 13:45:00 ET Summary Style regimes constitute one of investors’ largest risk factors, second only to overall equity exposure. After 15 years of dominance of the growth style, the return of intra-market volatility has prompted renewed interest in cyclical rotations...

2024-04-19 07:45:00 ET Summary This year started on a strong note, with global equity markets gaining 8.9%. With better-than-expected economic data being published in the U.S., but also in Europe and China, market confidence grew, leading to a regional broadening of the bull marke...

2024-04-17 08:45:00 ET Summary Economic reflation is becoming the next bullish narrative as equity valuation increases continue to outpace earnings gains, at least according to Goldman Sachs and Tony Pasquariello. Interest rates, gold, and commodity prices have increased in the pa...