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ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. KILLING THE DEAD-CAT BOUNCE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Sometimes you simply must shake your head and laugh out loud. Yesterday’s rally, AKA another dead-cat-bounce, was such an occasion, as headline news were peppered with bearish announcements such as “plunging productivity,” an “ugly ADP announcement,” followed by …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. AN AFTERNOON BOUNCE SAVES THE DAY BUT NOT THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The market’s attempt at a comeback, after failing yesterday, was a success today as the Dow and S&P 500 managed to bounce back to their unchanged lines. Nevertheless, the S&P inched into …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. A LOSING WEEK ENDS ON A POSITIVE NOTE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After many head fakes over the past few weeks, an early bounce found some staying power which, despite a mid-day pullback, had enough bullish support to propel the major indexes to a green close. …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. TROUNCING AND BOUNCING [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After the Dow dropped another 400 points to start the session, dip buyers stepped in and pushed the major indexes just above their unchanged lines. Giving an assist in this sudden turnaround, was Fed mouthpiece Kashkari by hinting that …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. RED APRIL [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite the shocking negative first quarter GDP reading of -1.4% (annually), the markets managed to string together a MegaLiftathon on Thursday, but today’s reality check pulled the indexes back down below where they started yesterday. So much for buying the …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. PUKING INTO THE WEEKEND [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After yesterday’s pump and dump session, during which the Dow jumped to a 300-point lead early on, only to see those gains wiped out, with the index closing with a loss of almost 370 points. That bearish momentum …