[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets In a repeat from yesterday, the Nasdaq managed to eke out another win, although only by the tiniest of margins, which was enough to log in its 8th straight gain, its best streak since October. The broader market see-sawed all day and ended up diving into the close registering small losses. Looking at …
Nasdaq Bucks The Trend
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It was more-or-less a consolidation day with 2 of the 3 major indexes scoring fractional losses, while the Nasdaq managed to buck the trend to nowhere by closing in the green and thereby attaining its longest win streak (7 days) in about 5 months. However, more trade disputes between the US and China, …
A Sea Of Green In Equities
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets At least for today, earnings were enough of a positive to beat anxiety over trade war fears with the major indexes continuing their bullish run, reinforced by the S&P companies showing earnings growth of 24% and sales gains of 9.8%. As MarketWatch put it: “Strong earnings have helped bolster the belief that steady …
Tech Leads As Bull Run Continues
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After a brief opening dip, the major indexes continued their ramp higher with the Nasdaq notching its 5th straight day of gains, as decent corporate earnings remained in focus. While our portfolio holdings have all gained in sync for the past 3 sessions, tech (QQQ) and consumer discretionaries (XLY), our latest additions, took …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For August 3, 2018
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2018/08/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-08-02-2018/ EARNINGS OVERCOME WEAK JOBS REPORT [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Solid earnings reports throughout the week proved to be good enough to shake off any market weakness caused by tariff uncertainties and a so-so July employment report. In terms of trade spats, China has threatened to retaliate with tariffs on $60 billion in US …
Apple Saves The Day
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets With no adverse trade news making the headlines, it was Apple’s (AAPL) day to shine as it not only lifted the indexes but also managed to become the first $1 trillion company—ever. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained solidly after a slow start at the opening, but then rocketed higher without looking …