[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It wasn’t much of a gain, but a gain nevertheless, as the major indexes ended their 2-day slide to close in the green by a small margin. Trading was subdued during this Holiday shortened week, as new catalysts were lacking, and I don’t expect much movement in equities over the last trading days …
Falling Off The Highs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The major indexes slipped today as all eyes remained firmly focused on the tax package, which originally was supposed to be signed by President Trump today. However, after the markets closed, the process “hit a procedural snag” forcing another vote on Wednesday. Whether that will finally cinch the deal is everyone’s guess. Equities …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For December 15, 2017
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2017/12/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-12142017/ EXTENDING THE WEEKLY GAIN STREAK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets When looking at yesterday’s weakening market action, today can only be described as “opposite” day, as senators Rubio and Corker fell in line and announced a “Yes” vote to the long overdue agreement on Trump’s tax plan, as a last minute expansion of …
More Records
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets In a repeat from yesterday, the Dow and S&P 500 climbed into record territory for the fourth session a row, while the Nasdaq bucked the trend and slipped a tad. While tomorrow’s announcement by the Fed about a 0.25% rate hike is a foregone conclusion, some anxiousness prevails about what signals may be …
Dow And S&P 500 March Into Record Territory
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets All 3 major indexes started the week in rally mode and finished solidly in the green, but only the Dow and S&P 500 set new record highs despite the Nasdaq scoring the best. The NY city terrorist incident disrupted the bullish mood only briefly, and the rally resumed. The main focus for traders …
Nasdaq Pumps And Energy Dumps
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It was a tug-of-war between bulls and bears with the major indexes vacillating back and forth above and below their respective unchanged lines. In the end, only the Nasdaq managed to show a green number, although the S&P scored a close second. The Energy sector as a whole looked frail with XLE losing …