Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (VPLS)

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF is trading at $76.31, up 0.05% on the session. The 50 day average sits at $76.97 and the 200 day at $n/a, which puts the stock in a mixed technical position. RSI is at 44.3, which reads as weak, and MACD is bullish crossover. Volume is average.

The nearest support is around $76.28 with resistance near $76.60, so that band frames the current range. Average daily movement is roughly $0.23, or about 0.3% of the share price, which is what any stop placement has to allow for. The overall health score of 51 out of 100 combines a trend score of 32, momentum of 56 and a risk score of 74.

The Target Index includes U.S. government and agencyobligations, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backedsecurities, and emerging market bonds, all denominated in the U.S. dollar andwith maturities of at least one year. Under normal circumstances, the fundinvests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings forinvestment purposes, in the bonds that make up the Target Index.