[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Despite the odds of the Fed hiking rates today having been close to 100%, Wall Street traders went on strike as the post-election bullish momentum waned, and the major indexes sold off by a modest amount which, however, was the worst pull-back in two months. The Fed finally came through after crying “wolf” …
Dow 20,000 Here We Come
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Yesterday’s pause in the market, during which the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq pulled back slightly, formed the basis for more advances today as the Dow reached a point that is within striking distance of the magical 20,000 milestone marker. All three major indexes stormed into record high territory as the post-election levitation …
Starting The Week On A Mixed Note
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets After last week’s rip-roaring run, during which the major indexes scored some solid ground, time for a break was much overdue, especially in view of the Fed’s upcoming meeting on interest rates. The final verdict will be due out on Wednesday with the odds being still close to 100% in favor of a …
And the Beat Goes On
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Despite ECB’s Mario Draghi not exactly fulfilling the dreams of European traders by offering a mixed monetary policy decision via his announcement that his asset buys will be continued although at a reduced pace (from $80 billion a month to $60 billion), it did not matter. European markets rallied anyway with the German …
Reaching The Melt-Up Zone
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Even President-elect Trump’s early remarks that “I am going to bring down drug prices” couldn’t prevent the major indexes from storming into record territory with the exception being Healthcare-names as the Biotech ETF IBB got flattened by losing -2.94%. It started in Europe where, despite the worsening Italian banking crisis, which is counting …
Upward Trend Continues
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The upward trend continued in the face of potential adversity such as the Eurozone’s political uncertainty, in part caused by the outcome of the Italian referendum, which so far has been treated as a non-event despite serious monetary ramifications. The ECB is on deck this week and scheduled to announce further monetary policy …