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ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. RISING BOND YIELDS = SLIDING TECH SECTOR [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Again, it was the Nasdaq futures, falling as much as 2%, that predicted a sloppy opening of the regular session. That’s exactly what happened because bond yields spiked again, thereby taking the starch out of …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. WHEN GOOD NEWS IS BAD NEWS—OR MAYBE NOT? [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Another wild ride in the markets turned out to be positive, after an early pump was followed by a huge dump, which then formed the base to be a springboard for the ramp into …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. CLOSING THE MONTH ON A WEAK NOTE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite a slightly positive opening, the markets dropped sharply thereafter but attempted to rebound throughout the session. It was only the Nasdaq, which after some heavy drubbing early in the week, managed a green close, …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. AN EARLY RALLY BITES THE DUST—AGAIN [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Today resembled just how the week went for the major indexes. Early rallies lost steam, and this session was no exception, with the indexes ending the day at their respective unchanged lines. Overall, the pullback was …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. STALLING FOUR DAYS IN A ROW BUT GAINING FOR THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The aimless meandering of equities continued for the 4th day in a row, but a sudden ramp into the closed made today’s session a more successful one. ETF specific, SmallCaps lagged …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. WHEN BAD NEWS IS GOOD NEWS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The markets were back to interpreting bad news as good news for equities. This old meme was brought to the forefront again, as a dismal January payroll report sent the major surging at first with all …