http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/spx Blog Articles Tagged with 'spx' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148276?rsstype=tag&tag=spx The market may be expressing some disappointment with the fact that no major announcements came out of the G-20 meeting over the weekend, at least nothing investors can hang their hats on Monday.The G-20 agreed to continue to use fiscal measures to h... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:04:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148276?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147888?rsstype=tag&tag=spx The Oxford Dictionary defines volatility as liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. It s not as if investors do not know this by now, as global stock markets were again subjected to extreme fluctuations dur... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:22:47 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147888?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147426?rsstype=tag&tag=spx What a wild day on the stock markets! At one stage, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged to below 8,000 to a five-year intraday low, but staged a spectacular rally late in the session to close 553 points (6.6%) up on the day. The S&P 500 Index mo... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:02:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147426?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146391?rsstype=tag&tag=spx The list of well-known names identifying value on the U.S. stock market at current levels is growing by the day and includes the likes of Jeremy Grantham (GMO Careful buying is justified ), Warren Buffett ( Buy America. I am ), John Huss... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:04:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146391?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146305?rsstype=tag&tag=spx Standard & Poor's has been busy recently with changes to the composition of the S&P 500 Index. S&P noted in the case of General Growth Properties (GGP) that the company's market cap had declined to $128 million making it the smallest company by marke... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:12:19 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146305?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145125?rsstype=tag&tag=spx On Friday, Standard & Poor's announced that Unisys Corp. (UIS) would be replaced in the S&P 500 Index by People s United Financial Inc. (PBCT). The UIS will be removed after the close of trading on November 10 and PBCT will be added after the close... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:49:48 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145125?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1138312?rsstype=tag&tag=spx Merrill Lynch just released its latest installment of the RIC Report. This is the periodic update from its Research Investment Committee led by well-known investment strategist Richard Bernstein. Among other things, the report makes the point that e... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:51:42 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1138312?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1135912?rsstype=tag&tag=spx Individual investor bullish sentiment rose to 40.94% versus last week's reading of 31.47%. Equally impressive was the decline in bearish sentiment to 39.77% versus the prior week level of 60.84%. The bull/bear spread narrowed to -20% versus last week... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:37:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1135912?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1131237?rsstype=tag&tag=spx In our office, we've been using the Fusion IQ quant system for so long, we know it inside out. We use it as the basis for our institutional trading and published research (up 10% for the year).Subscribers have asked us to include our market and stoc... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1131237?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1130489?rsstype=tag&tag=spx One major international bank after the other is collapsing and is being nationalized or sold off in sections. Although passed by the U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives has yet to approve a bailout plan for beleaguered banks. Globally there i... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:18:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1130489?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1129932?rsstype=tag&tag=spx In Tuesday's post, I noted that the Dividend Aristocrats significantly outperformed the market for both the month of September and year to date through September. Those returns were based on a market cap weighed basis.For the payers and non-payers in... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:17:05 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1129932?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1128054?rsstype=tag&tag=spx As I type this, Congress is still debating the Troubled Asset Relief Plan ((TARP)) and various modifications and alternatives that have sprung up over the course of the past week.While the outcome is uncertain, there is clearly a broad recognition th... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:00:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1128054?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1124850?rsstype=tag&tag=spx In some respects, Thursday was an historic day. I could write many words about how it unfolded, but I think you will get a better sense of its roller coaster session if I use several charts. Therefore, I have included the graphs below to illustrate m... Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:36:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1124850?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1120955?rsstype=tag&tag=spx Today, Standard & Poor's announced that Federal National Mortgage Association (FNM) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FRE) will be removed from the S&P 500 Index at the close of trading on September 10. The two companies that will replace F... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:14:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1120955?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118195?rsstype=tag&tag=spx Maybe We Should Listen to Bernanke This Time Around Economic numbers were released on Friday, and they weren't pretty. The stock market action reflected the weakness in income and spending for July. But what was so different from the posit... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:53:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118195?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1117666?rsstype=tag&tag=spx As I type from my home in Houston, not too far from where Hurricane Gustav made land-fall yesterday, I thank God that the storm didn't prove to be as bad as feared. Certainly, given the proximity to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina three yea... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:30:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1117666?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1114919?rsstype=tag&tag=spx After a rocky start, volume and volatility eased and trading turned relatively uneventful last week. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) suffered a two-day 2.5 percent slide Monday and Tuesday, but battled back to finish down just 6 points on the week. Meanwhile... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:01:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1114919?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/daily-options-report/1105503?rsstype=tag&tag=spx Just better clarify my thoughts on the VIX.Let's say I returned to the turrets after a year or two off and got nutshelled a description of the market backdrop right here and now. And then got asked where I expected to see the VIX. I would guess hig... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:39:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/daily-options-report/1105503?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1098151?rsstype=tag&tag=spx We did our long-term portfolio review and it turns out I m still bullish. Last week I decided we were at a bottom and I haven t really seen anything in this awful week to change my mind. We pretty much held my levels yesterday and if we hold th... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:32:04 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1098151?rsstype=tag&tag=spx http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1098311?rsstype=tag&tag=spx We did our long-term portfolio review and it turns out I m still bullish. Last week I decided we were at a bottom and I haven t really seen anything in this awful week to change my mind. We pretty much held my levels yesterday and if we hold th... 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