After touching all-time highs on Tuesday, markets endured a tough sell-off this past week. The S&P 500 was able to briefly hold above the 1,900 barrier but quickly lost grip as selling pressures overtook the Street. Yesterday saw an especially harsh downward move as Wal-Mart earnings disappointed and volatility reared its ugly head. To help investors keep up with markets, we present our ETF Scorecard, which takes a step back and looks at how various asset classes across the globe are performing. For most of the return comparisons below, we reference trailing 1-week and trailing 1-month returns; this offers a good insight into the prevailing sentiment in the markets by capturing the performance across short-term and longer-term time intervals [for more ETF news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]. Risk Appetite Review It was a tough week for just about every risk preference, with low volatility taking the biggest hit, losing nearly […] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: ETF Scorecard – May 9th Edition ETF Scorecard – May 2nd Edition ETF Scorecard – April 25th Edition ETF Scorecard – April 18th Edition Major Asset Class Returns Since the Fed’s Taper Announcement
After touching all-time highs on Tuesday, markets endured a tough sell-off this past week. The S&P 500 was able to briefly hold above the 1,900 barrier but quickly lost grip as selling pressures overtook the Street. Yesterday saw an especially harsh downward move as Wal-Mart earnings disappointed and volatility reared its ugly head. To help investors keep up with markets, we present our ETF Scorecard, which takes a step back and looks at how various asset classes across the globe are performing. For most of the return comparisons below, we reference trailing 1-week and trailing 1-month returns; this offers a good insight into the prevailing sentiment in the markets by capturing the performance across short-term and longer-term time intervals [for more ETF news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]. Risk Appetite Review It was a tough week for just about every risk preference, with low volatility taking the biggest hit, losing nearly […]
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