US Market Rallies on Positive Trump Tax Cut News
US stocks finished up Tuesday, with the 3 major indexes posting their best 1-day gainers in over a week, as lawmakers’ comments on tax reform and the debt ceiling boosted investor optimism.
Wall Street rallied Tuesday as participants “bought the dip” that the major indexes saw in the last few weeks.
As they moved stocks hit some resistance at the S&P 500’s 50-Day SMA (2,450.29), and then overcame the Key technical mark in the late afternoon action
The Nasdaq (+1.4%) led the advance, followed by the S&P 500 (+1.0%), and then the DJIA (+0.9%).
Wall Street traders saw it as positive, as they have been looking for some sense of progress on tax reform for some time.
The extension of the Trump Rally was broad-based Tuesday with 6 sectors, financials, consumer discretionary, industrials, materials, technology, and healthcare finishing with gainers of at least 1.0%.
Erasing most of the losses seen so far this month of August.
The top-weighted tech sector (+1.5%) led the charge, breaking a 3-session losing streak. Within the tech group, chipmakers showed notable strength, sending the PHLX Semiconductor Index higher by 1.6%.
Tuesday, the major US stock market indexes finished at: DJIA +196.14 at 21899.89, NAS Comp +84.35 at 6297.46, S&P 500 +24.14 at 2452.47
Volume: Trade was lite as just 688-M/shares were exchanged on the NYSE
- NAS Comp +17.0% YTD
- DJIA +10.8% YTD
- S&P 500 +9.5% YTD
- Russell 2000 +1.0% YTD
HeffX-LTN Analysis for DIA: | Overall | Short | Intermediate | Long |
Bullish (0.43) | Bullish (0.32) | Very Bullish (0.52) | Bullish (0.46) |
HeffX-LTN Analysis for SPY: | Overall | Short | Intermediate | Long |
Neutral (0.18) | Neutral (0.24) | Bullish (0.33) | Neutral (-0.04) |
HeffX-LTN Analysis for QQQ: | Overall | Short | Intermediate | Long |
Bullish (0.46) | Neutral (0.08) | Very Bullish (0.67) | Very Bullish (0.62) |
HeffX-LTN Analysis for VXX: | Overall | Short | Intermediate | Long |
Bearish (-0.26) | Neutral (-0.06) | Bearish (-0.35) | Bearish (-0.38) |
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