Ticker Sense

Secular Bull Markets: 1962 - 2015

Here's a look back at how far we've come since the bottom in 2009...

		First 3	Percent	Length
Start	End	Months	Change	(Days)
6/26/62	2/9/66	7.32%	79.78%	1,324
10/3/74	11/28/80	13.54	125.63	2,248
8/12/82	8/25/87	36.23	228.81	1,839
10/11/90	7/17/98	6.69	301.66	2,836
10/9/02	10/9/07	19.42	101.50	1,826
3/9/09	5/27/15	39.30	213.88	2,270

Chief Strategist's S&P 500 Year End Targets

May 18th Blogger Sentiment Poll

24/7 Wall St (N) The Aleph Blog (-) Biiwii (-)  BullBear Trading  Carl Futia (+) Dash of Insight (N) Dividend Growth Investor (+) Elliot Wave Lives On (N) Fallond Stock Picks (N) Global Economic Intersection (-) GEI – Investing Blog (-) Humble Student of the Markets (-) In the Money (N) Learning Curve (-) MaoXian (+) The Mess That Greenspan Made  MoneyShow.com  Night Owl Trader (+) Peridot Capitalist (-) Prometheus Market Insight  PUG Stock Market Analysis (-) Quant Investor (N) Shanky’s Tech Blog Short Takes (+)Smart Money Tracker (+) Traders-Talk ValuePlays  Wishing Wealth (+) Zentrader (N)

 

Equity ETFs vs. Equity Mutual Funds Flows

Here's an updated look at this months' chart of cumulative flow of funds for equity ETFs vs. equity mutual funds. Our graph stretches back to 2008. 

Performance of S&P 500 Industry Sectors 2015

Here is a snapshot of the performance of S&P 500 industry sectors for 2015:

May 11th Blogger Sentiment Poll

24/7 Wall St (-)  The Aleph Blog (-) Biiwii (-)  BullBear Trading (-)  Carl Futia (+) Dash of Insight (N) Dividend Growth Investor (+) Elliot Wave Lives On (N) Fallond Stock Picks (N) Global Economic Intersection (-) GEI – Investing Blog (-) Humble Student of the Markets (-) In the Money (+) Learning Curve MaoXian  The Mess That Greenspan Made  MoneyShow.com  Night Owl Trader (+) Peridot Capitalist (N) Prometheus Market Insight (N) PUG Stock Market Analysis (-) Quant Investor Shanky’s Tech Blog Short Takes (+)Smart Money Tracker (N) Traders-Talk ValuePlays Wishing Wealth Zentrader (-)

Laszlo Birinyi at The MoneyShow in Las Vegas

Catch Laszlo Birinyi speaking at The MoneyShow in Las Vegas - 9:15am on Tuesday, May 12 - Main Stage

Buybacks April 2015: Strongest Month Ever

There were $141 billion of buyback authorizations in April, which was the highest monthly total ever and
a 121% increase over April 2014 ($64 bln). However,the record was largely a result of AAPL and GE both announcing $50 bln programs last month. With $398 billion of announcements year-to-date, 2015 remains the strongest start ever. Three of the top five months of all-time have occurred this year.

 

ETFs: Total Assets Reach A Record $2.17 Trillion in April

Total assets surpassed $2.17 trillion this past April. To see the best and worst performing ETFs this month along with new ETF creations and liquidations, subscribe to our Mini-Institutional Service.

 

 

May 4th Blogger Sentiment Poll

24/7 Wall St (-)  The Aleph Blog (-) Biiwii (-)  BullBear Trading  Carl Futia (+) Dash of Insight (+) Dividend Growth Investor (+) Elliot Wave Lives On Fallond Stock Picks (-) Global Economic Intersection (-) GEI – Investing Blog (-) Humble Student of the Markets (N) In the Money (+) Learning Curve MaoXian (+) The Mess That Greenspan Made  MoneyShow.com  Night Owl Trader (+) Peridot Capitalist Prometheus Market Insight  PUG Stock Market Analysis (-) Quant Investor Shanky’s Tech Blog Short TakesSmart Money Tracker Traders-Talk ValuePlays  Wishing Wealth Zentrader