[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The major indexes continued where they left off on the last day of 2019 and roared into 2020 with utter abundance, with all three of them gaining solidly. The entire session was supported by the bullish theme of last year, and we ended up accelerating into the close, although SmallCaps underperformed. A big …
Ending The Year On An Upbeat Note
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite the major indexes hovering below their respective unchanged lines for most of the session, a last hour boost pushed them back into the green, thereby closing the last trading day of the year on a positive note. Low volume and profit taking by traders had equities in the red, until a slow …
Taking A Dive
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets For the first time in some 4 weeks, equity markets took a dive right at the opening and, despite a valiant attempt to rebound back to the various unchanged lines, they stalled and slid into the close. However, given the relentless move higher over the recent past, today’s pullback is hardly worth mentioning, …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For December 27, 2019
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. SANTA CLAUS RALLY CONTINUES [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The markets continued their torrid pace into record territory, although momentum faded into the close today with the S&P 500 slipping just a tad but closing higher by +0.59% during this Holiday-shortened week. As ZH pointed out, it’s …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 12/26/2019
ETF Data updated through Thursday, December 26, 2019 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 …
Crawling Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The Dow was the beneficiary of today’s news that Boeing’s CEO has “resigned” and was replaced by its current Chairman. This contributed at least 50 points to initial 100-point surge. The major indexes crept into new record territory also supported by news that China intends cut its tariffs for pork, pharmaceuticals and some …