[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite the Fed’s attempt to please the markets by cutting interest rates a surprising 0.50%, an initial spike reversed and down we went, with the major indexes giving back a large chunk of yesterday’s gains. Bond yields skidded with the widely followed 10-year touching a 0-handle intra-day for the first time ever but …
Intervention Hopes Power Markets
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It comes as no surprise that after last week’s market drubbing, a rebound of some sort was in order. One analyst quipped by posting the question: Can a cat with a coronavirus bounce? At least for right now, it seems that way, as the major indexes, motivated and supported by the Bank of …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For February 28, 2020
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. A BLOODBATH WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets I thought that after the drubbing of the past few days, with us getting out of the market altogether, that a rebound might finally be in order. But no such luck, as the Dow continued swan diving by being …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 02/27/2020
ETF Data updated through Thursday, February 27, 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 …
Domestic TTI “Sell” Signal Confirmed—Back To Bear Market Territory
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The adage that “sometimes nothing happens in a decade and sometimes a decade happens in a week” sure rang true, as the coronavirus induced sell fest continued with utter abandon with downward momentum accelerating. As I posted yesterday, my planned limited liquidation of broadly diversified domestic ETFs turned into a “Sell All” early …
Dow Surrenders An Early 400-Point Gain—Domestic TTI Goes Negative
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The sudden turnaround in then markets kept me from liquidating those holdings that had come close to their trailing sell stops. It’s a known fact that sharp market drops can be followed by violent rebounds, which we saw early in the session. The only problem was that this move had the smell of …