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ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. SLUMPING INTO THE WEEKEND [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early 100-point gain on the Dow evaporated in a hurry and turned into a 150-point loss at one point, after a report that the White House had thrown down the gauntlet by contemplating delisting Chinese stocks from …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. ENDING ON A WEAK NOTE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early upturn hit the skids after a report that a Chinese delegation had canceled plans to visit farms in Montana, as part of negotiations designed to sell more farming products. Helping the positive tone early on …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. SHRUGGING OFF A POOR JOBS REPORT [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Today’s jobs report came in weaker than expected, as only 130k jobs were created in August vs. a hoped for 170k. Stocks shrugged off the poor number with traders and algos alike seeing the positive in …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. TRADE WORRIES CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE; S&P 500 UP FOR DAY BUT DOWN FOR THE MONTH [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early rally bit the dust with the major indexes losing upside momentum, dipping into the red and bouncing around their respective trend lines throughout most of …

ETF Tracker StatSheet           You can view the latest version here. FED SPEAKS: MARKETS DROP LIKE A ROCK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets To be fair, it wasn’t just Fed chief Powell’s Jackson Hole speech that put the markets in a sour mood. The hammer came down hard, after Trump unleashed a verbal tirade, first towards the Fed: …