XYLD News and Press, GLOBAL X FDS From 11/20/23

2023-11-20 09:33:00 ET Summary For the week, the S&P 500 was up 2.2%. After three consecutive up weeks, we are now just 1.6% below the 2023 high-water mark, set on July 31. The best performer last week was the small-cap Russell 2000, as investors sought bargains among the asse...

2023-11-20 09:10:00 ET Summary Nvidia, the AI chip giant, will report its fiscal Q3 '24 after the bell on Tuesday night, 11/21/23. The financial stocks - large cap - had a good week this week. The 10% gain in the S&P 500 since late October '23, has brought the S&P 500 ...

2023-11-16 13:05:53 ET Summary Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF is an "ETF of CEFs" that tracks a basket of income-focused closed-end funds. The fund offers a 10% yield through a monthly distribution. We see the macro backdrop as positive for this unique market segment going f...

2023-11-14 17:56:19 ET Summary BXMX and XYLD write covered calls on the index as an offset to their equity holdings. BXMX is a closed end fund, whereas XYLD is an exchange traded fund. We review them on key characteristics, performance, and yield and provide our pick between t...

2023-11-09 04:28:00 ET Summary Why equity markets may be undervalued. The big headwind facing investors. Where the opportunities are among market volatility. Markets have started November on stronger footing than previous months, but can that momentum continue? Dav...

2023-11-09 04:16:00 ET Summary Better-than-expected earnings flipped estimated year-over-year earnings growth from slightly negative (-0.01%) as of October 2 to 5% growth as of November 7. The Magnificent Seven is anticipated to grow earnings by 43% compared to the year-ago period...

2023-11-08 09:25:00 ET Summary Options on futures are derivative contracts that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a futures contract at a specific price on or before a certain date. The primary use of equity options has always been hedging, a strate...

2023-11-07 02:55:00 ET Summary It was just a week ago that we were looking at the serious prospect of a change in market regime for the S&P 500. Last week's developments came as the Federal Reserve, which has strong control over short-term interest rates, chose to leave them a...

2023-11-06 08:00:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 was up 5.9% for the week, and is just 5.0% below the 2023 high watermark. The best performer last week was Blockchain, as Bitcoin continues to gain upward momentum. After several weeks of narrowing market participation, it now loo...

2023-11-02 06:47:00 ET Summary November through December also sees what is generally the highest level of corporate buyback activity for the year. In addition to being buyers of equities over the coming month, Goldman Sachs estimates CTAs will also be significant buyers of bonds u...