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ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. BOND YIELDS DROP, DOLLAR PUKES, GOLD SURGES [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The futures markets showed continued bullish momentum with the S&P 500 racing past a new milestone marker, namely its 3,500 level, above which it eventually closed thanks to the last hour ramp during the regular …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. MAINTAINING THE BULLISH BEAT [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite a slowdown in upward momentum this week, equities squeezed out another win with the S&P 500 gaining +0.71%, which may not be impressive but indicates continued bullishness, even though we saw some choppy and sloppy trading. In …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. WAVERING INTO THE WEEKEND [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Bobbing and weaving best describes today’s market action with the major indexes clinging to their respective unchanged lines. Bulls were not in a buying mood with news about economic data lacking spunk, as did the stalled negotiations about …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. DOLLAR POPS AND GOLD DROPS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The declining US dollar finally showed some signs of life and rebounded causing gold, after its torrid run, to give back some of its outsized gains. It was a choppy and sloppy day in the markets with …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. CLOSING THE WEEK WITH A BANG [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After Big Tech delivered blow-out earnings after the close yesterday, the futures market had the Nasdaq up by some 2% stoking hopes that the regular cash market would follow that bullish premise. It was not meant …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. DIGGING A HOLE AND FAILING TO CLIMB OUT OF IT [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Negative sentiment was clearly present in the futures markets with US indexes falling and Chinese stocks tumbling on increased tensions between the US and China. The tit-for-tat on forcing closures of each …