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ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. ENDING THE WEEK TO THE DOWNSIDE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Yesterday’s rebound now appears to have been an outlier, as the major indexes, following an early bounce, lost their mojo and dropped into the close ending a week that turned out to be the worst since …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. WHEN GOOD NEWS IS BAD NEWS—AGAIN [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets All eyes were on the jobs report this morning when November payrolls unexpectedly surprised to the upside, as 263k new jobs were created, thereby handily beating expectations of a 200k print. While that bodes well for …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. TREADING WATER [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite the tough language used by St. Louis’ Fed President Bullard yesterday, that a benchmark interest rate in the range of 5%-7% would be needed to bring down inflation, the Wall Street crowd refuses to pay attention and still lives …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. S&P 500 SCORES ITS BEST WEEK SINCE JUNE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After yesterday’s euphoric reaction to the better-than-expected CPI report, bullish momentum prevailed throughout the session, despite the bond market being closed on this Veteran’s Day. But the short squeeze was alive and well and …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. WINNING FOR THE DAY BUT LOSING FOR THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It was chaotic session indeed, as the Dow jumped to an early 500-point gain, only to see it evaporate in no time, with the index diving into the red, before dip buyers pulled …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. FINALLY—A WINNING WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After dropping into oversold territory last week, it was time a for a bounce back, and that is exactly what we got. Despite some mid-week weakness, the major indexes found some footing and propelled themselves to a solid green …