[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Global markets in general collapsed early on with the Dow at one point being down over 700 points, and that only after only 1.5 hours’ worth of trading. Contributing to the sour mood were news of the arrest of the chief financial officer of Chinese Telecom equipment maker Huawei. Canadian officials arrested the …
One-Two Punch Knocks Down Markets
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets As I pointed our yesterday, sudden up moves can be ephemeral in nature, and even more so when they are based on hope and hot air. This is what we saw today when the nothing-burger, AKA the Trump-Xi non-deal, came back with a vengeance and collapsed the major indexes by over 3%. Trump …
No Trade Deal, But A Cease-Fire Propels Markets
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Even poor economic data points such as Ford announcing 25k job cuts, or subprime auto loan issuance soaring, could not derail the no-deal Trump and Xi announcement from the G-20 meeting. The agreement to hold off with any major changes resembled a temporary truce and nothing else. The US agreed to keep the …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/30/2018
Below, please find the latest High-Volume ETF 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 322 High Volume ETFs, defined as those with an average daily volume of more than $5 million, of …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For November 30, 2018
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2018/11/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-11-29-2018/ WHEN FOMO REPLACES FEAR [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The computer algos had a field day and drove the markets higher based on the assumption that “something could maybe possibly happen” when Trump and Xi meet for dinner this weekend. That sparked a buying panic based on FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), which put …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 11/29/2018
ETF Data updated through Thursday, November 29, 2018 Methodology/Use of this StatSheet: From the universe of over 1,800 ETFs, I have selected only those with a trading volume of over $5 million per day (HV ETFs), so that liquidity and a small bid/ask spread are assured. Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) Buy or Sell decisions for Domestic and International ETFs (section …