[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] A rebound in the tech sector helped the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to find some footing, with both indexes starting and ending the session on a positive note. Nvidia gave a much-needed assist by bouncing back from its latest slide, as did the MAG 7 stocks. The recent sell off pushed the AI darling more than …
Economic Crossroads: Inflation Data Looms As Gold And Oil Rally, Bitcoin Bruised
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The Nasdaq was lagging as today’s session got underway with traders rotating out of the overbought tech sector and into financials, utilities, and energy, with oil climbing above the $81 level. Only the Dow managed a green close. Nvidia dropped some 5% on top of last week’s 4% decline, after the stock snapped an eight-week winning …
Market Paradox: AI Surge And Nvidia’s Slide Amidst Economic Turbulence
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] For a moment, we saw the S&P 500 trade above its 5,500 level, as the tech rally continued unabated with Nvidia in the lead. However, during this session the tech darling took a dive and scored its worst day in two months. Is it starting to look toppy? In the end, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq …
Nvidia’s Meteoric Rise Leads Market Rally, Dotcom Déjà Vu?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major indexes opened slightly higher despite disappointing retails sales. While they rose 0.1% in May, expectations were for a more solid 0.2%. This latest result is a sign that consumer demand is weakening, and this 0.1% growth may simply have been the result of inflation. Rising consumer demand is critical for the markets, because without …
Market Resilience Tested As Retail Sales Loom, Yet Majors Rally On Economic Optimism
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The indexes were closely hugging their respective unchanged line at the start of the session, as we entered the Holiday shortened week. Some of this uncertainty was based on tomorrow’s release of the May retail sales numbers, which can represent the financial health of the consumer. After the early dip, buyers stepped in and pulled the …
Inflation Eases, Equities Rally: Dow Recovers While Jobless Claims Hit 10-Month Peak
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major indexes wavered with the Dow being the weakling of the day, despite more inflation data showing better-than-expected results. May’s Producer Price Index (PPI), which was anticipated to rise 0.1%, came in lower by 0.2% from the month of April. That sort of confirms the Fed’s view yesterday that “progress has been made on the …