[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets There was a lot of movement in the markets today that only resulted in minimal changes at the closing bell. Markets stayed flat after a roller coaster ride of reactions to reports from the ECB and decisions regarding oil. Lots of buzz about the European Union today! News came in that the …
Seven Years Since The Last Bear Market Low
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Spanning headlines today were 7-year anniversary nods to the bull market. Stocks gained slightly as the bear market rebound that has been in place since February 11 is trying to continue with investors latching on to recent data hoping that the the U.S. is not headed for an imminent recession. In M&A …
Dow Snaps 5-Day Win Streak
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Yesterday, I pointed out that investors would be closely watching a slew of economic data this week, one piece of which was China’s trade numbers. Well, the numbers came in today and were disappointing to say the least. Imports fell 13% and exports dropped a whopping 25%. That is a big number …
Monday Slowly Came And Went; Lots Data Due This Week
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks are showing signs of fatigue to kick off the new week, ending mixed Monday after a robust three-week short-covering rally, the biggest ever in history, that helped trim the big losses suffered early in 2016. The Dow and S&P 500 gained minimal and the Nasdaq slipped 2%. Crude Oil received a lot of attention today …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For March 4, 2016
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- https://theetfbully.com/2016/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-03012016/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary EQUITIES POST THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK OF GAINS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks rallied Friday to log a third straight week of gains after the February jobs report came in stronger than expected, signaling that the economy continues to grow despite slowing growth overseas and early-year financial …
And The Short Squeeze Continues…
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Sure, why not? Manufacturing is in a clear recession and the services economy is about to follow, but the short squeeze continued late in the day with the computer trading algos pushing the indexes another notch higher towards the 2,000 level on the S&P 500. To my way of thinking, the markets …