[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Momentum for equities shifted into overdrive supported by two events. First, Trump’s nominee to run the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, testified at a Senate confirmation hearing that “he expects to stay on the course” set by the current Fed chief Yellen. Obviously, these were words that traders wanted to hear and off to …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For November 24, 2017
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2017/11/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-11222017/ CLOSING AT NEW ALL-TIME HIGHS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite this being a Holiday shortened week, 2 of the 3 major indexes (S&P 500 and Nasdaq) managed to close at new records with the S&P booking a gain of +0.9% over the past 4 sessions. Retailers were obviously in focus, but the retail …
Squeezing The Shorts: Major Indexes Advance Deeper Into Record Territory
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Never mind the political crisis in Germany. European equities started the day rallying sharply and then handed the baton to the US giving domestic stocks the opportunity to run towards the finish line, which they did assisted by the VIX, which got hammered to 9 (from its recent high of 12). That allowed …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For November 17, 2017
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2017/11/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-11162017/ DOW AND S&P 500 SLIP FOR THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Center stage again were developments surrounding the House’s tax cut plan, and it’s now up to the Senate to either agree (no chance) or come up with mutually agreeable changes or adjustments. This uncertainty spread to the major indexes, which were …
Bounce Back Thursday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets After skidding two days in a row, the major indexes bounced back and erased their recent losses with the S&P ending the session at the same level where we closed on Monday. Giving an assist was the widely expected passage of the tax bill in the House. That in itself is progress but …
Major Indexes Sag As Tax Reform Acrobatics Continue
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The major indexes sagged as uncertainty about the tax reform tug-of-war continued to take center stage. Not helping matters was a dive in crude oil along with weakness from heavyweights Apple (AAPL) and Boeing (BA). But the stock that really took a spanking was GE (-5.89% for the day) after cutting its dividend …