As the US witnesses a near unprecedented drought situation, agricultural commodities have soared in the last few weeks. Is there a possibility for further upsides in the agricultural commodities space? Simon Wainwright of Pactum Asset Management thinks there’s limited upside potential for agricultural commodities now since stock prices of many companies have jumped more 40 percent in the last 46 …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, June 1, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/05/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-05312012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, June 1, 2012 QE3 POSSIBILITY GOES UP AS ECONOMY SHOWS SIGNS OF SLOWDOWN; GDXJ SHINES, ITB TUMBLES On the first trading day of June, US stocks plummeted by over 2 percent Friday to register the worst day of 2012 with …
US Stocks End Mixed; VXX Rallies On Fear, EWO Tanks
US stocks ended mixed Thursday with the broad market ETFs retreating for the third successive day in a shortened week, as worries over Spanish debt crisis returned to haunt Wall Street. All the indices closed lower for the week despite better weekly claims data ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls reading for March. As equities sank, US Treasuries marched ahead for …
U.S. Stocks Decline Despite Rising Service-Sector Index; GAZ Burns Bright, KWT Slumps
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. stocks ended lower Monday despite the service-sector gauge advancing in February. The Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing index came in better-than-expected. However, its employment index dropped, while the inflation-measuring price index jumped in January. Not helping the markets were the Chinese lowest growth target in eight years for 2012 and a survey that showed a …
U.S. Stock Indexes Slide, UUP Gains, GLD Loses Shine
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. indexes reversed Tuesday’s gains after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted at stopping further liquidity expansion measures today. In other words, he took the punch bowl away for the time being by showing no monetary exuberance. In a testimony before the Congress that started at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Bernanke said though continuing with liquidity enhancing measures …
A Week Of Small Gains For the Major Market ETFs — Lofty Levels May Cause More Volatility
Wall Street witnessed another week of volatile trading though US stock indexes made weekly gains on Friday and the S&P 500 Index closed at its highest level since June 2008 after consumer confidence and home sales reports topped expectations. The earnings season is drawing to a close and markets next week will probably be more macro-economic news driven. So far …