ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. BANKING ON A FED RATE CUT [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Yesterday’s rally continued this morning and accelerated throughout the session, as traders were now convinced that a rate cut by the Fed is a sure thing, so front running was the name of the game. Since …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 07/11/2019
ETF Data updated through Thursday, July 11, 2019 Methodology/Use of this StatSheet: 1. 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. 2. Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) Buy or Sell decisions for Domestic and International …
Hitting New Milestones
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets While the Dow managed to conquer its new milestone marker of 27,000 with relative ease, and close above it, the S&P 500 struggled with its record 3,000 level. It managed to trade above it for a brief period but fell just short of defeating that hurdle by ending the day at 2,999.91. It …
Fed Pledges To ‘Do Whatever It Takes…’
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The markets opened higher, pulled back but maintained its presence safely above the unchanged line. The S&P 500 succeeded in briefly crawling above its 3,000-milestone marker, retreated in a hurry but managed to close in the green, as did the other 2 major indexes. The Nasdaq fared the best by sporting a +0.75% …
Waiting For The Fed
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early slide managed to gain some traction, followed by a small rebound that had the S&P 500 hugging its unchanged line throughout most of the session, before a last-minute pump pushed the index into the green by a tiny margin. The outlook for interest rate reductions later this month has become clouded, …
Questioning The Anticipated Rate Cut
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets All session long, the major indexes were stuck below their respective unchanged lines, as uncertainty about the much anticipated and expected rated cut by the Fed later this month kept equities in check. After all, we are only a few steps away from all-time highs, traders believe we are in a strong economic …