[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The markets continued their predictable pattern of being inconsistent today. After starting the day higher following an encouraging report on orders for manufactured goods, stocks drifted lower in afternoon trading Wednesday and gave up their gains from a day earlier. Facebook (FB) led the technology sector lower as investors gave the company’s …
Markets Remain Bumpy; FB Makes Another Acquisition
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Equities bounced back today from a previous two day decline. Investors reacted well to a favorable reading on consumer confidence that showed positive signs of growth for the U.S. economy. All of the major indexes gained as the chart above shows. Additionally, nine of the ten industry groups in the S&P 500 …
Stocks Start The Week On A Down Note; Tech And Healthcare To Blame
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets U.S. stocks took a tumble today, with the Nasdaq realizing its biggest daily percentage drop since early February, as some of the market’s recent best performers like technology and biotech shares led the way down. Weakness in the health care sector (XLV) also dragged the U.S. stock market lower. Pharmaceuticals got spanked …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For March 21, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-03202014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, March 21, 2014 EQUITY INDEXES LOSE STEAM BUT GAIN FOR THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Equities were bouncing back this week but metals aren’t keeping up. More important is Janet Yellen’s statement indicating that interest …
U.S. Markets Recover Wednesdays Drop; Sanctions On Russia
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The stock market had a “spring” in its step on the first day of spring. Signs that the U.S. economy is emerging from a winter slump drove major stock indexes higher today. Investors were encouraged by an increase in manufacturing and a rise in a key index of economic indicators. The S&P …
Markets Dislike Yellen’s Update; China Concerns Remain
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Investors weren’t too thrilled by what they heard from Janet Yellen during her first meeting in charge of the Fed. U.S. stock markets backed off today amid worries that the U.S. Federal Reserve could end up raising interest rates as soon as the spring of next year. The greenback and U.S. Treasury …