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ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. WILL GOOD NEWS BE BAD NEWS AGAIN? [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The markets finally managed to eke out a winning week after the relentless losses during the month of June, despite a “good news could be bad news scenario” waiting in the wings. All eyes were …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. BREAKING A 3-WEEK SKID [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After the recent thrashing, the major indexes finally managed to close the first week out of the last four with a win. Gains were broad, as the markets seemed to have found some stability and strung together a …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. SEESAWING FOR THE DAY AND DUMPING FOR THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Stocks were fortunate that today’s $3.9 trillion quadruple options expiration’s event did not do more damage to an already beaten down equity market. While it was a seesaw day, the major indexes ended …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. LATEST CPI READING PUMMELS STOCKS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After yesterday’s spanking, which left the major indexes in the red by some +2%, with the Dow dumping over 600 points, today’s session presented another rude awakening thanks to a worse than expected CPI reading. The Dow …

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 …