[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The market had a rough start today as Fed chair Powell poured cold water on the hopes of rate cut seekers. He repeated his hawkish stance in a “60 Minutes” interview last night, saying he needed more proof that inflation was under control before he would consider lowering rates. This sent bond yields soaring and stock …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 02/02/2024
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 …
S&P 500 Rises Despite Bond Yield Spike And Part-Time Jobs
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. S&P 500 RISES DESPITE BOND YIELD SPIKE AND PART-TIME JOBS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The S&P 500 soared again, ignoring the rising bond yields that threatened to spoil the party. The 10-year Treasury yield shot up to over 4% after the government claimed the U.S. economy created 353,000 jobs …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 02/01/2024
ETF Data updated through Thursday, February 1, 2024 How to use this StatSheet: These are the main indicators that tell you when to buy or sell Domestic and International ETFs (section 1 and 2). They do that by comparing their position to their long-term M/A (Moving Average). If they cross above, and stay there, it’s a green light to buy. …
Stocks Rally As Fed Stands Firm And Banks Struggle
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The stock market rose today after a terrible day yesterday, when the Federal Reserve kept interest rates the same but hinted that it won’t lower them in March. That made stocks fall, but they bounced back today as investors decided that the Fed might have made a mistake. The Fed has always said that it would …
Powell Pours Cold Water On Rate Cut Hopes, Tech Sector Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Today was a bad day for tech stocks, as Microsoft and Alphabet dragged down the whole sector with their disappointing performance. Alphabet’s shares fell over 5%, their worst drop since last October, as their ad revenue failed to impress investors despite beating earnings and sales expectations. Microsoft and AMD also lost 1.3% and 4% of their …