[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Throughout today’s session, equities were under pressure due to the looming earning season. Traders were a bit anxious to find out if some of the poor economic data points of the last quarter, or the U.S.-China trade war, are having an impact on companies’ bottom lines. The major indexes spent most of the …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For July 12, 2019
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. BANKING ON A FED RATE CUT [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Yesterday’s rally continued this morning and accelerated throughout the session, as traders were now convinced that a rate cut by the Fed is a sure thing, so front running was the name of the game. Since …
Fed Pledges To ‘Do Whatever It Takes…’
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The markets opened higher, pulled back but maintained its presence safely above the unchanged line. The S&P 500 succeeded in briefly crawling above its 3,000-milestone marker, retreated in a hurry but managed to close in the green, as did the other 2 major indexes. The Nasdaq fared the best by sporting a +0.75% …
Waiting For The Fed
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early slide managed to gain some traction, followed by a small rebound that had the S&P 500 hugging its unchanged line throughout most of the session, before a last-minute pump pushed the index into the green by a tiny margin. The outlook for interest rate reductions later this month has become clouded, …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For July 5, 2019
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. GOOD NEWS IS BAD NEWS AGAIN—BOND YIELDS EXPLODE; EQUITIES TUMBLE AND RECOVER [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets As we’ve seen many times in the past, good economic news turned out to be bad news for equities, which took a steep dive at the opening after a better …
Markets Meander, But Buyers Step In During The Last Hour—Again
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Moving around their respective unchanged lines was the motto of the day, as fading optimism from the trade ceasefire kept bullish momentum in check. However, in a repeat performance of yesterday, sudden buying pressure during the last hour prevented the major indexes from closing in the red, despite the short-squeeze having run out …