Wall Street was in for several lackluster days of trading this week, with most Asian markets closed on Monday and Tuesday for holiday. After both the Dow and S&P 500 rallied to five-year highs last week, the bulls and bears seemingly reached a stalemate as a lack of significant market catalysts had stocks struggling to find a definitive direction [see Visual History Of The S&P 500]. Meanwhile, investors kept their focus on President Obama as he delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Though the President expressed his desire for Washington to come to a bipartisan agreement on spending, many believe the speech will do little to rally together the deeply divided Congress. On the economic front, however, U.S. retail sales came in slightly higher in January, while the National Federation of Independent Business’s small-business optimism index rose less than expected for the month of January. In a separate report, the [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks End Mixed Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Rally Ahead of Obama’s State of the Union Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Dragged By Energy In Lackluster Session Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks End Lower After Volatile Session Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Close Flat On Euro Zone Worries