Thursday, September 18, 2025
Daily Financial Update
Market Pulse: Financials and utilities led a yield-driven rally yesterday, as big firms piled into stable-income names while growth wandered aimlessly.
Key Movers: Peritus High Yield ETF surged above its 50-day trend, while UPM-Kymmene, Landmark Bancorp and Gladstone Land slipped under their 200-day lines.
Macro & Politics: Income hunting trumped policy chatter—no fresh Fed cues shook the calm as investors focused on reliable distributions.
What’s Next: Watch for fresh dividend announcements and follow-on moves in regional bank names before the opening bell.
Market Commentary
What everyone’s missing is that under-the-radar movers like Ohio Valley Banc and Boston Pizza Royalties just cleared key trend lines—you saw the data in those ETF Daily News updates. Yet portfolios are still stuffed with names on the wrong side of their 200-day averages. That mismatch is ripe for a volatility surge that’ll hit unprepared dividend chasers.
Consider how Voya’s ramp-up in Cadence Bank and Atmos Energy contrasts with JMP Securities’ lukewarm take on TPG RE Finance Trust (“Market Perform Rating Reiterated”). When one group is loading up on stable yield and another is stamping “market perform,” there’s a disconnect—one that often signals a brewing patch of opportunity for disciplined income seekers.
Action time: if your covered calls are on names beneath key moving averages, roll them out or switch into utilities with rock-solid cash flows. Those 200-day crossovers you read about aren’t just chart noise—they’re your entry triggers for dependable income.
📈 Breaking Financial News
Peritus High Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:HYLD) Shares Pass Above 50-Day Moving Average – Here’s Why
Peritus High Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:HYLD – Get Free Report)’s stock price crossed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $25.49 and traded as high as $25.55. Peritus High Yield ETF shares last trade…
Voya Investment Management LLC Buys 41,764 Shares of Cadence Bank $CADE
Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cadence Bank (NYSE:CADE – Free Report) by 25.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 205,461 shares of the company’s stock afte…
Voya Investment Management LLC Increases Stock Position in Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO
Voya Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO – Free Report) by 1.8% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 54,986 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additio…
TPG RE Finance Trust’s (TRTX) Market Perform Rating Reiterated at JMP Securities
JMP Securities restated their market perform rating on shares of TPG RE Finance Trust (NYSE:TRTX – Free Report) in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning, Benzinga reports. Several other analysts also recently issued reports on TRTX. Zacks Re…
Voya Investment Management LLC Decreases Stake in Eversource Energy $ES
Voya Investment Management LLC lessened its stake in Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES – Free Report) by 4.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 111,342 shares of …
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Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. Increases Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA
Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA – Free Report) by 30.6% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additio…
Parallel Advisors LLC Lowers Holdings in General Dynamics Corporation $GD
Parallel Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD – Free Report) by 2.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,653 shares of …
Parallel Advisors LLC Sells 5,989 Shares of Bristol Myers Squibb Company $BMY
Parallel Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Bristol Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY – Free Report) by 17.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 29,…
UPM-Kymmene Co. (OTCMKTS:UPMKY – Get Free Report) crossed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $26.45 and traded as low as $26.29. UPM-Kymmene shares last traded at $26.45, wi…
Landmark Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:LARK – Get Free Report)’s share price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $27.01 and traded as low as $26.73. Landmark Bancorp shares last traded at $27.…
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Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC) Short Interest Update
Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC – Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,400,000 shares, a growth of 29.6% from the August 15th total of 1,080,000 shares. Based on an…
Ohio Valley Banc (NASDAQ:OVBC) Shares Pass Above 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?
Shares of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:OVBC – Get Free Report) crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $33.42 and traded as high as $37.64. Ohio Valley Banc shares last…
Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (TSE:BPF.UN – Get Free Report)’s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of C$19.02 and traded as high as C$21.86. Boston Pizza Royalties Incom…
Gladstone Land (NASDAQ:LAND) Stock Passes Below 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened
Gladstone Land Corporation (NASDAQ:LAND – Get Free Report)’s share price crossed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $9.85 and traded as low as $8.92. Gladstone Land shares l…
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated $HBAN Stake Increased by Voya Investment Management LLC
Voya Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN – Free Report) by 0.4% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 422,108 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring a…
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