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 Newsletter For September 13, 2019
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. HOMING IN ON ALL-TIME HIGHS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The markets got an early lift from retail sales, despite the August report showing a mixed picture. While purchases of new autos and building supplies contributed to the rise of 0.4% last month, most other stores reported …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For September 6, 2019
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 Newsletter For August 30, 2019
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 Newsletter For August 23, 2019
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: …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For August 16, 2019
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. REBOUNDING INTO THE WEEKEND [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After yesterday’s lackluster session to nowhere, the markets found some upside momentum, with the ensuing relief rally reducing some of the losses sustained on Wednesday. Trying to calm matters was St. Louis Fed President Bullard’s remarks that inter-meeting …