Equity Perspectives
A Note about Risk: The value of investments in equity securities will fluctuate in response to general economic conditions and to changes in the prospects of particular companies and/or sectors in the economy.
Statements concerning financial market trends are based on current market conditions, which will fluctuate. All investments involve risks, including the loss of principal invested.
Glossary of Terms
A moving average is a technique often used in technical analysis (see below) that smooths price histories by averaging daily prices over some period of time.
Market breadth is used in technical analysis (see below) to gauge the general direction of the stock market based on all traded stocks. Market breadth divides the number of stocks that have experienced gains by the number of stocks that have experienced losses.
Market sentiment refers to the overall attitude of investors toward a particular security or financial market. In technical analysis (see below), sentiment is tracked through the activity and price movement of the securities traded in that market. Broadly, rising prices indicate bullish market sentiment, while falling prices indicate bearish sentiment.
Technical analysis is a trading discipline employed to evaluate investments and identify trading opportunities by analyzing statistical trends gathered from trading activity, such as price movement and volume.
The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the largest 3000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
Indexes are unmanaged, do not reflect the deduction of fees or expenses, and are not available for direct investment.
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