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US Stock Market Up 60%+ From Prior All-Time Highs
The long-term price chart for major US equity indices continues to amaze. The Wilshire 5,000 is up even more from its prior bull market high made in 2007 at +67%.
Bear And Bulls Both On The Rise
Bullish sentiment on the part of individual investors saw a slight uptick this week, but with the S&P 500 up for seven straight days, that was to be expected.
Jobless Claims Drop More Than Expected
According to the Department of Labor, first-time claims dropped from 272K down to 260K, which was below the consensus forecast of 265K.
The Most Volatile Stocks On Earnings - Wednesday, Oct. 4
The start of the new quarter brings with it the start of another earnings season, and next week is when we’ll start to hear from companies reporting their Q3 2017 earnings.
Huge Beat In ISM Services
The September ISM also came in at 59.8, which was the highest reading since August 2005.
NXP Semiconductors Better Alone?
NXPI shareholders may be happy to see the deal fall apart is due to the performance of semiconductor stocks themselves since the deal was announced.
Blowout Truck Sales At Ford
Whether or not the strength has been aided by the loss of the existing fleet due to the hurricanes in the South, auto sales for the month of September have absolutely been on fire.
The Most Volatile Month Of The Year
While it has historically been positive, October has the distinction of being known as the most volatile month of the year.
Best Performing Stocks YTD Through Q3 2017
I have created a list of 40 best performing Russell 3,000 stocks on a year-to-date basis through the third quarter of 2017. A bulk of the names on the list of biggest winners are from the Biotech space.
ISM Manufacturing Report In A Word – Strong
The ISM Manufacturing report for the month of September came in significantly ahead of expectations, topping 60 for the first time in over 13 years.
September, Q3, YTD 2017 Asset Class Performance
The areas of the market that were performing best on a year-to-date basis mostly underperformed in September, while the worst performing areas of the market this year saw the biggest bounces in September.
2017 Least Volatile Year Since 1964
Today marks the end of the third quarter of 2017. There have been 188 trading days so far this year, and the S&P 500 has experienced an average absolute move of +/-0.31% on these days.
Jobless Claims Defy Nature
Jobless claims for the latest week came in slightly ahead of forecasts, rising from 260K up to 272K. According to the DoL release, “Hurricanes Harvey and Irma [and Maria] impacted this week’s claims.”
Bullish Sentiment Pulls Back
While bullish sentiment pulled back, bearish sentiment barely increased as it rose from 27.2% up to just 28.7%.
Living In Mom And Dad’s Basement Watching Netflix Isn’t Cool Anymore?
Consumer Confidence for the month of September came in slightly weaker than expected for September.
Consumer Confidence Slightly Weaker
Consumer Confidence for the month of September showed a slightly larger than expected downtick this month falling from 120.4 down to 119.8 compared to expectations for a drop to 120.0.
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