U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 200 points on Tuesday.
The US indices all had a bit of a move overnight, as Trump tweeted that he is going to impose 25% tariffs on both Canada and Mexico February 1st. At this point, the market watch algos panic sell, but it appears that the humans stabilized things.
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2024 was an excellent year for the major stock market indexes. But the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.78%) had just a 12.9% return, compared to 23.3% for the S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.00%) and 28.6% for the Nasdaq Composite.
While DOW benefits from investment in high-return projects and cost actions, weak end-market demand and declining estimates cast a pall on its prospects.
The US indices were all slightly positive, but at the end of the day, you must remember that Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and therefore there was a limited amount of trading volume and working hours in the futures markets. However, it looks like we are still very
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U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 300 points on Friday.
The US indices that I follow here at FX Empire all look as if they are trying to rise in the early part of the session on Friday, to continue the overall uptrend that we have seen in the United States.
The Dogs of the Dow strategy doesn't always work. Often, it can lead investors to a laggard poised to lag behind for yet another year.
The US indices that I follow here at FX Empire all look like they are trying to go higher in general, and as a result, it looks like the “buy on the dip” strategy is still the one people will be watching.
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