[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks closed out the final trading day of 2015 with both the Dow and S&P 500 suffering their first year of negative returns since 2008 when the financial crisis was in full swing. Both benchmarks were on the verge of a positive year at the start of today’s trading session, with …
Volatility Remains The Word Of 2015
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks fell Wednesday, with losses accelerating towards the closing bell. This is the next-to-last day of trading in 2015, which has turned out to be a disappointing year for investors that have seen stocks trade sideways and post flat return for the most part. After today’s trading session, the S&P 500 is …
Stocks Bounce Back As Oil Rallies
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks skyrocketed as traders remain hopeful that a year-end ‘Santa Claus rally’ will finally push the major indexes back into positive territory for the year and avoid Wall Street’s first down year since 2008. Investors remain cautious though, as the so-called rally from Saint Nick, may not have yet completely taken flight. …
Markets Fail To Impress; Bulls Still Hoping For ‘Santa Claus Rally’ To End The Year
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks fell and oil prices took a tumble Monday, as the S&P 500 index kicked off the final week of the year by slipping back into the red in a volatile year that has made it tough for U.S. stocks to make much headway. Energy stocks led the declines as the recent …
Delayed Market Commentary
Due to a variety of commitments, today’s market commentary will be delayed. I hope to have it posted by around 5:30 PM PST. Ulli…
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 12/24/2015
Below are the latest ETF Cutline reports, which show how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs/MFs are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 381 ETFs, of which currently 55 (last week 35) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …