[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Early market momentum followed yesterday’s theme with the major indexes heading south and vacillating below their unchanged lines for most of the session. During the last hour, buyers stepped in, as the VIX was crushed, and managed to push the major indexes back towards their break-even points for the day with only the …
Wall Street Slips As The Trump Pump Turns Into The Trump Slump
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets I had to happen eventually. After a tremendous amount of hype and hope since Election Day, some sense of reality had to set in. It did today as investors worried that not all of the new President’s ideas and policies may be market friendly. Such was the case with the curb on immigration …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For January 27, 2017
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Keeping the major indexes in check was a report showing that US economic growth slowed in the 4th quarter expanding 1.6% for all of 2016, its worst performance since 2011. Sure, there were periods of stronger growth, such as in the third quarter, which clocked in at a 3.5% annual rate but, in …
Equities Mixed; S&P 500 Touches 2,300
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets It was pretty much a day of consolidation after the Dow pierced the 20k milestone yesterday, however, the S&P 500 managed to touch the 2,300 level but backed off and closed 3 points below it. Weighing on the S&P and Nasdaq was Qualcomm, which gave back 5% after a lower-than-expected rise in quarterly …
Dow Slices Through The 20,000 Milestone Marker
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets It seemed like forever, but it’s been only 28 days of treading water before upward momentum was sufficient enough to conquer the 20k milestone. Looking back to the 800 plus point drop in the Dow during election night, which appeared to signal a return to bear market territory, it’s been a truly remarkable …
Earnings Push S&P 500 And Nasdaq To New Highs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Today it was a battle between earnings and uncertainty over Trump’s pro-business agenda. At least for today, earnings won the battle, and the major indexes rode the positive momentum higher. The materials and financial sectors fared the best climbing 2.5% and 1.2% respectively. With earnings season heating up, so far S&P profits are …