VXF News and Press, Vanguard Extended Market From 04/08/24

2024-04-08 20:45:00 ET Summary Right about the present level of the 10-year Treasury yield (4.4% as of Friday’s close) the stock market began to feel pressure last summer. While it is difficult to see bonds selling off and yields rising, if the Fed is to cut rates, maybe th...

2024-04-08 07:47:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 pulled back from last week's record-high close. On Monday, 1 April 2024, signs that oil prices are likely to rise in the months ahead pushed up inflation expectations. Later in the week, several Fed officials responded by trying t...

2024-04-07 23:35:00 ET Summary Q4 ’23 EPS ended at $57.16, up from $54.69 at the end of the previous quarter. The final 2023 calendar S&P 500 EPS ended at $222.94 versus the expected $219.67 at the end of the previous quarter. The Q1 ’24 S&P 500 EPS estim...

2024-04-05 18:26:00 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...

2024-04-04 03:10:00 ET Summary From Jan. 2000 through March 2024, the annual return for the S&P 500 is 7.40%. High-yield credit has done well in the last year in terms of absolute returns. Small- and mid-cap had a decent 2021 and 2022, but large-cap and growth re-asserted ...

2024-04-02 09:30:00 ET Summary In Q1, the S&P 500 packed in a year's worth of returns in just one quarter. After a 2-month hiatus, insiders returned to the market with relative purchase activity not observed since the end of 2023. March's jump in sentiment amid a market ra...

2024-04-02 03:20:00 ET Summary Helped mainly by the massive gain since late October, the S&P 500’s one-year trailing total return through the end of March clocked in at 30.5% or nearly triple the historical average of 11.8%. Looking out over the last five and ten years,...

2024-04-01 08:32:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 closed out its best quarter since 2019 at a new record high of 5,254.35. The index has risen by just over 10% in value since 2023-Q4 ended, largely propelled by expectations the Federal Reserve would be cutting interest rates in 2024....

2024-03-30 03:57:32 ET Summary I use a 10-month EMA and relative strength ratios to determine the allocation of retirement funds among four ETF choices. All the ETFs are in bullish alignment. I use relative strength charts to help narrow down the ETF that is both in an uptrend...

2024-03-28 20:00:00 ET Summary A reader asked last week what was driving the S&P 500 earnings growth. The fact is the biggest market cap stocks, some of which have the larger earnings weights, are pushing the market higher. It’s a healthy economy, as evidenced by Q4 &#x...