[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Yesterday was one of those moments, while watching the futures markets, when I had to laugh out loud. The major indexes were creeping higher when suddenly the bottom dropped out with the Down plunging over 500 points in minutes. Turns out that Trump’s trade advisor Navarro responded during a Fox News interview regarding …
Cautiously Advancing
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early choppy ride turned out better than expected, as the bullish theme increased momentum and pushed the major indexes to a green close, with especially the Nasdaq showing a solid gain and scoring a new all-time high. The Dow added a more modest +0.59% but was able to recapture its 26k milestone …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For June 19, 2020
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. FALLING INTO THE CLOSE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Even though the futures markets jumped supported by trade deal optimism, as China showed willingness to step up purchases of US farm goods to comply with the phase one trade agreement. Traders, however, quickly dismissed the story as …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 06/18/2020
ETF Data updated through Thursday, June 18, 2020 Methodology/Use of this StatSheet: 1. From the universe of over 1,800 ETFs, I have selected only those with a trading volume of over $5 million per day (HV ETFs), so that liquidity and a small bid/ask spread are assured. 2. Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) Buy or Sell decisions for Domestic and International …
Stuck In Neutral
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets A lack of commitment to push the markets one way or the other was noticeably absent today, as the major indexes vacillated aimlessly around their respective unchanged lines. Not much was gained or lost, but the Nasdaq closed in the green. Today’s report on unemployment claims showed that 1.508 million more Americans filed …
Losing Steam
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After three days of gains, the major indexes traded near their respective unchanged lines but dove into the red during the last hour. The exception was the Nasdaq, which gave up mid-day gains but ended up in the green. Contributing to the sell-off were reports that coronavirus cases were on the rise in …