First Trust Small Cap US Equity Select ETF News

If we do have a recession sometime in the next twelve months, it doesn’t appear as though an unknown asset bubble is about to pop.

The market depth has been reduced - that's the liquidity shock. Forced selling during the liquidity shock creates a buying opportunity in S&P 500. Read more on US market outlook.

The Fed is trying to tame inflation without causing a recession. Historically, tightening monetary policy into a period of economic deceleration doesn't go over well. Read more.

We are still in negative gamma, and that works both ways - big moves up and down. The options market is pointing to strong support at 4050-4000 on the S&P 500. We closed at 4123 on Friday.

Last week's spike and crash has been misinterpreted. I make a case for the market fully discounting the interest rate adjustment. I am going to get more aggressive and buy fuller positions.

We began to prepare for the current pullback at the end of 2021. The current environment has turned bearish, where even former bulls are now bearish.

A very brief post-Fed meeting bounce only emboldened the bears as volatility persists. The 2022 bond bloodbath continues as economic data suggests threats to growth.

Investors have nowhere to hide due to the market volatility. Read more on what you can do to protect portfolios during these uncertain times.

Stocks faced a deep selloff coming to terms with the fallout from the May FOMC and macro headwinds. We see room to take a bullish position.

April saw the worst monthly performance for the NASDAQ since November of 2008 when the country was in the depths of the financial crisis. What will the month of May bring for investors?

This article provides data and examples for how (and why) various assets typically perform during stagflationary environments. Bonds and growth stocks tend to have the most trouble.

The S&P 500 now sits down 14% from its high. So far it has been an average drawdown. An average bear market sees a move lower of 34%, so we are one-third of the way to a typical bear market.

April showered the bears with delight as most asset classes endured steep drops. Inflation takes a bit out of yearly returns in both the stock and Treasury markets.

A blockbuster week in store in financial markets and one that begins with bank holidays across various countries.

The market was unable to hold support on the pullback from the 4637SPX high. This has opened the door to test the 4000SPX region.