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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Markets Spook On Halloween (SPY, DIA, QQQ, IWM, MF)

Courtesy of John Nyaradi.

Markets spooked out today on Halloween as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (AMEX:SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (AMEX:DIA), PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ), and the iShares Russell 2000 Index (AMEX:IWM) all took a nose dive to end a crazy month.

The nose dive was mostly a correction related to last weeks Europe debacle; moving forward this week, it is unclear whether the rally will continue until the end of the year, or if it was just a short sigh of relief before things could get really ugly.

One thing is for certain: MF Global Holding’s (NYSE:MF) file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy is not a positive sign by any means.  The bank failed for several reasons, including its purchase of European sovereign debt.  I wonder how European banks are feeling today as well for purchasing European sovereign debt, it certainly wasn’t a sugar high from too much Halloween candy.  Spain and Italy are likely next, proceed with caution.

Read more about how Gold ETFs and Energy ETFs were affected by the MF Global Holdings bankruptcy.

In other news, business activity reports were mixed today; reports showed slowing business in Chicago but increased manufacturing in Texas, the mixed reports being a further reminder we are not out of the woods yet.  Tomorrow is a big day with an ISM report, construction spending report, and motor vehicle sales.

To continue, the Bank of Japan sold off 7 trillion Yen to slow down its currency, thus strengthening the dollar.

And lastly, G-20 leaders are set to meet this Wednesday; topics of conversation include growing the world economy and further solving the European crisis.

Global Stock Market Summary:

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (AMEX:SPY): -3.15, -2.45%

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (AMEX:DIA): -2.70, -2.21%

PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ):-1.00, -1.7%

iShares Russell 2000 Index (AMEX:IWM): -2.06, -2.71%

Happy Halloween!

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