[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Despite sudden market weakness developing late in the session, with technology and biotech being spooked the most, the major indexes recovered a good chunk of their early gains and ended in the green with the Dow notching its 40th record close of the year. Helping matters were reduced tensions between N. Korea and …
Late Buying Pushes Markets Into Record Territory
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The respective unchanged lines appeared to be the magnet for the major indexes throughout most of the session, as they bounced above and below it until late buying pushed them into the green for good, and we registered another record close. The gains were tiny, but they were gains nonetheless. As the chart …
Equities Skid As Uncertainty Reigns
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets In addition to the usual menu of concerns, there were a few new ones that helped the markets end their multi-day winning streak. Besides the lack of progress with the Trump pro-growth agenda and continued saber rattling with N. Korea, another monster hurricane named Irma is threatening the coast of Florida prompting the …
In Harvey’s Wake: Major Indexes Steady
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets While Hurricane Harvey unleashed his enormous power over the weekend, the major indexes escaped pretty much unscathed and spent the session bouncing around their respective unchanged lines. The Nasdaq fared the best by gaining +0.28%. Retailers, along with the energy and financial sectors, slid early on but were not able to stage a …
Rally Peters Out…
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets After yesterday’s euphoric rally, reality set in and pulled the indexes off their lofty levels. To be clear, the pullback was relatively benign compared to the gains. Contributing to the uneasiness was President Trump’s threat to shut down the government should congress continue to stonewall his efforts to build a wall along the …
Searching For Direction
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets It was another session during which the major indexes danced around their respective unchanged lines. Early losses were wiped out for the most part, and we managed to eke out a tiny gain with the exception of the Nasdaq, which closed slightly in the red. In the ETF spectrum that we are invested …