TUSA News and Press, First Trust Total US Market AlphaDEX ETF From 03/29/22

The Consumer Confidence Index from The Conference Board rose slightly in March and remains at a moderately favorable level overall. For the present situation index components, current business conditions and employment conditions improved. Price pressures have been compounded by s...

With global markets close to post-Ukraine war highs, we remain neutral on global equities. In the UK, the Bank of England is the outlier for now, raising interest rates by a further 0.25% but alluding to the possibility of an easier trajectory of rate increases as growth slows due to ...

The odds of a US economic contraction in the immediate future remain low, but blowback from the Ukraine war and elevated inflation risk could quickly change the calculus. Incoming data in the weeks ahead could be unusually critical inputs for deciding how or if to change the current l...

“Bear squeeze,” or has the bull market returned? Over the last few weeks, that remains the question as the market rocketed off its lows, eclipsing both the 50- and 200-day moving averages. Since the lows from a few weeks ago, the market has surged sharply higher. While t...

Most of the stocks we are adding now are prospering from the current inflationary environment that accelerated after Russia invaded Ukraine. As investors seek inflation hedges that can prosper from stagflation, stocks remain our best bet. Specifically, commodity-related companies - as...

I am not predicting a rip-roaring bull market, although the emergence of such a market remains plausible. While the pundits and analysts are focused on inflation and the present, the market sees inflation as one of numerous factors which will influence what happens next. If VIX co...

Inflation has been a sorely misunderstood concept as experts and pundits incorrectly attribute reasons for inflation. The experts have been wrong and will continue to be wrong if they don't change their thinking, leading to poor policy. We have yet to experience inflationary effec...

Preliminary PMI survey data showed only a modest impact from the Ukraine war on current economic growth in the world's largest developed economies in March. The United Kingdom recorded the strongest growth of the four largest developed economies for the third month in a row in March. ...

This article will present all the corrections and bear markets in the stock market for the past 93 years. This will help put today's market in perspective. There are tips all investors should follow during choppy times. Practicing sound investment principles matters now more than when...

In this week’s AAII Sentiment Survey result, Bullish Percent rose to 32.8% this week from 22.5% last week. Bearish Percent fell to 35.4% from 49.8%. The CNN “Fear and Greed” Index rose from 22 last week to 43 this week. Despite the monster rally off the lows in th...