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Friday Morning and Economic Data

Futures are looking mixed this morning, after yesterday’s stellar market action.  Today will be an interesting day in the financial markets.  I am wondering if traders will be starting their Memorial Day Weekend early, which could lead to light volume today.  However, there are some key Economic data being released today, which I am sure [...]

Thursday Action

“The Dow jumped 284 points, or 2.9 percent Thursday to 10,258, and the S&P 500 rose 35 points, or 3.3 percent to 1103.  Stocks turned higher Thursday as China denied that it was reviewing its euro zone bond holdings, a story that drove stocks lower into Wednesday’s close.” (CNBC) — But the financial news networks [...]

New addition to the Piotroski Screen

New addition to the Piotroski Screen

As of yestrday, 5/25, there was a new addition to the Piotroski Screen!  Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) has been added to my Piotroski screen, which I have saved in an Excel file which can be refreshed against a web query from The Graham Investor website.  TSM engages in the computer-aided designing, manufacturing, packaging, testing, and [...]

Stock Screen v.1

U.S. stocks on Wednesday ended lower after a late-session lapse that coincided with a drop in the euro below a key threshold, as investors focused on reports that China might review its European bond holders.  (MarketWatch)

Dow

9,974.45
-69.30
(-0.69%)

S&P 500

1,067.95
-6.08
(-0.57%)

Nasdaq

2,195.88
-15.07
(-0.68%)

Currencies

Euro – USD
1.2199
-0.0114 (-0.93%)

USD – JPY
90.0600
-0.0900 (-0.10%)

GBP – USD
1.4412
+0.0051 (0.36%)

CAD – USD
0.9395
+0.0097 (1.04%)

USD – HKD
7.7742
-0.0282 (-0.36%)

USD – CNY
6.8292
-0.0018 (-0.03%)

AUD [...]

5 ETF charts for your viewing pleasure

5 ETF charts for your viewing pleasure

This evening was quite busy, so I did not have a lot of time to conduct investment research related to today’s market action.  Below you will find 5 ETF charts for your viewing pleasure.  These are five of the most popular (in terms of volume) ETFs being traded.  The charts look pretty similar to me [...]