[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Shoppers spent less over the Thanksgiving weekend and that weighed on stocks Monday. While they turned out in record numbers in the four days ending Sunday they plunked down less cash than they did last year. It was the first decline in Thanksgiving weekend spending since a retail trade group began tracking …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, November 29, 2013
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2013/11/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-11272013/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, November 29, 2013 GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SEEMS ALL BUT FORGOTTEN [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The factors behind stocks’ gains this week were perhaps more difficult to pin down than usual. One driver appeared to be a general …
A Cornucopia Of Upside On Thanksgiving
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stockholders have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. And the day before the holiday gave them even more reason to be pleased. Both the Dow and S&P pushed into record territory yet again. At the same time, the Nasdaq hit its highest level since the tech bubble 13 years ago. Hewlett-Packard …
Nasdaq Conquers 4,000; Gold-Mining ETFs Slip
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks ended in the green, but just barely as traders took profits ahead of the holiday. The Nasdaq composite index closed above 4,000 on Tuesday for the first time since 2000, while the Dow and S&P ended barely changed. Retailers and homebuilders were among the best performing sectors, responding to stronger-than-expected earnings …
Mixed Emotions
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The major indexes appeared to meander aimlessly with the Dow and Nasdaq edging slightly higher while the S&P 500 dropped late in the session to post a minor loss. After breaking major milestones last week, the market looked a little tired as volume slowed down during this Holiday shortened week, which can …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, November 22, 2013
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2013/11/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-11212013/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, November 22, 2013 S&P 500 GAINS SEVEN OUT OF SEVEN [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Seven was a lucky number at least for the S&P 500 index, which managed to rack up gains seven weeks in a …