[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The market was a mixed bag at the open, with the Dow standing out while everyone else treaded water as traders digested new earnings from major retailers and looked ahead to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s much-anticipated speech later this week. Home Depot shares popped 2%—even though its second-quarter results missed expectations, investors were happy the company …
Markets Hit Pause As Traders Await Retail Earnings And Fed Signals
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] It was a pretty uneventful Monday on Wall Street as the major indexes mostly hovered near the flat line. After a strong run last week, traders seemed content to take a breather while they wait for some big retail earnings, updates on Ukraine, and—most of all—a speech from Fed Chair Powell later this week. All eyes …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 08/15/2025
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 August 15, 2025
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. DOW LEADS WEEKLY GAINS AS TRADERS EYE FED, CHIP STOCKS STUMBLE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The S&P 500 dipped a bit on Friday after hitting fresh record highs, as traders took the chance to lock in some gains. Still, it was a solid week across the board—the Dow led …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 08/14/2025
ETF Data updated through Thursday, August 14, 2025 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. …
Hot PPI Report Halts Rally, But Big Tech Powers Market Recovery
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks stumbled out of the gate today after a much hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation report rattled traders and threatened the recent rally. The major indexes clawed their way back from early losses but by the closing bell were basically stuck at flat. The initial slide came right after July’s Producer Price Index (PPI) showed wholesale prices jumping …