The S&P 500 fell nearly 7% from its all-time high at the beginning of August. Since then, the index has been chopping sideways as market participants anxiously try to figure out which direction this consolidation will resolve. In environments like this, it can be helpful to analyze market internals, like breadth, to gauge the overall […]
Archives for August 2019
Daily Chart Report ? Monday, August 26th, 2019
Sponsored By: Today’s Summary Monday, August 24th, 2019 Indices: US stocks kicked off the week on a positive note with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping 270 points or 1.05%. The Nasdaq was the strongest of the major indices, gaining 1.32%. Sectors: All 11 sectors closed higher. Communications led, advancing 1.50%. Materials lagged but still gained 0.33%. Commodities: Crude Oil futures slipped 0.98% to $53.63 per barrel. Gold futures closed more […]
Chart of the Day – Monday, August 26th, 2019
Today’s Chart of the Day was shared on Twitter by John Palicka (@John_Palicka). It’s a chart comparing the performance of the Gold ETF ($GLD) to the Gold Mining ETF ($GDX) since 2006. The chart addresses a common question among Precious Metals bulls right now: which will outperform, Gold or Miners? John points out that when Gold […]
Daily Chart Report ? Friday, August 23rd, 2019
Sponsored By: Today’s Summary Friday, August 23rd, 2019 Indices: US stocks fell in today’s session with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 623 points or 2.37%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell 2.59% and 3.00% respectively. Sectors: All 11 sectors were lower by more than 1%. Utilities led, but still slipped 1.06%. Energy lagged, falling 3.35%. Commodities: Crude Oil futures dropped 2.03% to $54.16 per barrel. Gold futures surged 1.93% to a multi-year […]
Chart of the Day – Friday, August 23rd, 2019
Today’s Chart of the Day was shared on Twitter by Michael Antonelli (@BullandBaird) The chart shows the daily percentage change for the S&P 500 index, over the past six months. The chart emphasizes how volatile the month of August has been so far. There have been nine days this month where the S&P 500 moved […]
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