ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2018/10/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-10-04-2018/ SPIKING YIELDS = HEADWIND FOR EQUITIES [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Summing up the week best, was ZH with this final tally: Unemployment Rate at 49-year lows US Stocks – worst 2-day drop since May Small Caps, Nasdaq – biggest weekly drop in 7 months Small Caps – biggest 5-week drop since Nov 2016 …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/04/2018
ETF Data updated through Thursday, October 4, 2018 Methodology/Use of this StatSheet: 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. Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) Buy or Sell decisions for …
Yield Shock Takes Down Markets As The Bond Slaughter Continues
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The was no question as to what the driver was to pull the markets down in no uncertain terms. As I cautioned just yesterday, surging bond yields will affect markets eventually, and that moment arrived today as the 10-year yield catapulted towards the 3.23% level, but it eventually settled …
Equities See-Saw; Bonds Get Slaughtered
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets As we’ve seen in the recent past, an early rally ran into overhead resistance, as prices slipped for the remainder of the session. However, the major indexes were able to close in the green by a fraction of a percent as the Dow scored another intra-day record. The turnaround …
Dow Scores 14th Record This Year; Smallcaps Collapse
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets While the Dow managed to score not only a green close but also its 14th record of 2018, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were the weaklings of the session and slipped slightly below their respective unchanged lines. In other parts of the world, the activity was more bearish as the China ETF FXI …
U.S.-Canada NAFTA Deal Propels Markets
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Right after the opening bells, the major indexes went into rally mode, as news of a surprise U.S.-Canada new NAFTA trade agreement pushed the S&P 500 within shouting distance of its intraday record. Finally, some good news on trade after months of haggling and infighting within the various parties. The euphoric mood waned …