[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The futures market was hit hard last night with the Dow being down some 500 points, while the S&P 500 got hammered at the tune of -2.4%. By the time, the regular session opened, some of these losses had already been made up, and we started the day with the Dow in the …
No Market Commentary
As I posted yesterday, I will not be able to write today’s commentary nor tomorrow’s “ETFs on the Cutline” report. Regular posting will resume on Monday. Ulli…
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 05/02/2019
ETF Data updated through Thursday, May 2, 2019 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 …
Markets In Retreat Mode
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After an early meandering around their respective unchanged lines, the major indexes took a sudden steep dive and quickly red numbers spread across traders’ computer screens. The scramble to find the culprit was on. Turns out that news by the India press that US-China trade negotiations had hit a brick wall, and thereby …
Fed Does Not Cave To White House Demands — Holds Rates Steady, Disappoints Markets
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The session started with the major indexes edging higher, that is until the Fed came out stating that current “policy is appropriate with no bias to hike or cut.” Powell further elaborated that U.S. inflation is “possibly being dragged down by ‘transitory’ forces” and that their current stance is “appropriate right now” and …
An Early Struggle Followed By A Late Rebound
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets A sudden mid-morning drop pulled the major indexes further south, after an already weak opening caused by Google’s poor report card, which showed that revenue growth cooled off in Q1 and all major sales categories performed worse than projected. The punishment was immediate with the stock price being down some 8%. Not helping …