[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Domestic equities closed sharply lower across the board today, with all sectors in the red, amid disappointing quarterly results by a batch of companies from Bank of America Corp. to Textron Inc., while commodities resumed their selloff because of ongoing worries over global growth; or lack thereof. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index declined 1.4 percent …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, February 8, 2013
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2013/02/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-02072013/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, February 8, 2013 US AND EUROPE RISE ON TRADE DATA US stocks advanced Friday on strong trade data, pushing the S&P 500 to the highest level since November 2007 though the Dow Industrials retreated for the week, snapping a five-week …
Tech Shares Decline As Apple Slumps; S&P 500 Touches 1,500 Level; Europe Rises On Upbeat PMI Data
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major market indexes mostly rose Thursday, with the Dow Jones gaining for a fifth day and the S&P 500 briefly topping the 1,500 mark as an unexpected drop in unemployment claims and upbeat corporate results offset the worst decline for Apple Inc in four years. Apple Inc slumped 12 percent to $450.50 after reporting the …
Cliff Deal Reached—But Where’s The Meat?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Sure, the much feared slide down the fiscal cliff was avoided at the last minute, but the euphoric relief rally in the markets will likely be temporary in nature. Last time the S&P 500 gained some 60 points in 2 trading days, over 70% of it was given back within the next week. Upon closer inspection …
Equity Indexes Go Vertical On Fiscal Cliff Hope; Eerie Chart Of The Day; Europe Tracks Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equity indexes extended gains into a second session with the S&P 500 index hitting its highest level in two months amid signs of progress in Washington in reaching a deal to avert a hike in taxes and steep spending cuts next year. Stocks surged higher after House Republicans held a news conference to say they …
Fiscal Cliff Hope Fest Pushes Indexes Higher, But On Very Low Volume; Europe Surges
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks surged Monday to log their biggest single-session gain in months on positive housing data and increasing investor confidence that a budget deal would be reached in Washington. Mind you that a deal is pure hope at this time, and I have my doubts that total cooperation without any battle will actually be feasible. Wall …