Fed Sticks To The Script, But Markets Still Head South [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The market spent most of the day fixated on the Fed, and in the end, Chair Powell & Co. stuck to the script with a quarter-point rate hike. That outcome may not have been exciting, but it removed the risk of a surprise, which is usually …
Bitcoin Shines While Stocks Slide Under The Weight Of Rising Yields
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Friday’s relief rally didn’t make it through the weekend. Stocks opened on their back foot and spent most of the day underwater as investors wrestled with three things that mattered: AI uncertainty, surging oil prices, and another bout of bond market nerves. The AI space took a hit after renewed calls for a slower pace of …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 09/11/2026
Do you want to know which ETFs are hot and which ones are not? Then you need my High-Volume ETF Cutline report. It tells you how close or far each of the 311 ETFs I follow is from its long-term trend line (39-week SMA). These are the ETFs that trade more than $5 million a day, so they are not …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For September 11, 2026
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. RELIEF RALLY OR HEAD FAKE? BONDS STILL HOLD THE MARKET’S ATTENTION [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks managed a respectable rebound today after four straight losing sessions, helped by a pullback in oil prices. But if you were hoping for a dramatic change in the script, the bond market had …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 09/10/2026
ETF Data updated through Thursday, September 10, 2026 How to use this StatSheet: These are the main indicators that tell you when to buy or sell Domestic and International ETFs (section 1 and 2). They do that by comparing their position to their long-term M/A (Moving Average). If they cross above, and stay there, it’s a green light to buy. …
Black Gold Becomes The Market’s Wrecking Ball
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks took another hit today, and the culprit wasn’t hard to find. Crude oil surged back above $100 a barrel as the U.S.-Iran conflict dragged into its seventh month, reigniting inflation worries and putting pressure on just about every risk asset. The market largely shrugged off a benign PPI report. While wholesale inflation came in as …