[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The move into record territory continued for the third straight day with the Dow climbing above its psychologically important 25k marker for the first time in history. Upward momentum remained strong throughout the session and into the close. Helping matters was the weakening of the VIX, which made history itself by trading with …
Records Continue To Fall
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Today, all three major indexes moved in sync by pushing further into uncharted territory and closing at new all-time highs. It was a repeat of yesterday, as we headed straight north right after the opening bell and never looked back with additional momentum gathering strength in the last hour of the session. The …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For December 29, 2017
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2017/12/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-12-28-2017/ DIVING INTO THE CLOSE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It’s no secret that equities had a stellar 2017 with the major indexes posting their best year since 2013. It was a period during which the Dow hit 71 closing records, while the Nasdaq rose for its sixth straight year, its longest such streak since …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For December 15, 2017
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2017/12/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-12142017/ EXTENDING THE WEEKLY GAIN STREAK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets When looking at yesterday’s weakening market action, today can only be described as “opposite” day, as senators Rubio and Corker fell in line and announced a “Yes” vote to the long overdue agreement on Trump’s tax plan, as a last minute expansion of …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For November 24, 2017
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2017/11/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-11222017/ CLOSING AT NEW ALL-TIME HIGHS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite this being a Holiday shortened week, 2 of the 3 major indexes (S&P 500 and Nasdaq) managed to close at new records with the S&P booking a gain of +0.9% over the past 4 sessions. Retailers were obviously in focus, but the retail …
A Slow Pre-Holiday Session; Dollar Dumps And Gold Jumps
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The major indexes presented a mixed picture with the Dow and S&P 500 slightly dipping while the Nasdaq managed to eke out another record—although a tiny one. The Fed minutes surprised traders in that they were very dovish (lower rates) ignoring inflation concerns with some officials opposing near-term rate hikes. That came as …