ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. A DOWN WEEK ENDS IN THE GREEN [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Another rollercoaster day, which had equities tumbling into the red after the opening bell but, as if by magic, an afternoon ramp pushed major indexes back to a green close. Nevertheless, we saw their worst …
Bounce Back Thursday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The Dow managed to recover from a sharp opening tumble of some 400 points to reverse and close higher by 377 points, which makes this an intra-day range of almost 800 points. The other two major indexes followed a similar pattern but lagged in magnitude and performance. That means we’re back to where …
Slumping And Dumping
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early market slump turned into a full-blown dump, as it appeared that the major indexes were struck by a dose of reality and, for a change, the headline scanning computer algos interpreted bad news as bad news. Even though we saw a last 30-minute pump, it only reduced the amount of damage …
A Rally Morphs Into A Swan Dive
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early rally ran into trouble, reversed, accelerated, and got slammed down with the Dow dropping some 450 points, or -1.9%, with the other two major indexes scoring slightly worse. The initial bounce was a result of positive interpretations of the partial reopening of the economy, despite many facts pointing to a disappointing …
Going Nowhere
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early drop was followed by a mid-day pop, then momentum faded, and the Dow dove back into the red. The S&P 500 ended just about unchanged, but the Nasdaq ruled and closed in the green despite a total collapse in earnings. It appears that early optimism about the step-by-step re-opening of the …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For May 8, 2020
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. MARKETS RALLY ON HORRIFIC ECONOMIC DATA [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets See if this makes sense to you. Today’s data released by the U.S. Labor Department (BLS) showed that we now have the worst unemployment rate since the Great Depression with 14.7%, while 20.5 million are out …