ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. Markets Melt Up Due To Better Than Expected Jobs Report [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The jobs report proved to be the dominating market force today, as October lost its luster as a bull market killer. The US economy added 128k jobs, which was far better than …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/31/2019
ETF Data updated through Thursday, October 31, 2019 Methodology/Use of this StatSheet: 1. From the universe of over 1,800 ETFs, I have selected only those with a trading volume of over $5 million per day (HV ETFs), so that liquidity and a small bid/ask spread are assured. 2. Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) Buy or Sell decisions for Domestic and International …
Surviving October, AKA The Bull Market Killer
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite the Fed’s market pleasing efforts yesterday, it appears that the US-China trade talks, or rather the lack thereof, have enough power left to affect market direction. Such was the case this morning when a report said that “Chinese officials have doubts about the prospects for a long-term trade deal with the US.” …
Fed Cuts Rates And Pleases Markets
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets As was expected, the Fed cut interest rates by 0.25%, and analysts were salivating all over the language in the accompanying statement, in order to see what might have been said different this time. The wording shifted slightly to a more hawkish stance from: “…will continue to monitor the implications of incoming information …
Slipping Ahead Of The Fed Announcement—Will History Repeat Itself?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After an early bounce, the markets pulled back with the Nasdaq suffering the most after Google’s disappointing earnings, which followed a few days later after Amazon showed a quarterly report card that was not up to expectations. I was surprised to see this little of a fallout from these 2 behemoths, which usually …
Unbridled Optimism Propels Equities
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets President Trump set the tone early on for today’s rally by suggesting that “today will be a good day in the stock market,” and just in case the computer algos missed his prediction, he created more excitement via his remark that “the China deal is moving forward ahead of schedule.” Of course, we …