[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets As I pointed our yesterday, sudden up moves can be ephemeral in nature, and even more so when they are based on hope and hot air. This is what we saw today when the nothing-burger, AKA the Trump-Xi non-deal, came back with a vengeance and collapsed the major indexes by over 3%. Trump …
Oil Reverses And Pulls The Major Indexes Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets In a stunning reversal from yesterday’s sell-off, the likes of which I have described as typical in bear markets featuring big down days followed by big updays without clear long-term direction, oil rallied and pulled the indexes out of the doldrums with the S&P 500 reclaiming the 1,900 level. To be fair, …
Equities End Mixed As Crude Oil Slides
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The major U.S. stock indexes kicked off the trading week in a mixed fashion. U.S. stocks, still reeling from its worst yearly start ever, were able to close mostly higher in a bumpy trading session as traders shook off fears after China’s 2015 economic growth hit its lowest level in 25 years, …
2015 Ends With An Ugly Close
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks closed out the final trading day of 2015 with both the Dow and S&P 500 suffering their first year of negative returns since 2008 when the financial crisis was in full swing. Both benchmarks were on the verge of a positive year at the start of today’s trading session, with …
Gaining For The Third Day On A Rebound In Oil
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Again, jumping oil prices were the driving force behind today’s rally as the indexes managed to extend gains for the third day in a row almost wiping out the “post interest rate” losses of last week. Global crude prices soared after inventory dropped an unexpected 5.9 million barrels last week reviving hope …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For December 18, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/12/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-12172015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary EQUITIES GET SPANKED BY SLIDING CRUDE PRICES AND OPTIONS EXPIRY [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets One look at the above chart tells the story. The euphoric “Fed High” did not last, the morning after hangover sat it …