[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets I was thinking this morning that something had changed in the markets over the past week or so. All of a sudden, stocks seem to react to day-to-day headline events and no longer consider ‘any’ news as good news for the bullish crowd, which is what we saw throughout 2017. Supporting a similar …
Indexes Slip On Hawkish Fed
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite the major indexes gyrating wildly above their respective unchanged lines, ahead of the Fed, in the end, the elevated levels did not hold and we slipped slightly into the red. The big winners after the interest rate hike were Gold and Crude Oil. There wasn’t really anything in the Fed announcement that …
Major Indexes Rebound As Tech Sell-Off Eases
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite continued weakness in Facebook (FB -2.56%), the tech sector as a whole managed to recover from yesterday’s sell-off with QQQ rebounding a modest +0.55%. Supporting action came from the loser YTD, namely the energy sector (XLE), which gained +0.56%. Facebook’s troubles with privacy violations continue to make headlines but, as I suggested …
Markets In Disarray
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Right after the opening bell, there was no question as to which direction the markets would head as bulls were noticeably absent and weakness spread to most sectors. Anxiety was caused by a tech sell-off sparked by Facebook (FB), now also known as Faceplant, after the social media giant lost -6.77% and took …
Lingering Trade-War Fears Keep Market Jitters Alive
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It was a mixed bag with the Dow managing to overcome a 3-day losing streak while the S&P & Nasdaq hovered on both sides of the unchanged line but slipped slightly into the red. The markets are still trying to digest Trump’s comments from yesterday that his administration intends to trim the trade …
Igniting Trade-War Worries Punish Markets; GDP Forecast Slammed
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets A host of headlines appeared to punish the markets by pushing the major indexes down for the third day in the row. First, there was more jawboning about tough trade talk with China, as the administration announced a $100 billion annual China deficit target from last year’s $375 billion. Of course, retaliation is …