[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Last week’s moderate loss in the major indexes represented the S&P 500’s first two-week losing streak since February, with the overwhelming uncertainty being created by the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations. We’re stuck in no man’s land waiting for decisions to be made, so markets can gain some traction and stop treading water. In …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For May 12, 2023
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. STRUGGLING FOR GUIDANCE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Traders were still trying to digest the double punch in the form of the struggling economy and the ongoing uncertainties in the banking sector. Neither provided any motivation to hold on to equities, so south we went. However, as …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For June 23, 2017
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2017/06/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-06222017/ EKING OUT A TINY GAIN [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Another roller coaster day ended just about at the unchanged line for the Dow with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq managing to climb back into positive territory. For the week, the story was very similar with only the Nasdaq scoring a newsworthy gain of …
Early Decline; Mid-Day Rally; Slumping Into The Close
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets It was another session that ended in a mixed close with the major indexes giving up their hard fought mid-day gains, as they slumped into the close with only the S&P 500 showing a tiny gain of +0.04%. SmallCaps did better as both, domestic and international ones, managed to eke out +0.38% and …
Afternoon Rally Starts June With A Bang
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Private sector hiring as reported by ADP, which added a seasonally adjusted and bigger–than-expected 253k rise in employment for May, set the tone for the market, as the major indexes climbed steadily above the unchanged line and into record territory. As has been the case in the recent past, negative news like US …
Bouncing Off The Lows
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Despite the major indexes closing at their lows of yesterday’s session, downside follow through was contained, and a rebound rally materialized but faded into the close. Nevertheless, equities managed to squeeze out some modest gains despite a bloodbath in the Brazilian stock market with EWZ getting spanked at the tune of -16.33%. Ouch! …