Market Summary U.S. equities closed at all-time highs on Friday once again, as the major indexes posted their best week since the election. Bullish sentiment spreads across most sectors and short sellers are scrambling to cover at elevated prices. For the week, the S&P 500 Index and the Blue Chip-heavy Dow Jones Industrial Average both…
DetailsMarket Summary Weekly losses for the most of the major equity indexes suggest that an aggressive postelection rally might be running out of steam. Other than a minuscule gain by the Dow, the other equity indexes snapped three-week winning streaks. For the week, the S&P 500 Index shed 1.0% and the Blue Chip-heavy Dow Jones…
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DetailsMarket Summary The major stock indices settled at all-time highs this week as the so called Trump rally continues unabated. The upward move may seem a tad overextended but there is still room to extend higher into the historically strong December holiday season. For the week, the S&P 500 Index and the Blue Chip-heavy Dow…
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DetailsMarket Summary According to Jeff Hirsh in the Stock Trader’s Almanac, S&P 500 has correctly predicted the outcome of the last 19 Presidential Elections 16 times. When the S&P 500 gains in the three months August through October, the incumbent party retained the White House 9 of 11 times. When S&P 500 was down during…
DetailsMarket Summary The slow, steady retreat of the stock market ahead of the 2016 election continued Friday, with the market falling for a ninth straight day. Wall Street is now in its longest period of decline in more than three decades. The last time the S&P 500 fell for nine straight days is December 1980,…
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