Truist Financial

Citizens Financial Group

Regions Financial

M&T Bank

Huntington Bancshares

First Horizon National

Western Alliance Bancorporation

Zions Bancorp

East West Bancorp

Synovus Financial

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

KRE tracks an equal-weighted index of US regional banking stocks.

Of about 4,000 banks, 282 banks face threats from commercial real estate and higher interest rates, according to a study by Klaros Group.

Why hundreds of U.S. banks may be at risk of failure

SPDR S&P Bank ETF

Banks have built up substantial reserves against office loans going bad.

Banks Believe They Are Well-Prepared for Commercial Real Estate Fallout

Sheila Bair, who ran the FDIC during the financial crisis, is nervous about a handful of regional banks going into earnings.

Regional bank earnings may expose critical weaknesses, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair warns

Invesco KBW Bank ETF

Exchange-traded funds that hold bank stocks were under pressure Tuesday afternoon, lagging the broader U.S. equities market.

ETFs that buy bank stocks are under pressure, lagging U.S. equities market

Agree Realty

Ares Capital

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

Brookfield Infrastructure

VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF

Enterprise Products Partners

Medical Properties Trust

NextEra Energy

New York Community Bancorp

Realty Income Corp

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

Simon Property Group

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

High-yield stocks have sold off due to accelerating inflation, underperforming the S&P 500 by a wide margin in recent months. We share three important implications for high-yield stocks due to the recent CPI report. We also share an important warning for high-yield investors and some of our top picks of the moment.

An Important Warning For High Yield Investors

Invesco QQQ

Though the market has traveled a long way since the 2022 bear market, 5 data points suggest that the current bull market has a long way to run.

5 Reasons this Bull Market is in the Early Innings

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

iShares Transportation Average ETF

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Watching certain instruments for clues on next moves, probably the best (equities) to watch is the Economic Modern Family of stock market ETFs. These ETFs cover everything from tech to regional bank stocks to small cap stocks to retail stocks and more.

What's Next For Rangebound Stock Market ETFs?

Exchange-traded funds that buy U.S. bank stocks are rising sharply Thursday, extending their big gains notched on the back of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.

Bank ETFs extend big rally spurred by Fed as U.S. stock market rises toward new peaks

SPDR® S&P Regional Banking ETF is a Sell for me, as I see little evidence that the banking woes of 2023 are past us. Same for those of 2008! The KRE ETF's "modified equal weighting" system still leads to a top-heavy mix of banks whose stock prices correlate at the worst time, when there's a crisis. I see KRE as a "rental position only" and not a long-term consideration for my ETF portfolio.

KRE: Other Shoe Likely To Drop, Sell Rating

iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF

ProShares Global Listed Private Equity ETF

Bloomberg published an article on March 11 about the GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF (NASDAQ: NVDL ). Without further reading, I immediately thought this was one of the exchange traded funds (ETFs) to avoid as the S&P 500 hits all-time highs.

3 ETFs to Avoid as the S&P 500 Hit an All-Time Highs

As if SVB Financial wasn't enough of a lesson for do-it-yourself investors that bank stocks are a terrible idea, the New York Community Bancorp (NYSE: NYCB ) debacle is a second reminder in the past year that all but the savviest investors avoid bank stocks.  Unlike most stocks, banks have a completely different set of financial statements from non-financial companies.

Stop! 3 Reasons Why You Should Never (Ever) Buy Bank Stocks.

Bank of America

Goldman Sachs

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Investors should avoid regional banking stocks with Commercial Real Estate Exposure.

Regionals in Flux: Powell's Insights & the Small Bank Challenge

New York Community Bancorp shares were falling more than 20%.

Signs of Trouble at Regional Banks Reignite Sector Fears

Axos Financial Inc.

BankUnited

Comerica

Customers Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp

Valley National

Webster Financial

Regional bank stocks were lower across the board early Friday, dragged down by the latest bad news from New York Community Bancorp Inc. that included the disclosure of ”material weaknesses” in its accounting.

Regional bank stocks dragged down by NYCB, led by banks with exposure to New York City real estate

Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Camden Property

Cuts to interest rates will still likely occur.

The More REITs Drop, The More I Buy

Banks are quietly starting to experience larger loan and investment losses, particularly in commercial real estate loans. Financial institutions from New York to Munich to Tokyo are reporting surprising losses from commercial real estate.

Do You Hear The Thunder? Quiet Regional Bank Rumblings Continue

iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF

The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) and iShares US Regional Banks ETF (IAT) have moved into a correction in the past few weeks, falling by over 13% from the YTD high. KRE has retreated to $46.83 while IAT has moved below $40.

KRE and IAT ETFs: Regional banks brace for a $1 trillion meltdown

Shares of regional banks were hit especially hard on Tuesday after an inflation reading came in surprisingly strong, raising more concerns about potential fallout to commercial real estate from higher interest rates.

Regional-bank stocks are back under pressure as investors get ‘a dose of reality' about obstacles to cutting rates

New York Community Bank was hit with its third credit downgrade in a week amid investors' concerns about its exposure to the struggling commercial real estate market.

Regional bank hit with 3rd credit downgrade as crisis concerns linger

KeyCorp

The VIX tends to breach 40 only during times of extreme market distress, such as the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A potential catalyst for pushing the VIX above 40 in the near future could be another financial crisis, similar to what occurred in 2008-2009.

Regional Banks On Watch After New York Community Bancorp's Disastrous Q4 Earnings Report

Regional banks fell after New York Community Bancorp released a liquidity update, appointed new chairman following big Moody's rating cut.

Regional Bank Stocks, New York Community Bank Fall After New Chairman, Moody's Junk Rating

Shares of New York Community Bancorp are down yet another day. Consider that one measure of small banks has been flat for nearly two decades.

NYCB Drop Highlights That Regional-Bank Stocks Are Poor Investments

It's not just worries about high interest rates and commercial real estate that are plaguing regional banks in the U.S., according to DataTrek Research.

Regional bank stocks look ‘very risky' after ‘barely' growing dividend payouts since 2006

Agnico Eagle Mines

Alerian MLP ETF

Brookfield Renewable Partners

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

SPDR Gold Trust

Barrick Gold

Newmont Mining

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Silver Trust

W. P. Carey

Growing concerns about the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates higher for longer have caused a sell-off in high yield stocks. However, we see an excellent opportunity emerging to buy high quality, high yield stocks on sale. We share some of our top picks of the moment.

5-8% Yields: The More They Drop, The More I Buy

U.S. regional-bank shares on Monday extended their slide from last week, as traders reacted to the latest comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell saying the central bank is planning on waiting to cut interest rates until later this year.

News for SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF ETF (KRE)