[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets It was an uneventful last day of the month in the markets with the major indexes being content to more or less hug their respective unchanged lines with only the Dow pushing back into the green by a slight margin. For the month, the S&P 500 added +1.94% while the Nasdaq surged 3.5%. …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For July 28, 2017
ETF Tracker StatSheet https://theetfbully.com/2017/07/weekly-statsheet-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-07272017/ DOW CLOSES AT RECORD; TECH IS WEIGHING ON S&P AND NASDAQ [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Much of the retail store apocalypse has been blamed on online sales, despite the fact that they only account for about 8% of total retail sales. Amazon was one of the alleged guilty parties contributing to the consumer …
Tech Slumps And Gold Pumps
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Despite another roller coaster ride, the Dow was the only one of the three major indexes that not only “survived” the mid-day sell-off but also registered another record high. The tech arena was not so lucky and, after a tremendous run in the recent past, had to accept the fact that nothing goes …
VIX Crashed And Dollar Bashed
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The widely anticipated FOMC minutes turned out as expected with the Fed confirming that they plan on continuing their path of higher interest rates this year and also start to sell off its massive holdings of Treasuries and mortgage bonds. The thing they did not say is the timing and magnitude of their …
Scrambling higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Today, it was the Dow’s turn to lead the way with the Nasdaq lagging behind, but it still managed to hang on to the plus side despite a last hour sell off. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at record highs as the VIX was slaughtered again to 9.04 intraday and has …
Broad Weakness Can’t Stop Nasdaq From Setting New Record
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets It was a nip and tuck kind of day with a rise in bond yields keeping any equity advances in check as hope prevailed that its impact on stocks would be ephemeral. The yield on the 10-year bond rose 2 basis points to 2.26% after having declined from a recent high of 2.39% …