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Mar 08, 2021
Market Volatility as Coronavirus Spreads

Market Volatility as Coronavirus Spreads

For weeks, the equity markets seemed to shrug-off the possibility of negative impact from a spreading coronavirus. But the tone changed this week, as the S&P 500 posted sharp declines early in the week as confirmed cases grew sharply across the world – particularly in developed economies like South Korea, Japan, Italy, and even here in the US.

While equities sold off sharply, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury fell to a record low and oil prices dropped below $50 a barrel – all signs of growing investor concern over demand and economic growth in the coming months and quarters.

In my view, volatility is likely to persist as investor attention is decisively shifted away from fundamentals (revenues and earnings) and towards the unknown (headlines). In short, however, I also think the fear of the coronavirus as a global pandemic is arguably greater, for now, than the actual economic impact it is likely to have. While I don't mean to downplay the seriousness of the outbreak, history suggests that the impact to growth and market performance – and the grip that the outbreak holds on global psychology and confidence – will be temporary. I'll be buying the dips when I can. 

Related Ticker: URTH

URTH's RSI Indicator leaves overbought zone

The 10-day RSI Oscillator for URTH moved out of overbought territory on June 03, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is shifting from an upward trend to a downward trend. Traders may want to look at selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 40 instances where the indicator moved out of the overbought zone. In of the 40 cases the stock moved lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of a move down at .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 5 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where URTH declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on July 02, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on URTH as a result. In of 75 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for URTH just turned positive on July 06, 2026. Looking at past instances where URTH's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 52 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

URTH moved above its 50-day moving average on June 29, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where URTH advanced for three days, in of 364 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

URTH may jump back above the lower band and head toward the middle band. Traders may consider buying the stock or exploring call options.

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 359 cases where URTH Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU).

Industry description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI World Index. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is designed to measure the performance of equity securities in the large and mid-capitalization segments of developed market countries.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the iShares MSCI World ETF ETF is 141.32B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 64.65K to 5.11T. NVDA holds the highest valuation in this group at 5.11T. The lowest valued company is BAYN at 64.65K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the iShares MSCI World ETF ETF was 1%. For the same ETF, the average monthly price growth was 4%, and the average quarterly price growth was 8%. HPE experienced the highest price growth at 18%, while MRNA experienced the biggest fall at -14%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the iShares MSCI World ETF ETF was -25%. For the same stocks of the ETF, the average monthly volume growth was -42% and the average quarterly volume growth was -28%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 51
P/E Growth Rating: 54
Price Growth Rating: 45
SMR Rating: 54
Profit Risk Rating: 61
Seasonality Score: 18 (-100 ... +100)
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