[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Not much mattered to the markets today, as the major indexes were stuck in a tight range with MSM seemingly ignoring or simply shrugging off the outcome of the historical meeting between Trump and Kim Jong Un. Undeterred by the flat session, bullish momentum remains in place, despite recent events to the contrary, …
Inching Up Ahead Of Summit
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Market activity happened above the unchanged line today with the major indexes vacillating in bullish territory, where they closed, despite fading in the last few minutes. The reason for the late slip was nervousness about the highly anticipated summit between Trump and N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un scheduled for tomorrow. 8 of the …
Tech Tumbles And Bond Yields Flash-Crash
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After the 4-day winning streak, we saw a slight pullback in the major indexes, especially in the tech sector, with the Nasdaq giving back a modest -0.70%. However, the main action happened in the bond market. Following the recent rise in yields towards the psychologically important 3% level, for the 10-year bond, the …
Euphoria Rules Again
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After an early morning pullback, the floodgates opened with buyers appearing in full force and pushing the major indexes higher with the Nasdaq closing at another record, while the Dow sported its best day in almost 2 months. Since there were no news to justify the run-up, the VIX was pushed down to …
Treasury Yields Rise—Stocks Follow Suit
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Markets behaved today as if a world of worry had simply disappeared. Still on a positive high from Friday’s jobs reports, upward momentum led to another green session for the major indexes. The main driver was the tech sector, which posted its first record close since the middle of March. None of the …
The Roller Coaster Ride Continues
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets While worries about Italy’s politics faded for the moment, they were quickly replaced by news of a new Spanish PM, with a very critical view of the European Union, causing more uncertainties in the markets. However, taking top billing was the Trump administration’s confirmation imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on the EU, Mexico …