[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Swinging aimlessly above and below the unchanged line was the theme of the day for the major indexes despite oil shifting into high gear again by gaining 2.3%. There was obvious caution ahead of tomorrow’s Labor report but Treasuries were higher as jobless claims rose while factory orders dropped. Both, the US …
Indexes Make An About Face; Tesla Dissapoints
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks turned the boat around today, which entailed the Dow snapping a seven-session losing streak. The market had lost momentum over the past week, as shares have been weighed down by a fourth straight quarter of negative profit growth for the S&P 500, above-average valuations and a renewed dip in oil prices. …
Dow Slides Again; Oil Closes Below $40 A Barrel
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets If you read yesterday’s commentary, you may remember me discussing the possibility that U.S. Crude oil could fall below $40 a barrel. Well, today it happened, which is completely opposite of how analysts were expecting the black gold to perform this summer. Many had pegged $50 per barrel as a mark that …
Mediocre Monday; Uber Hails Ride Back From China
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks were mixed Monday as a two-week period of relative stability in the markets continued despite a sharp slide in oil prices. In Uber news, we heard today that the company is officially “bowing out” of the China market. Uber’s Chinese operations will merge with Beijing-based ride hailing firm Didi Chuxing. …
Mixed Signals
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks ended mixed after the Federal Reserve’s afternoon decision to leave interest rates unchanged was no surprise to investors. The Fed, which hiked rates off 0% back in December for the first time in nearly a decade, has kept rates steady this year, citing uncertainty abroad, the aftermath of the ‘Brexit’ vote …
Bulls Are On Hold; Waiting For The Fed
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks ended mixed Tuesday as investors digested a mixed batch of earnings reports and as the Federal Reserve kicked off a two-day meeting on interest rates. As you can see in the above S&P chart, stocks dropped sharply during mid-day about 0.75%, but were pushed back up since, with the Fed …