
Below is a technical overview for the First Trust ETFs including the Fund Score, Trend, and Current Signal for each ETF.
This weekly overview is designed to be used as a "radar" screen to bring your attention to potentially important technical changes that may require your attention and potential action. When evaluating the Fund Score, the strongest issues have scores of 4 or higher while those ETFs with scores below a 3 are no longer considered solid citizens.
Symbol
Name
Price
Score
Signal
RS Col.
Trend
Weekly Mom
AIRR
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF
23.80
5.93
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
BICK
First Trust BICK Index Fund
22.07
3.33
Buy
X
Positive
+1W
EMLP
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
25.30
4.09
Buy
X
Positive
+5W
FAB
First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
50.90
4.84
Buy
O
Positive
-2W
FAD
First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
52.79
3.84
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
FAN
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF
11.74
1.63
Sell
O
Positive
+4W
FBT
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
92.08
1.26
Sell
O
Negative
-4W
FCG
First Trust Natural Gas ETF
26.28
4.08
Buy
X
Positive
-1W
FDD
First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund
11.96
1.06
Sell
O
Negative
+6W
FDL
First Trust Morningstar Dividend LeadersSM Index Fund
27.99
4.40
Buy
O
Positive
+8W
FDM
First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap IndexSM Fund
44.32
5.90
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
FDN
First Trust Dow Jones Internet IndexSM Fund
80.79
5.08
Sell
X
Positive
+1W
FEX
First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
49.10
3.79
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
FFR
First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Mkts Real Estate Index
42.55
1.88
Sell
O
Positive
+6W
FGD
First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund
23.50
2.95
Buy
O
Positive
+6W
FIW
First Trust Water ETF
40.01
4.54
Buy
X
Positive
-3W
FLM
First Trust Global Engineering and Construction ETF
49.48
3.50
Buy
O
Positive
-2W
FNI
First Trust Chindia ETF
27.53
2.01
Buy
O
Positive
-17W
FNX
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
56.84
4.80
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
FPX
First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
54.46
4.12
Buy
X
Positive
+7W
FRI
First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund
23.14
2.21
Sell
X
Positive
+6W
FTA
First Trust Large Cap Value Opportunities AlphaDEX Fund
47.24
4.81
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
FTC
First Trust Large Cap Growth Opportunities AlphaDEX Fund
49.44
2.15
Buy
X
Positive
+1W
FTGC
First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
20.29
0.62
Buy
O
Negative
-1W
FTRI
First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF
11.57
3.33
Buy
O
Negative
+12W
FVD
First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund
28.14
4.42
Buy
X
Positive
+9W
FVL
First Trust Value Line 100 Exchange-Traded Fund
21.78
3.53
Buy
O
Positive
-2W
FXD
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
35.72
3.66
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
FXG
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
46.08
3.42
Sell
X
Positive
+5W
FXH
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
57.87
2.60
Sell
O
Positive
+7W
FXL
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
38.08
4.67
Buy
O
Positive
-2W
FXN
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
16.83
5.62
Buy
X
Positive
-1W
FXO
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
27.19
3.69
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
FXR
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
33.18
4.86
Buy
X
Positive
-3W
FXU
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
26.99
4.80
Buy
O
Positive
+9W
FXZ
First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund
36.22
4.63
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
FYX
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
54.18
5.50
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
MDIV
Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund
19.23
2.11
Sell
O
Positive
+8W
QABA
First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
52.81
5.74
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
QCLN
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
15.62
2.58
Buy
O
Positive
+1W
QINC
First Trust RBA Quality Income ETF
23.01
3.46
Buy
X
Positive
+1W
QQEW
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted IndexSMFund
46.70
5.22
Buy
X
Positive
+1W
QQXT
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector IndexSMFund
40.94
3.73
Buy
X
Positive
+1W
QTEC
First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector IndexSMFund
53.06
5.71
Buy
X
Positive
+1W
TDIV
First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund
29.84
3.54
Buy
O
Positive
+7W
TUSA
First Trust Total US Market AlphaDex ETF
27.97
3.80
Buy
O
Positive
-2W
VIXH
First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund
23.74
1.99
Buy
O
Positive
+8W
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