US stocks ended mixed Thursday with the broad market ETFs retreating for the third successive day in a shortened week, as worries over Spanish debt crisis returned to haunt Wall Street. All the indices closed lower for the week despite better weekly claims data ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls reading for March. As equities sank, US Treasuries marched ahead for …
Major Market ETFs Retreat On FOMC Minutes; VXX Rises, GAZ Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks slipped Tuesday with the Dow Industrials declining for the first time in four days after the minutes from the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee indicated lesser possibility for further monetary stimulus. The markets reminded me of that famous Rolling Stone song “you can’t always get what you want,” as another QE had been expected. …
Major Market ETFs End Mixed On Weak Data; VXX Drops Slightly, GAZ Runs Out Of Gas
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The Dow staged a late-session comeback to break a two-session losing streak even as US stocks ended mixed Thursday. A raft of weak economic numbers, including a higher-than-expected jobless claim, soured investor sentiments driving both the NASDAQ and the S&P 500 lower for the second day in a row. Strong demand for Treasuries pushed yields down …
US Broad Market ETFs Slide For The Second Day; GAZ Inches Up, KWT Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US broad stock ETFs closed mixed Wednesday after data on new home sales came in lower unexpectedly, failing to cheer investors. 10-year Treasury notes jumped the most in two weeks even as the Federal Reserve bought $4.03 billion in US debt. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) slipped or 0.2 percent to close at 1402.89 with the …
Equity ETF Indexes Advance; GAZ On Fire, VXX Sinks
US stocks continued their advancement Monday, as modest homebuilder’s data indicated the sector’s gradual recovery ahead of other housing-related data this week. The gains were supported by Apple’s hefty dividend announcement and $10 billion share buy-back program over the next three years. Tech stocks advanced the most though some of the heavyweights retreated. US 10-year notes tanked for the ninth …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, March 16, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-03152012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, March 16, 2012 EQUITY ETFS GAIN SHARPLY BUT END WEEK MIXED; GAZ STILL BURNING BRIGHT, VNM SINKS US stocks ended mixed Friday, restricting weekly gains as inflation climbed unexpectedly in March, and a slew of options contracts expired on the …