[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Equities pulled back as a result of IBM and United Technologies putting the first negative on the board this earnings season just prior to the heavyweights, Apple and Microsoft, issuing their quarterly report cards after today’s close. The major indexes are still near record highs and, after having been on a tear …
S&P 500 Rises To New Record Before Retreating
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Equities looked a little tired after the solid run of the past 1-1/2 weeks and ended only slightly changed. The S&P managed to temporarily climb above its old record high (on very meager volume) but was not able to hold the gain and ended up 1 point above the unchanged line. So …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For July 17, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/07/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-07162015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary INDEXES RALLY WITH THE NASDAQ MAKING A NEW ALL-TIME HIGH [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets One look at the 5-day chart tells the story of the past week. The bulls had their way with the Nasdaq making a …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 07/16/2015
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, July 16, 2015 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: BUY — since 10/22/2014 Our main directional indicator, the Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI), broke through its long-term trend line generating a “Sell” for this arena effective 10/14/2014, …
Equities Jump As Greece’s Fallout Appears Contained
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Taking a cue from the European markets, U.S. equities joined the party and moved higher with Greek exit fears subsiding after approval of new austerity programs. Giving an assist to the markets was ECB’s Mario Draghi who commented on their willingness to expand aid to some of the troubled banks. That was …
Violent Greek Protests Pull Down Equities
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Finally, the 4-day winning streak came to an end, but the losses were minor as a late day turnaround caused by violent Greek protests ahead of their parliamentary votes regarding the third bailout package pulled the rug out from initial upward momentum. While we bounced successfully off the session’s lows, it remains …