[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets recovered from a steep drop early on during the trading day, but were unable to climb back up to break even by the closing bell as the chart above shows. The day’s losses were pretty broad, with nine of the 10 primary S&P 500 sector indexes ending in negative territory. The …
Equities Snap Two-Day Losing Streak; Bye Bye Nook Biz
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks snapped a two-day losing streak despite the anticipated news that the economy shrank 2.9% in the first quarter. The S&P 500 gained 0.5%, the Dow rose 0.3% and the Nasdaq posted the largest gain of 0.68%. The general sentiment about the lackluster first quarter mostly relates to the ‘arctic’ winter that …
Retail Numbers Drag Markets; MSFT Unveils Surface Pro 3…Are You Excited?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Markets finished the day all covered in red, with the indexes retreating as the chart above shows. All 10 primary S&P 500 sector indexes fell, and nearly three-fourths of Nasdaq-listed names were down for the day. Yesterday, I mentioned that there were still a few notable companies due for earnings reports this …
Corporate Earnings Continue To Impress Investors
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Another big week of corporate earnings announcements is underway and markets reacted well to positive earnings announcements from companies such as Haliburton (HAL), Netflix (NFLX) and Hasbro (HAS). The S&P 500 gained 0.4% ending the day exactly where we started on April 1st. The continued climb of the markets over the past …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For April 4, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/04/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-04032014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, April 4, 2014 STOCKS POSITIVE OVERALL FOR THE WEEK ON OPTIMISTIC U.S. ECONOMIC DATA [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks rose as a suite of economic data raised optimism about the health of the economy. Headlining the …
Major Market Indexes Continue Backtracking; Office For iPad?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets U.S. stocks fell today, erasing most of the S&P 500’s year-to-date gain, as banking and technology stocks led the selloff. The S&P 500 lost 0.19%, the Dow dipped 0.03% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.54%. The S&P was able to remain above 1,840 though, which has become a benchmark support level recently. …