ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. DRIVING THE MARKETS: TRADE HOPE AND RETAIL HEADLINE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets While today’s headline retail number showed a rise of +0.3% MoM, which was better than the expected +0.2%, the under the hood core number looked mixed at best by only rising +0.1% MoM vs. …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For November 8, 2019
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. SEARCHING FOR CLARITY [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The futures market took the early lead by heading south after Trump’s confirmation that he has not agreed to roll back tariffs with China, which was opposite of what economic advisor Larry Kudlow had stated. The early dump was …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For November 1, 2019
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. Markets Melt Up Due To Better Than Expected Jobs Report [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The jobs report proved to be the dominating market force today, as October lost its luster as a bull market killer. The US economy added 128k jobs, which was far better than …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For October 25, 2019
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. SCRAMBLING AND TOUCHING NEW ALL-TIME HIGHS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The hope that Amazon’s earnings report would provide the firepower to propel the markets into record territory proved to be false, as the behemoth showed its first profit drop in two years, causing its stock to …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For October 18, 2019
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. GLOBAL GROWTH FEARS STOP BULLISH MOMENTUM [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets This is an early and short version of Friday’s commentary, since I will be tied up this afternoon. The markets are still open and will be for another 3.5 hours. We saw early weakness in part …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For October 11, 2019
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. A WAVE OF TRADE OPTIMISM SPEADS ACROSS MARKETS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets A sea of green spread across global markets, as trade war gloom turned into euphoria on nothing but optimism that a “skinny, lite or mini” deal between the U.S. and China would be announced …