[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets As the chart above shows, a morning rally got derailed in a hurry with the major indexes ending the session to the downside. A positive ADP report got things started in a northerly direction with the S&P 500 knocking on the 2,400 level. Data showed that 263,000 workers were added in March, which …
Another Successful Dump And Pump
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets In a repeat from yesterday, the early market dump gave way to the usual pump to ensure that the major indexes closed in the green as it appeared that the BTD (Buy the Dip) crowd was out in full force. The Dow managed to kiss its 50-day M/A for the second day in …
Grinding Back To The Unchanged Line
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Two things pulled the rug out from early positive momentum at the opening. One, disappointing March auto sales, which should not have come as a surprise given the gigantic slip in retail sales including some 3,500 announced store closings, and two, the topic I have been pounding on lately, namely that questions about …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For March 31, 2017
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/?p=18736&preview=true A Great Quarter Ends With A Whimper [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets While it was a great quarter for the indexes, it ended with a whimper as equities could not sustain the upward momentum into the close. Most of the gains were made in January and February while March was a non-event month for …
Dollar Rallies And Pushes Equities Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The US dollar rallied for the 3rd day in a row (+0.54%) and conquered its psychologically important 100 level. The main support came from the latest 4th quarter 2016 GDP upward revision from 1.9% to 2.1%, which may help the dollar to notch its first weekly advance in three. Crude Oil joined the …
Energy Provides Support For The Bulls
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Finally, the energy sector showed some signs of life with the widely followed XLE gaining +1.3% for the day while barely crawling back above its 200-day M/A by a fraction. XLE has been in a solid downtrend since early December 2016. Oil gave an assist as well by rebounding +2.15%. More help for …