'Best Bang For Your Buck': Expert Sees Strongest Value In 1–5 Year Credit Curve
Yield Curve Steepening: After a prolonged period of yield curve inversion since July 2022, the yield curve has returned to positive territory as of December 2024, with the 2-year/10-year spread at +0.33%, indicating potential for further steepening due to favorable economic data and increased Treasury issuance.
Investment Opportunities: Fixed income investors are advised to focus on short- to intermediate-term corporate bonds, particularly in the 1–5-year segment, as they currently offer a favorable risk-reward tradeoff, with recommended ETFs including iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH).
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IGSB: Warning on ETF Withdrawals
52-Week Range of IGSB: IGSB's share price has a 52-week low of $51.39 and a high of $53.18, with the last trade recorded at $53.02.
Understanding ETFs: Exchange traded funds (ETFs) function like stocks, where investors buy and sell "units" that can be created or destroyed based on demand.
Monitoring ETF Flows: Weekly monitoring of shares outstanding helps identify ETFs with significant inflows (new units created) or outflows (units destroyed), impacting the underlying holdings.
Author's Views: The opinions expressed in the article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Nasdaq, Inc.
IGSB: ETF Inflow Alert
Stock Performance: IGSB's share price is currently at $52.37, within a 52-week range of $51 to $52.74, and the analysis includes comparisons with the 200-day moving average for technical insights.
ETFs Trading Dynamics: Exchange traded funds (ETFs) function like stocks but involve trading "units" that can be created or destroyed based on investor demand, impacting the underlying holdings significantly during notable inflows or outflows.
It’s not a ‘buy the dip’ for corporate bonds, it’s ‘sell the dip,’ it’s not going to get fixed tomorrow – Saba Capital
Market Concerns: Boaz Weinstein warns that Trump's trade war could trigger a rapid selloff in corporate bonds, leading to an accelerated rate of bankruptcies and a potential market crash, with significant declines already observed in various bond ETFs.
Economic Forecasts: Major financial institutions like Bank of America and Goldman Sachs have lowered their economic forecasts, indicating increased risks of a global recession, as the S&P 500 experiences substantial losses and rising credit risk anxiety.
Noteworthy ETF Outflows: IGSB
IGSB Share Price Analysis: IGSB's share price is currently at $51.62, within a 52-week range of $50.58 to $52.74, and its performance can be analyzed using the 200-day moving average.
ETFs Trading Dynamics: Exchange traded funds (ETFs) function like stocks but involve trading "units" that can be created or destroyed based on investor demand, impacting the underlying holdings significantly.
After Hours Most Active for Apr 2, 2025 : RIG, TSLL, IGSB, NVDA, LCID, TQQQ, FTRE, VZ, ABBV, PFE, T, F
NASDAQ 100 After Hours Performance: The NASDAQ 100 is down by 624.55 points, closing at 18,957.23 with a total after-hours volume of over 151 million shares traded.
Active Stocks Overview: Notable active stocks include Transocean Ltd. (RIG) down to $3.15, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) up to $112.70, and ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) increasing to $61.80, with various stocks showing significant changes from their 52-week lows.
After Hours Most Active for Mar 27, 2025 : NVDA, CSCO, GRAB, IGSB, PCG, CRH, BZ, AAPL, PFE, EIX, BAC, IPG
After Hours Market Activity: The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator rose by 8.8 points to 19,807.42, with a total volume of 131,351,190 shares traded. Notable active stocks include NVIDIA (+0.21), Cisco (+0.06), and Apple (-0.4299).
Stock Recommendations: Most of the mentioned stocks, including NVIDIA, Cisco, Grab Holdings, PG&E, and Bank of America, have a mean recommendation in the "buy range" according to Zacks, while Apple and Pfizer are trading below their target prices.
IGSB: Warning on ETF Withdrawals
52-Week Range of IGSB: IGSB's share price has a 52-week low of $51.39 and a high of $53.18, with the last trade recorded at $53.02.
Understanding ETFs: Exchange traded funds (ETFs) function like stocks, where investors buy and sell "units" that can be created or destroyed based on demand.
Monitoring ETF Flows: Weekly monitoring of shares outstanding helps identify ETFs with significant inflows (new units created) or outflows (units destroyed), impacting the underlying holdings.
Author's Views: The opinions expressed in the article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Nasdaq, Inc.
IGSB: ETF Inflow Alert
Stock Performance: IGSB's share price is currently at $52.37, within a 52-week range of $51 to $52.74, and the analysis includes comparisons with the 200-day moving average for technical insights.
ETFs Trading Dynamics: Exchange traded funds (ETFs) function like stocks but involve trading "units" that can be created or destroyed based on investor demand, impacting the underlying holdings significantly during notable inflows or outflows.
It’s not a ‘buy the dip’ for corporate bonds, it’s ‘sell the dip,’ it’s not going to get fixed tomorrow – Saba Capital
Market Concerns: Boaz Weinstein warns that Trump's trade war could trigger a rapid selloff in corporate bonds, leading to an accelerated rate of bankruptcies and a potential market crash, with significant declines already observed in various bond ETFs.
Economic Forecasts: Major financial institutions like Bank of America and Goldman Sachs have lowered their economic forecasts, indicating increased risks of a global recession, as the S&P 500 experiences substantial losses and rising credit risk anxiety.
Noteworthy ETF Outflows: IGSB
IGSB Share Price Analysis: IGSB's share price is currently at $51.62, within a 52-week range of $50.58 to $52.74, and its performance can be analyzed using the 200-day moving average.
ETFs Trading Dynamics: Exchange traded funds (ETFs) function like stocks but involve trading "units" that can be created or destroyed based on investor demand, impacting the underlying holdings significantly.
After Hours Most Active for Apr 2, 2025 : RIG, TSLL, IGSB, NVDA, LCID, TQQQ, FTRE, VZ, ABBV, PFE, T, F
NASDAQ 100 After Hours Performance: The NASDAQ 100 is down by 624.55 points, closing at 18,957.23 with a total after-hours volume of over 151 million shares traded.
Active Stocks Overview: Notable active stocks include Transocean Ltd. (RIG) down to $3.15, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) up to $112.70, and ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) increasing to $61.80, with various stocks showing significant changes from their 52-week lows.
After Hours Most Active for Mar 27, 2025 : NVDA, CSCO, GRAB, IGSB, PCG, CRH, BZ, AAPL, PFE, EIX, BAC, IPG
After Hours Market Activity: The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator rose by 8.8 points to 19,807.42, with a total volume of 131,351,190 shares traded. Notable active stocks include NVIDIA (+0.21), Cisco (+0.06), and Apple (-0.4299).
Stock Recommendations: Most of the mentioned stocks, including NVIDIA, Cisco, Grab Holdings, PG&E, and Bank of America, have a mean recommendation in the "buy range" according to Zacks, while Apple and Pfizer are trading below their target prices.
