[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The market was a roller coaster today, but the major indexes still managed to end the month on a high note, even though the Fed has not ruled out further rate hikes. The S&P 500 gained 2.9% and posted its fifth consecutive positive month for the first time since August 2021. Investors seem …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 07/28/2023
Do you want to know which ETFs are hot and which ones are not? Then you need my High-Volume ETF Cutline report. It tells you how close or far each of the 311 ETFs I follow is from its long-term trend line (39-week SMA). These are the ETFs that trade more than $5 million a day, so they are not …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For July 28, 2023
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. MARKET RALLIES ON POSITIVE NEWS, BUT INFLATION THREAT LOOMS LARGE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The market was in a good mood today, thanks to some positive news on inflation and earnings. After the wild swings of yesterday, investors breathed a sigh of relief as the Fed’s …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 07/27/2023
ETF Data updated through Thursday, July 27, 2023 How to use this StatSheet: Out of the 1,800+ ETFs out there, I only pick the ones that trade over $5 million per day (HV ETFs), so you don’t get stuck with a lemon that nobody wants to buy or sell. Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) These are the main indicators that tell …
Honeywell, Japan, And Bond Yields Spoil Dow’s Party
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The Dow Jones Industrial Average was on a roll this week, hitting new highs on hopes of a strong economy, tame inflation and solid earnings. But the party came to an abrupt halt on Thursday, when the index reversed course and plunged into the red. What happened? One culprit was Honeywell, whose shares …
Powell Talks Tough, But Markets See Through His Bluff
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The Fed finally raised the interest rate by 0.25%, as everyone expected. The markets cheered at first, but then realized that the party was over and went back to their gloomy mood. Only the Dow managed to stay positive by a hair. The problem was that the Fed didn’t sound too confident about …