[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Nothing goes up forever, so the inevitable was bound to happen sooner or later. The last day of the month was as good as any for the S&P 500 to not only post its worst loss since April but also its first monthly decline since January. The other major indexes pulled back …
GDP Numbers Bode Well For Economic Outlook
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Well, the GDP numbers came in today and it was all good news. Prior to the opening bell, the government reported that the economy grew at a robust 4% annual pace in the April-June period, which smashed economists’ estimates of 3% growth. This was a sharp rebound from a 2.1% contraction in …
Pesky International Conflicts Push Markets Lower
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks trended lower throughout the morning, but losses accelerated late in the day and the major indexes closed lower. Investors seemed to be torn between a batch of mostly positive earnings reports and rising global tensions. The S&P 500 ended below its 14-day moving average for a second straight day, and 9 …
Stocks Relatively Flat On Monday; M&A News Takes Majority Of Headlines
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks dropped early on, but were able to cut losses and end mostly positive by the end of the day. The Dow gained 0.1%, the S&P 500 index rose a fractional 0.03%, and the Nasdaq lost 0.1% on the day. Most of the headlines today centered on M&A deals. The dollar store …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For July 25, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/07/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-07242014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, July 25, 2014 UP AND DOWN WAS THE NAME OF THE GAME FOR MARKETS THIS WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks were relatively flat on the week and moved up and down amidst a combination of …
Stocks End Idle On Mixed Economic Data; Amazon Fails To Impress
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Major U.S. stock indexes ended roughly where they began Thursday, despite investors having to work through a busy day of corporate earnings and two economic reports. The S&P 500 inched out a 0.05% gain, while the Dow and Nasdaq lost 0.02% and 0.04% respectively. Homebuilder stocks slid and dragged the market lower …