[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets After slumping early one, the major indexes managed to climb out of a hole and, with the exception of the Dow, managed to squeeze out a tiny gain. Not helping matters early on were worse than expected jobless claims numbers, which followed last week’s disappointing labor market report. Crude oil finally found …
Stocks Get Over The Hump On Hump Day
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks rebounded today from two straight days of losses. All major indexes advanced. Notable gains on the Nasdaq seemed to be led by Apple (AAPL), as its shares headed back up 3.1% to rise above the $100 mark again. Yesterday, Apple’s stock went on a wild ride throughout its numerous product announcements, …
Equities Continue To Trend Lower Despite Apple’s Day Of Announcements
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Domestic equities fell for a second straight day as the Dow dropped almost 100 points, the S&P 500 slid back below 2000 and the Nasdaq fell 0.88%. Apple (AAPL) stole many headlines today as it released numerous announcements about new and upcoming product releases. The stock bounced up and down all day …
Stocks Start Off The Week Sub-Par As Oil Prices Fall
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The markets ended the day somewhat mixed as the S&P dropped 0.3%, but stayed above the 2000 mark. The Dow also fell 0.2%, while the Nasdaq gained a slight 0.2% In corporate news, Yahoo (YHOO) shares rose 5.6% after we heard today that Alibaba filed for its initial public offering and started …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For September 5, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/09/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-09042014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, September 5, 2014 MARKETS END THE WEEK SOMEWHAT FLAT DESPITE FAVORABLE ECONOMIC DATA [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks teetered sideways for most of the week, finishing slightly higher by Friday. Despite slower job growth than expected, …
Coming Off The Highs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets After making a new intra-day all-time high, the S&P 500 pulled back, as the early rally, propelled by the ECB’s new stimulus efforts, ran out of steam powered by a decline in the energy sector. The major indexes retreated modestly, as the chart above shows. Contributing to the pullback was overall nervousness …