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Fintech Focus For November 16, 2020
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 9:15pm | 1771Read More...Quote Of The Day: If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. - Jim Rohn Fintech Movers: The most well-funded US fintech startup is SoFi, with $2.5B in disclosed equity funding. The San Francisco-based personal finance platform offers an array of financial...
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Can These 2 Hot Stocks Continue To Rise In November?
Monday, November 2, 2020 - 2:15pm | 300Read More...Shares of Kate Spade and Coach parent company Tapestry Inc (NYSE: TPR) notched a strong return in October and the momentum can be sustained through November, according to Piper Sandler Chief Market Technician Craig Johnson. Tapestry's Chart: Tapestry's stock benefited in October from a beat...
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Fintech Focus For August 25, 2020
Monday, August 24, 2020 - 5:07pm | 2430Read More...Quote Of The Day: Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. - Gloria Steinem Fintech Movers: A digital currency could also help the Fed implement monetary policy by setting interest rates on consumers' accounts holding the digital currency — analysts say this also could be a more...
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A Momentum ETF With Some Steadiness
Thursday, October 26, 2017 - 8:28am | 481Read More...Momentum is one of this year's leading investment factors and that theme is accessible a variety of exchange-traded funds. An upstart ETF dedicated to momentum stocks is the Fidelity Momentum Factor ETF (NYSE: FDMO). FDMO, which launched in September 2016, tracks the Fidelity U.S. Momentum...
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Marvel At Momentum With This ETF
Monday, November 14, 2016 - 9:13am | 477Read More...The momentum factor had its heyday, for longer than many expected, but in 2016, investors have overtly favored the low volatility, quality and value factors while momentum goes overlooked. That does not mean the case for momentum and exchange-traded funds such as the iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum...
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Once Beloved Momentum ETF Loses Its Momo
Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 7:34am | 567Read More...With the low volatility, quality and value investment factors outperforming this year, it might be logical to assume momentum is struggling. FV: Gauging The Momentum Factor If the once beloved First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VI (NASDAQ: FV) is an accurate gauge, yes, momentum is struggling. Still...
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Momentum Traders Dive Into Ocean Power Technologies
Monday, July 18, 2016 - 9:49am | 320Read More...For the second time in the past two months, Ocean Power Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OPTT) is making huge, high-volume trading swings. After the company announced last week that it has developed a newer version of its PowerBuoy, shares spiked 61.4 percent on Thursday and another 75.2 percent on Friday...
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Low Volatility And Momentum Meet In This New ETF
Friday, July 15, 2016 - 9:02am | 566Read More...Low volatility and momentum are two widely followed investment factors, but rare are the occasions that these two factors meet and stand as the primary factors under the umbrella of a single exchange-traded fund. That changed a bit Thursday with the debut of the PowerShares DWA Momentum & Low...
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New ETFs Bring Momentum To Fixed Income
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 12:25pm | 450Read More...Momentum is one of the most widely followed investment factors, but when it comes to the application of this factor in universe of exchange-traded funds, it is most often applied to equity-based products. IndexIQ, an ETF issuer with a reputation for unique offerings, is changing that. On Tuesday,...
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Near-Term Momentum For Emerging Markets ETFs
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 2:00pm | 640Read More...Sometimes, “better” is a relative term, but there is no denying the Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fd (NYSE: VWO), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (NYSE: EEM) and other emerging markets exchange-traded funds are certainly acting better to start 2016 than they did in...
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Will GoPro Ever Attract Value Investors?
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 12:15pm | 817Read More...Stocks can be broken into several different categories. One of the most common categories is known as "value stocks." It describes an issues price relative to its core fundamentals (dividends, earnings or sales). One that trades below these metrics is considered undervalued; one that trades above...
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Quality Conundrum For Dividend ETFs
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 2:16pm | 572Read More...The quality factor is a favorite among advisors and investors, but it has been a disappointment this year, lagging its momentum rival. Quality's laggard status has also plagued some dividend exchange-traded funds, a scenario that has put some income investors in a bind. Adding to the conundrum...
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Momentum Is Working At The Sector Level
Monday, October 26, 2015 - 12:30pm | 542Read More...Throughout 2015, investors have heard plenty about the momentum factor outperforming its value counterpart. Exchange-traded funds easily prove as much. For example, the $947.7 million iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: MTUM)) is up nearly 6 percent, while the S&P 500 is...
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Black Rabbit: Stock Buying Software That Never Makes A Mistake?
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 5:32pm | 733Read More...California entrepreneur and software engineer Steve Bode told Benzinga he had designed a program that automatically buys and sells stock. Furthermore, according to Bode, the software never makes a mistake, and now he has decided to make it available to investors (for a fee). Who Is Steve Bode...
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6 Signs The Momentum Meltdown May Have Resumed
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 1:19pm | 1413Read More...To be honest, the plan was to present an in-depth review of the outlook for inflation on Wednesday. To be sure, nothing can kill a bull market faster than an uptick in inflation. And with the May data showing that there just might be some inflation percolating at the present time, it seemed a...
