Nasdaq up for the 3rd day in a row. Major indices on track for gains for the week.

<p>The major US stock indices are closing higher. The SEC announced that they approved Bitcoin ETFs. William's was a bit more hawkish, but who cares if the Fed cuts 3 or 6 times. One can argue if they cut 6 it means there is trouble in the economy. The Goldilocks is moderate growth, Fed cuts as inflation eases but not by a lot. </p><p>The final numbers are showing:</p><ul><li>Dow up 170.55 points or 0.45% at 37695.72</li><li>S&amp;P up 26.95 points or 0.57% at 4783.46</li><li>Nasdaq up 111.93 points or 0.75% at 14969.64</li></ul><p>The Russell 2000 rose a modest 2.22 points or 0.11% at 1970.26.</p><p>For the trading week:</p><ul><li>Dow, +0.61%</li><li>S&amp;P, +1.84%</li><li>Nasdaq, +3.07%. </li></ul><p>Some big winners today include:</p><ul><li>Intuitive Surgical, +10.25%</li><li>Palo Alto networks +5.22%</li><li>Meta-+3.65%</li><li>Uber technologies +3.50%</li><li>Home Depot +3.07%</li><li>Crowdstrike +3.02%</li><li>Celsius +2.94%</li></ul><p>Leading the Dow 30 is:</p><ul><li>Home Depot +3.07%</li><li>Microsoft +1.86%</li><li>Walmart +1.23%</li><li>McDonald +1.11%</li><li>Salesforce +1.06%</li></ul><p>The S&amp;P index today is closing within 13 points of that all-time high closing level 4796.57</p>

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.