[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Falling in line with the (as of lately) market topping then dropping phenomena, all three indexes pushed higher again today…barely. Stocks here in the U.S. stretched into positive territory late in the day after Fed Minutes news suggested that an interest rate hike may still be on the table for calendar year …
An Elegant Fall From Grace
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Wow, what a surprise; no new highs! Despite Crude oil taking the lead to the upside, the major indexes lagged and closed lower. You can thank Fed Pres Dudley for jawboning about potential interest rate hikes sometime this year, which took the starch out of yesterday’s rally. Given the continuous flow of …
Bulls Ride The US Oil Train To Another Record
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks hit record highs today for the second time since 1999. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% to close at 18,636.05. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 6.10 points to close at 2,190.15 and the Nasdaq composite index gained +0.56% to finish at 5,262.02 in the stock market today. …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For August 12, 2016
ETF Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- https://theetfbully.com/2016/08/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-08112016/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary POOR ECONOMIC DATA EQUALS HIGHER STOCK PRICES [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets If you have been listening to the Main Stream Media (MSM) reporting on the major indexes making one new lifetime high after another over the past month, you might feel like you have been left behind if …
Oil Rallies Sharply And Pulls Indexes Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets It was a glorious day for the markets here in the U.S. Thursday. All three major indexes closed at new record highs, bolstered by department store Macy’s beating of sharply reduced expectations and their closing of 100 stores. The labor market allegedly remains solid and, after being a drag on the market …
Sliding Crude Oil Puts Equities On Slippery Slope
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets A combination of mixed earnings results and sliding crude prices along with a pullback in the US dollar pulled the major indexes off their lofty levels. Other domestic news contributing to this slippery day were fewer than expected job openings, while gold bucked the trend and rose modestly along with bonds. As …