
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
24.20
5.36
Buy
X
Positive
+3W
BICK
First Trust BICK Index Fund
25.00
4.57
Buy
X
Positive
-11W
EMLP
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
24.79
2.33
Buy
X
Positive
-2W
FAB
First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
51.75
4.30
Buy
O
Positive
+3W
FAD
First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
57.02
4.05
Buy
X
Positive
+3W
FAN
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF
13.26
3.86
Sell
O
Positive
+3W
FBT
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
106.28
4.66
Buy
O
Positive
+1W
FCG
First Trust Natural Gas ETF
22.69
0.25
Sell
O
Negative
-2W
FDD
First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund
13.09
3.12
Buy
O
Positive
+3W
FDL
First Trust Morningstar Dividend LeadersSM Index Fund
28.36
2.54
Buy
O
Positive
-8W
FDM
First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap IndexSM Fund
43.44
4.67
Buy
X
Positive
+3W
FDN
First Trust Dow Jones Internet IndexSM Fund
94.00
5.60
Buy
X
Positive
+3W
FEX
First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
52.18
3.40
Buy
X
Positive
+2W
FFR
First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Mkts Real Estate Index
43.74
1.99
Buy
O
Positive
-1W
FGD
First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund
24.98
2.78
Buy
O
Positive
+3W
FIW
First Trust Water ETF
42.15
4.48
Buy
X
Positive
+3W
FLM
First Trust Global Engineering and Construction ETF
54.04
3.59
Buy
O
Positive
+3W
FNI
First Trust Chindia ETF
33.83
4.86
Buy
O
Positive
+2W
FNX
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
58.58
4.21
Buy
X
Positive
+3W
FPX
First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
59.03
4.31
Buy
X
Positive
+3W
FRI
First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund
22.61
1.39
Sell
O
Positive
-2W
FTA
First Trust Large Cap Value Opportunities AlphaDEX Fund
49.50
4.45
Buy
X
Positive
+1W
FTC
First Trust Large Cap Growth Opportunities AlphaDEX Fund
53.54
2.96
Buy
X
Positive
+2W
FTGC
First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
19.64
0.48
Buy
O
Negative
-2W
FTRI
First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF
11.34
1.67
Buy
O
Negative
+6W
FVD
First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund
28.94
3.55
Buy
X
Positive
-8W
FVL
First Trust Value Line 100 Exchange-Traded Fund
21.36
2.57
Buy
O
Positive
+4W
FXD
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
37.25
3.75
Buy
X
Positive
+3W
FXG
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
46.06
3.33
Sell
O
Positive
+4W
FXH
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
63.68
4.13
Buy
O
Positive
+2W
FXL
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
43.47
5.71
Buy
X
Positive
+2W
FXN
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
14.26
0.55
Sell
O
Negative
-2W
FXO
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
27.66
3.94
Buy
X
Positive
+2W
FXR
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
34.88
4.38
Buy
X
Positive
+3W
FXU
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
26.82
3.55
Buy
O
Positive
-10W
FXZ
First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund
37.78
4.17
Buy
X
Positive
-1W
FYX
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
54.94
5.09
Buy
X
Positive
+3W
MDIV
Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund
19.27
2.04
Sell
O
Positive
-2W
QABA
First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
50.64
4.18
Buy
X
Positive
+3W
QCLN
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
17.32
3.88
Buy
O
Positive
+2W
QINC
First Trust RBA Quality Income ETF
23.40
2.81
Buy
X
Positive
+2W
QQEW
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted IndexSMFund
52.92
5.72
Buy
X
Positive
+1W
QQXT
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector IndexSMFund
45.56
4.45
Buy
X
Positive
+1W
QTEC
First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector IndexSMFund
62.33
5.77
Buy
X
Positive
+1W
TDIV
First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund
31.96
3.52
Buy
O
Positive
-8W
TUSA
First Trust Total US Market AlphaDex ETF
29.22
3.64
Buy
O
Positive
+3W
VIXH
First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund
25.42
3.28
Buy
O
Positive
+2W
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