[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Last Thursday’s sharp sell-off, which continued Friday in a more moderate fashion, thanks to a late rebound, accelerated today, as the Labor Day weekend did nothing to encourage a return to bullishness. Instead, the major indexes puked again, with the Nasdaq showing the steepest losses except for crude oil, which took top billing …
Dumping Into The Red
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Yesterday’s “reckless advance,” as I titled it, hit the skids today with a long overdue correction instilling some reality in the markets that nothing can go up forever nor in a straight line. As a result, the major indexes plunged with the Nasdaq setting the dubious record of giving back the most, namely …
Recklessly Advancing
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Yesterday’s positive 1st trading day in the historically volatile month of September continued full force with the major indexes surging, as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq set new records in the process. Traders took some profits out of highflyers like Apple and Tesla and rotated into more beaten-down shares in other parts of …
Kicking Off September With New Records
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After yesterday’s modest pullback (Dow and S&P), all of the major indexes came screaming back with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 ending up in record high territory, while the Dow did not set any records but sported a solid gain of +0.76%. To no surprise, the Nasdaq took top billing with a studly …
Tech Finishes August With A Bang
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The Dow and the S&P 500 started the session in the red, bounced around their unchanged lines but could not muster enough upward momentum to achieve a green close. The Nasdaq, on the other hand, never slipped into the read and closed +0.68%, which was off its intra-day high. The Dow slumped all …
Bobbing And Weaving
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets All eyes were on the Fed’s two-year review of their policy framework with the focus being on their new idea of AIT (Average Inflation Target), which allows for periods when inflation could run hotter to make up for periods when it falls below the target with an averaged being 2% annually. Here are …