TUSA News and Press, First Trust Total US Market AlphaDEX ETF From 03/13/22

Sentiment is reaching extremes last seen at the March 2020 bottoming region. When sentiment reaches extremes, one must be alert to the potential for another bull market phase to begin. I still maintain an expectation to reach the 5500SPX region over the coming 12-15 months. ...

The major force in the stock market right now seems to be uncertainty, radical uncertainty. Since the start of the calendar year, volatility has increased in the stock markets and stock prices have declined. Radical uncertainty looks like it will continue into the future and more ...

Investors say they are bearish, but remain positioned somewhat aggressively. Mid-term years are shaky and recessionary risks could yield more downside. An oil shock and geopolitical turmoil cause an exodus from European stocks. For further details see: Weekly S&P 500...

There are several high-frequency data points that often provide trading fodder for short-term participants, including US PPI, retail sales, industrial output, and housing starts. The individual projections for the Fed funds target rate draw the most attention. In December, five of...

The war in Ukraine continues in its merciless ways, asset markets continue to be buffeted this way and that by the supercilious rumors that drive short-term trading strategies, and policymakers around the world continue to grapple with what the effect of the war will be on inflation and e...

President Joe Biden took new steps along with U.S. allies to punish Russia economically over its invasion of Ukraine, targeting trade and shutting down development funds while also announcing a ban on imports of Russian seafood, vodka and diamonds. Russian military increased bombardme...

To minimize trading risk and grow capital during a global crisis is somewhat hinged on the answers to speculative questions. As of 03/08/22, YTD returns are: DJIA -10.20%, S&P 500 -12.49%, Nasdaq 100 -18.70%. The global currency market, otherwise known as Forex or FX, is the l...

The preliminary March results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers show overall consumer sentiment fell again in early March, hitting the lowest level since September 2011. The composite consumer sentiment decreased to 59.7 in early March, down from 62.8 in February, a...

It’s been another volatile week in financial markets with events in and around Ukraine continuing to dominate. This in turn creates huge uncertainty around the global economic outlook, with soaring commodity prices a massive downside risk for growth and upside risk for inflatio...

My NEW ERA investment backdrop is entrenched in the current investment landscape. Right now, the "negatives" are getting all of the attention, but there are positives out there as well. Policy errors are taking their toll; HIGH energy costs and HIGH Inflation are embedded in the e...