[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets President Trump set the tone early on for today’s rally by suggesting that “today will be a good day in the stock market,” and just in case the computer algos missed his prediction, he created more excitement via his remark that “the China deal is moving forward ahead of schedule.” Of course, we …
Seesawing—But Limping Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Yesterday’s last-minute pump, to get the major indexes to a green close, finally made sense, when it became known that the Fed had injected $134 billion in liquidity in the repo markets. This event sparked a furious last hour rally, which ZH charted like this. As the table shows, the increase in liquidity …
Chopping Around Key Technical Levels
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite disappointing results from Boeing and Caterpillar, the markets managed an early ramp higher but were not able to sustain it, as a slow deterioration of upward momentum pulled the major indexes back below the unchanged line. Traders had one eye on the Brexit developments, where the latest parliamentary vote eased concerns about …
Touching The Glass Ceiling—And Running Out Of Steam
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It sure was a day consisting of mixed reports and, as much as I searched, I could not find a reason that might have supported the early rally. Of course, the latest earnings reports took center stage, but it seemed the disappointing results from McDonalds, Travelers and UPS were overpowering the positive ones. …
Edging Higher; S&P Reclaims The 3,000 Level
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The markets edged higher to start the week with Boeing being a drag on the Dow capping the gains by some 100 points. The S&P 500 managed to finally hold above its 3,000 level but is now homing in on overhead resistance lurking at around 3,020. Then index also has failed to close …
S&P 500 Struggles With The 3,000 Level—Brexit Deal Looms
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The major indexes edged higher early on, as the S&P500 fought hard to reclaim its 3,000-milestone marker. The index fluctuated all day slightly around that level but ended up slightly below it. Helping the bullish enthusiasm were news of a potential Brexit deal, which turned out to be more of a rumor than …