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2015-01-03 Weekend Market Update (Equities Pullback From New All Time Highs)
Weekend Market Update
Equities Pullback From New All Time Highs
Weekly S&P Sectors ETF Performance: Energy (XLE) -0.72%, Healthcare (XLV) -0.72%, Consumer Discretionary (XLY) -0.83%, Financials (XLF) -0.88%, Materials (XLB) -1.18%, Industrials (XLI) -1.55%, Consumer Staples (XLP) -2.24%, Utilities (XLU) -2.29%, Technology (XLK) -2.48%
Various Asset Classes: Spot Volatility Index (VIX) +22.69%, Bonds (TLT) +2.34%, U.S. Dollar (UUP) +1.30%, Gold (GLD) -0.65%, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) -1.22%, S&P 500 (SPX) -1.46%, Silver (SLV) -1.56%, Nasdaq-100 (NDX) -1.94%, Agriculture (DBA) -2.26%, Natural Gas (UNG) -3.36%, Oil (USO) -4.28%
Economic Data (1/5-1/9)
Monday: 2:00 P.M. EST- Dec Auto, Truck Sales
Tuesday: 10:00 A.M.- Nov Factory Orders (-0.4%), Dec ISM Services (58.5)
Wednesday: 7:00 A.M.- Weekly MBA Mortgage Index; 8:15 A.M.- Dec ADP Employment Change (+230K); 8:30 A.M.- Nov Trade Balance (-$42.0B); 10:30 … Read More »
2013-11-02 Weekend Market Update (Is a Weak October Jobs Report Coming?)
Weekend Market Update
Is a Weak October Jobs Report Coming?
Equities finished mixed this week, led by the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s (DJIA) 0.29% gain. The Nasdaq 100 (NDX) fell 0.12% and the S&P 500 (SPX) picked up 0.11%. However, one warning sign was the Russell 2000 Small Cap Index (RUT) dropping 2.03%. Volatility (VIX) was once again virtually nonexistent with the spot Volatility Index remaining in the 13-14 range for the second straight week.
Unlike in the past few weeks, there wasn’t a similar trend amongst the major S&P sectors. Consumer Staples (XLP) were the top performing sector, rising 1.17% for the week. On Monday, there was a buyer of 6k+ Pepsi (PEP) Dec. $90 calls for $0.12-$0.13 each. Materials (XLB) were the worst weekly performer, falling 1.29%. Shares of Monsanto (MON), the largest weighting in the ETF, lost … Read More »
2013-09-21 Weekend Market Update (Can The S&P 500 Make It 4 Out Of 4 In September?)
Weekend Market Update
Can The S&P 500 Make It 4 Out Of 4 In September?
Equities rallied for the third consecutive week, led by the Nasdaq-100’s (NDX) 1.46% gain. The S&P 500 (SPX) added 1.30%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) only picked up 0.49% this week. Volatility (VIX) is currently on a three losing streak, sliding 7.34% to finish out the week at a one month low. Just like the (DJIA) and (SPX), the Russell 2000 Small Cap Index (RUT) and the Dow Jones Transportation Average (TRAN) also hit new all-time highs.
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