[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite continued weakness in Facebook (FB -2.56%), the tech sector as a whole managed to recover from yesterday’s sell-off with QQQ rebounding a modest +0.55%. Supporting action came from the loser YTD, namely the energy sector (XLE), which gained +0.56%. Facebook’s troubles with privacy violations continue to make headlines but, as I suggested …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For March 16, 2018
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2018/03/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-03-15-2018/ ENDING THE WEEK ON A POSITIVE NOTE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Not only did the S&P 500 break its losing streak on day 5, but the major indexes managed to eke out a green close for the session but ended down for the week. As I mentioned daily, the potential trade wars, along …
Overnight Futures Carnage; Markets Recover And Wipe Out Losses
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The futures markets looked downright ugly last night with Dow being down over 400 points, as the fallout from Wall Street-friendly Gary Cohn’s resignation made headlines around the world. The weakness spread into today’s session early on, but by mid-day a slow and steady crawl back materialized with the Nasdaq gaining, the Dow …
Markets Resemble A Bucking Bronco
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The S&P 500 chart clearly demonstrates the kind of trading session we saw today with wild swings in the averages, below and above their respective trend lines, resembling a bucking bronco. In the end, the bulls notched a victory and scored modest gains. There were only two news items which created this wild …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For February 23, 2018
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2018/02/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-02-22-2018/ FINALLY—A RALLY WITH LEGS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Finally, after the third attempt in as many days, the major indexes managed not only to hang on to an early rally but also to build on it by spiking late in the session and closing at the highs. This was enough to turn weekly …
An Early Rally Fizzles As Bond Yields Rise
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The session started out with the bullish sentiment intact from yesterday’s rebound but ended with the bears taking over causing the major indexes to close at the lows of the day. The cause was “yield creep” as rates continued their march higher with the 10-year yield climbing 5 basis points to end the …