ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2017/03/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-03232017/ HEALTH CARE BILL FAILS; MARKETS SINK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets In a repeat performance of yesterday, an early rally stalled and reversed leaving the major indexes about unchanged for the day but down for the week with the S&P 500 surrendering some -1.4%. As I mentioned throughout the week, the most widely …
Hope Rally Fails As Health-Care Bill Vote Is Delayed
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets One look at the above chart shows the type of roller coaster ride the major indexes went through resulting from continued uncertainty about the outcome of the health care vote. In the end, hope of a passage got crushed as the vote got postponed on doubts that it can pass handing Trump a …
Banks & Stocks Bleed While Gold Shines
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets An early rally attempt driven by Apple reaching new all-time highs was rebuffed in a hurry, as worries surfaced that Trump may not be able to deliver on his promised tax cuts as quickly as had been assumed, an assumption that has been the reckless driver of the market in recent months. Right …
Equities Lower; Precious Metals Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets An early rebound attempt ran out of steam as the Fed paraded a couple of their mouthpieces, who managed to spew some words of hawkishness to undermine any positive market momentum. First it was Fed’s Harker, who caused some worries with announcing that we “can’t rule out more than 3 hikes this year,” …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For March 17, 2017
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2017/03/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-03162017/ EQUITIES DIP AND DOLLAR PLUNGES [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Stocks dipped slightly today but managed to squeeze out a gain for the week with the S&P 500 adding 5 points or 0.2%, which is not a particularly noteworthy performance but, given the uncertainty in Europe along with the Fed’s move on interest rates, …
Equities Edge Down As Gold Jumps
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets After yesterday’s “good news” by the Fed that interest rates will be hiked, which produced a nice rally, today’s action was range bound as the major indexes hovered close to the unchanged line with only the Nasdaq eking out a meager +0.01% gain. To get upward momentum soaring again, we need more news …