ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. AN EARLY RALLY BITES THE DUST—AGAIN [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Today resembled just how the week went for the major indexes. Early rallies lost steam, and this session was no exception, with the indexes ending the day at their respective unchanged lines. Overall, the pullback was …
Aimless Bouncing
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite the Dow eking out a modest gain, the markets were lacking enthusiasm, which spread to our favorite ETFs as well. Small- and MidCaps were down along with the Nasdaq and gold. There simply was no place to hide, as the widely held Bond ETF TLT got slammed -1.57% and took out a …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For February 12, 2021
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. STALLING FOUR DAYS IN A ROW BUT GAINING FOR THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The aimless meandering of equities continued for the 4th day in a row, but a sudden ramp into the closed made today’s session a more successful one. ETF specific, SmallCaps lagged …
Stuck In Neutral
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets This session turned out to be very similar to the last two, with the major indexes looking for direction but ending up getting stuck in a sideways pattern with not much won and not much lost. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq eked out some small gains while the Dow slipped a tad into …
Riding The Range
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Up—down—sideways—up, and down pretty much describes the journey the major indexes took today with the result being an unchanged outcome. However, the Dow squeezed out a tiny gain of +0.20%, but that move was sufficient for the index to eke out another record closing high. Not even SmallCaps, the winner YTD, were able …
Taking A Time Out
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After the relentless march higher over the past 6 trading days, it was time for a pause. That is exactly what we saw today, as the major indexes dropped early on, recovered, and then hung around their respective unchanged lines. Only the Nasdaq was able to eke out a green close, albeit a …