[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities slipped slightly following the S&P 500 index’s biggest rally in a year as minutes from the Fed’s December meeting showed some policy makers were mulling whether to wrap-up its $85 billion monthly bond purchase program before the end of this year. What that means is that QE punch bowl addicted crowd may no longer have the …
Cliff Deal Reached—But Where’s The Meat?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Sure, the much feared slide down the fiscal cliff was avoided at the last minute, but the euphoric relief rally in the markets will likely be temporary in nature. Last time the S&P 500 gained some 60 points in 2 trading days, over 70% of it was given back within the next week. Upon closer inspection …
Going Off The Cliff, But…
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] It was another day marked by confusion, last minute agreements that a fiscal cliff deal had been reached only to be followed by announcements that nothing had been finalized, but talks were still going on, etc., etc. It was insanity at its finest… In the end, hope prevailed that a deal is still possible, which pushed …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, December 28, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/12/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-12272012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, December 28, 2012 US STOCKS SINK AS BUDGET IMPASSE CONTINUES; EUROPE TRACKS LOWER US stocks dropped for the fifth straight day, the longest losing streak for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since July, ending the week off nearly two percent …
Last Minute Cliff Rescue Maneuvering Pares Losses
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Just as the major market indexes were about to violate their psychologically important milestones, that is 13,000 for the Dow and 1,400 for the S&P 500, news broke that there will be another fiscal cliff meeting forthcoming, as the House told their members to show up for work Sunday night at 6:30 pm. That’s all it took, and …
Indexes Slip As Fiscal Cliff Reality Looms; Food For Thought On Who Is Guilty
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Fears about the looming fiscal cliff are taking on a new dimension as there is exactly one week left for the President and Congress to come together and avoid the mandatory spending cuts and tax increases. On extremely low trading volume, the equity indexes gave up ground for the second day in a row during today’s shortened session. …