ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. DEBT DEAL FLOPS, NASDAQ POPS, AND GOLD TOPS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The markets went crazy this week, jumping up and down on every rumor of a debt ceiling deal. The Nasdaq (small caps) was especially nuts, soaring to new highs even as interest rates spiked. …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For May 12, 2023
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. STRUGGLING FOR GUIDANCE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Traders were still trying to digest the double punch in the form of the struggling economy and the ongoing uncertainties in the banking sector. Neither provided any motivation to hold on to equities, so south we went. However, as …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For May 5, 2023
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. REBOUNDING ON THE LAST DAY OF THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After four straight days of losses, stocks finally managed to find some bullish momentum, which pulled the major indexes out of a deep hole. They still ended the week with a loss, but Wall …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For April 28, 2023
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. PUMPING INTO THE WEEKEND [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets If it hadn’t been for the Ramp-A-Thon over the last two trading days of the month, the S&P 500 would have ended in the red during April. The Fed’s favorite Personal Consumption Expenditure price index (PCE) rose 0.3% …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For April 21, 2023
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. TREADING WATER [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Today’s activity pretty much resembled how the markets fared during this entire week. It was a snooze fest with neither buyers nor sellers being motivated to act, with the result that the S&P 500 lost 4 points, or 0.1%. Yesterday, …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For April 14, 2023
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. WEAK RETAIL SALES VS. STRONG EARNINGS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Yesterday’s better than expected PPI number pushed all markets solidly in the green, but today’s weak retail sales, in the face strong bank earnings, pulled all indexes lower with stocks, bonds, and precious metals participating in …