[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets As I suspected yesterday, today’s session might not be much different, and that’s how it turned out. While inflation data, to be released tomorrow and Thursday, loom large, Treasury Secretary Yellen decided to increase the “fear meter” by announcing that failing to raise the debt ceiling would be an economic catastrophe, referring to …
Clinging To The Unchanged Line
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Traders found no motivation to drive the market in either direction, as the release of key inflation data cast a broad shadow on activity. On deck first will be April’s Consumer Price Index (PPI) on Wednesday, which is followed by the Producer Price Index (PPI) on Thursday. Volatility was the name of the …
Here We Go Again: The Next Cockroach Has Surfaced
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Observing the markets daily, sometimes I have to laugh out loud, and at other times I simply have to shake my head in disbelief. The latter occurred yesterday, after Fed head Powell had announced that the banking system was “sound and resilient.” It was only a few hours later when the next cockroach …
The Fed Disappoints—Markets Sell Off
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets As expected, the Fed raised their interest rate by 0.25%, but traders were more interested in the accompanying statement, and that’s where the disappointment came in. The statement was a hawkish pause, which signaled that “some additional policy firming may be appropriate,” as opposed to what traders had hoped for, namely “some additional …
Gravity Leaves Its Mark
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After a flat session yesterday, gravity set in and pulled the major indexes into a deep hole, with the Dow being down over 500 points early on. A slow recovery helped lessen the pain, but in the end, losses exceeded 1% with the S&P 500 faring the worst. Right after the opening bell, …
Violating The Trendline
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite positive earnings from Microsoft and Google after the close yesterday, the troubles of First Republic Bank (FRC) continued today and overshadowed all news with the stock sliding another 30% on top of yesterday’s 50% dump. As I have repeatedly pointed out, there is never just one cockroach, a theory which appears to …