Amazon Ascent Serves as an ETF Reminder
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) truly meet the definition of “story stocks.” The gains delivered by these stocks this year and…
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Earnings Expectations Fuel Consumer ETFs
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLY) and rival consumer discretionary exchange traded funds are among this year’s best-performing sector ETFs and with…
How Amazon is Helping Consumer Discretionary ETFs
For much of the current bull market, the consumer discretionary sector has been a leadership and Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLY) along…
What Big Tech Sector ETFs are Saying
Some investors have been pondering the veracity of the recent rally in U.S. stocks. One of the more encouraging signs is that there has…
Online Retail ETF is in Style
Recent data and commentary suggest the holiday shopping season was a boon for online retailers, but the same cannot be said of traditional brick-and-mortar…
E-Commerce ETFs Are Enjoying a Merrier Season than Other Retailers
Consumer discretionary stocks strengthened after the Christmas holiday weekend, with e-commerce-related exchange traded funds outpacing brick-and-mortar shops. On Tuesday, the Amplify Online Retail ETF…
Betting on the Consumer in 2017
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLY), the largest exchange traded fund tracking consumer discretionary equities, is higher by about 8% this year,…
Retail ETFs Aren’t Seeing a Lot of Holiday Cheer
Retailers and sector-related exchange traded funds took a hit ahead of the Christmas weekend as brick-and-mortar shops are unable to entice shoppers, even with…
Consumer Discretionary ETFs Retreat on Poor Earnings, Lower Confidence
Consumer discretionary stocks and sector related exchange traded funds were the worst hit area of the markets on Tuesday. It follows after some consumer…
Analyzing Consumer Discretionary ETFs Posting Middling Gains
For much of the current bull market, the consumer discretionary sector has been a leadership and Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLY) along…
ETF Ideas for the Fourth Quarter
The fourth quarter starts next week, so now is a good time for investors to start considering exchange traded funds that have reputations for…
A Sector Rotation ETF Strategy Targeting Attractive Opportunities
When implementing a sector rotation strategy, different people may use varying guidelines to achieve their goals. Investors, though, may also utilize an exchange traded…