ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/08/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-08232012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, August 24, 2012 A ROLLER COASTER: NOW FED STIMULUS HOPES ARE BACK ON; EUROPE ENDS WINNING STREAK US equities fought back after a four-session slide ending the week on a high as hopes for monetary expansion received a boost after …
Stock Indexes Retreat As Fed Stimulus Hope Fades; Europe Slides On PMI Data
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stock indexes tumbled with the Dow industrials posting its biggest fall in more than a month that also marked its fourth down day after global manufacturing data showed signs of slowdown and a US Fed official cast doubts over further accommodative policies soon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed 115 points lower after losing as …
Major Market ETFs Retreat As Declining Tech Stocks Eclipse Euro Optimism; ECB Hope Drives Europe Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Major Market ETFs retreated today with the S&P 500 climbing down from a four-year high as optimism over the European Central Bank’s possible intervention to limit the region’s contagion was eclipsed by a decline in US equities led by technology stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell 0.5 percent, with 22 of the 30 stocks …
US Stocks Surge On Draghi’s Euro Pledge; EWP Flies, VIXY Crashes
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks rallied Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said in London the central bank will do whatever is required to preserve the euro, boosting investor sentiment. The timing of his announcement was perfect, as there was no opposing view with German chancellor Merkel having gone on vacation, which may make the effect on …
Equities Rise On Fed Stimulus Hopes; TAN Soars, VXX Drops
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Domestic equities surged more than one percent Tuesday, wiping off losses suffered Monday, as investors took a cue from Europe’s peripheral markets after Spanish bonds came off Euro-era record highs on speculation the Federal Reserve and other central banks will restart asset purchase programs. Sure, we’ve heard that one before resulting in very short-term effects. Treasuries …
Equity ETFs Drop As Spain Rescue Disappoints And Greece’s Election Looms Large; VIXY Pops, GAZ Crashes
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks swung wildly Monday giving up early gains to close sharply lower following the best week of the year as investors remained concerned over the upcoming Greek elections and optimism over Spain’s $125 billion bank bailout-deal fizzled on worries that the benefits will not be sustained. The treasury 30-year bonds pushed higher for the first-time …