1. Moving The Markets A new report on U.S. manufacturing growth was released today that showed the sector barely expanded in January. This was not a good start for trading in February and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) felt the wrath falling by more than 2% on the day. If you read the last piece I wrote at the …
Equities Rally As Auto Sales, Factory Orders Robust In June; GDXJ Shines, VIXY Tumbles
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Strong factory orders and an increase in auto sales for May pushed US stocks higher Tuesday after closing mixed Monday as investors breathed easy on concerns that the economy is faltering. Of course, as has been the case lately, bad economic news is simply ignored while decent reports provide the fuel for a rally. Go figure. …