[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities managed to eke out modest gains with major averages hitting a near two-week high after a ceasefire deal was announced between Israel and Hamas in Egypt, propelling the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite into the expansionary territory for the fourth straight session. In the US, weekly jobless claims dropped to 410,000, a Labor Department …
US Rally Fizzles As HP Plunge Offset Housing Gains; Europe Buoyed By Mideast Hope
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Capping a choppy trading session, US stocks finished little changed Tuesday after an early rally triggered by an increase in housing starts in October was offset by a sharp sell-off in Hewlett-Packard shares. The looming budget negotiations on tax hikes and spending cuts continued to weigh on investors after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged lawmakers …
Fiscal Cliff Hope Fest Pushes Indexes Higher, But On Very Low Volume; Europe Surges
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks surged Monday to log their biggest single-session gain in months on positive housing data and increasing investor confidence that a budget deal would be reached in Washington. Mind you that a deal is pure hope at this time, and I have my doubts that total cooperation without any battle will actually be feasible. Wall …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, November 16, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/11/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-11152012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, November 16, 2012 US EQUITIES SNAP LOSING STREAK, BUT END WEEK LOWER; EUROPE SLIDES FURTHER US stocks edged higher in late trading trimming weekly losses today as markets turned optimistic about budget negotiations after House Speaker John Boehner said he …
Last Hour Rally Saves The Day For Equities; Domestic TTI Barely Breaks The Trend Line To The Downside
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Domestic stocks extended losses for the fourth straight session Thursday as investors weighed negative data on employment and manufacturing activity, and political uncertainties overseas. A Labor Department report revealed 439,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, a sharp increase of 78,000 that analysts attributed to Hurricane Sandy while a separate monthly manufacturing survey by the …
Equities Get Bruised Again; Middle East Weighs; Europe Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equities finished sharply lower Wednesday to extend losses into the third straight session this week, as major averages fell to multi-month lows over concerns about the upcoming budget debate. Markets turned jittery on news of conflict between Israel and Palestine, wiping out an early tech-driven rally. Stocks were on the decline after Egypt recalled its ambassador …