[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks fell, capping the Dow’s winning streak at three days as continued volatility in oil prices was offset by a lowered sales outlook from retail giant and Dow component Walmart. For the past three sessions, the market has been volatile like it has been for most of 2016. The only difference is …
Short Covering Continues As Stocks Mount Three Day Win Streak On Oil Surge
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets At its low point just a few days ago, the Dow was down about 1,800 points (or 10%) for the year. However, over the past three trading sessions, it has regained over 750 points. Whether the rally marks the end of a painful correction is still to be determined though. One of …
Stocks Power Higher Fueled By Short Covering
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks fared well and extended Friday’s short covering rally as traders returned from the long weekend and Wall Street reacted to news that Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela have agreed to cap crude production at January levels if other major producers, such as Iraq and Iran, follow suit. Of course, we …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For February 12, 2016
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2016/02/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-02112016/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary EQUITIES AND CRUDE REBOUND SHARPLY BUT END UP DOWN FOR THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The wild ride continued on Wall Street as crude oil finally found some footing and sparked a 12% surge on Friday, …
OPEC Rumor Keeps Markets From Crashing
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Sure, when all else fails to prop up the markets, start a rumor. Just as the S&P dipped towards the psychologically 1,800 level, the WSJ reported that the OPECers were “ready to cooperate” on a production cut. That’s all it took, and the indexes staged their typical afternoon rally which, however, petered …
Smashing Exuberance
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets There was much hope of the Fed showing signs of not only relenting from their planned interest rate hikes in 2016 but possibly shifting in reverse and lowering rates in the very near future. Such was the anticipation as Fed chief Yellen delivered testimony in front of a congressional committee, which also …