[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets After skidding two days in a row, the major indexes bounced back and erased their recent losses with the S&P ending the session at the same level where we closed on Monday. Giving an assist was the widely expected passage of the tax bill in the House. That in itself is progress but …
Lack Of Tax-Overhaul Progress Whacks Sentiment
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets While the major indexes suffered their biggest one-day percentage drops since September, as MSM reports, we have to remember that, when looking at the entire 2017 YTD performance, today’s 0.5% pullback is hardly newsworthy. Nevertheless, a weak energy sector with XLE correcting -1.16% did not help matters. And, as I reported just about …
Major Indexes Sag As Tax Reform Acrobatics Continue
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The major indexes sagged as uncertainty about the tax reform tug-of-war continued to take center stage. Not helping matters was a dive in crude oil along with weakness from heavyweights Apple (AAPL) and Boeing (BA). But the stock that really took a spanking was GE (-5.89% for the day) after cutting its dividend …
Eking Out A Tiny Gain
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The major indexes dropped into the red right after the opening bell but managed to climb out of the basement fairly quickly only to spend the rest of the session around the unchanged line without much conviction. In the end, we closed in the green but only by the slightest of margins. Upside …
One Man’s Opinion: The Economy Is Okay?! U.S. Retail Store Closings Hit New Record High As West Coast Homelessness Soars
By Michael Snyder If the U.S. economy is doing just fine, why have we already shattered the all-time record for retail store closings in a single year? Whenever I write about our “retail apocalypse”, many try to counter my arguments by pointing out the growing dominance of Amazon. And I certainly can’t deny that online shopping is on the rise, but it …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/10/2017
Below please find the latest High Volume ETFs Cutline report, which shows how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs are positioned. This report covers the HV ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 366 High Volume ETFs ETFs, defined as those with an average daily volume of more than …