Buckle Up for Ride Ahead: Dave's Daily
Dave's Daily
By Dave Fry, founder and publisher of
and author of the best-selling book
Create Your Own ETF Hedge Fund.
March 31, 2010
BULLS WIN FIRST QUARTER
There wasn't any furious kick or sprint to the finish line Wednesday. In fact, the effort to succeed over the past week or so was weak but determined. ADP private employment data was much worse than expected while manufacturing data, while still growing, was also beneath expectations and the Chicago PMI came in short as well.
Nevertheless, stocks rang up average returns of around 4% for the quarter.
Just when you think it's all behind us a new quarter will begin with more data this holiday shortened week so buckle-up for the ride ahead.
Volume was again light although heavier once again on selling which repeats the previous pattern. Breadth was negative.
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The quarter ends with good returns in a well-managed last two weeks. Volume remains anemic but liquidity for Da Boyz still remains in place.
After the close Wednesday earnings news hit with Micron's being well-received but Research in Motion disappointed with revenues and deliveries.
While this week feels over, that's hardly the case. No doubt Thursday will be slow as we head to Friday's holiday but Jobless Claims will be on tap and Friday the unemployment data will be released. I wonder if they can sneak a bad number by us while we're not looking?
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Dave Fry is founder and publisher of
, Dave's Daily blog and the best-selling book author of
Create Your Own ETF Hedge Fund, A DIY Strategy for Private Wealth Management
, published by Wiley Finance in 2008. A detailed bio is here:
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