[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Equities tried to build on last week’s bullish momentum with an early bounce, which coincided with sliding bond yields, as the 10-year slipped towards its 3.9% level. However, a sudden spike in yields put the bears in charge, as the 10-year ripped off its lows and climbed back towards the 4% marker. That …
Sliding Into March
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Higher interest rates have been pummeling equities all last year, as most bounces ended up reversing and creating lower lows. While the Dow managed to climb temporarily into the green today, the S&P and Nasdaq struggled below their respective unchanged lines with bullish sentiment being suspiciously absent. The culprit was surging bond yields …
Ending The Month With A Whimper
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite a good midday effort, at which time bullish sentiment exploded to the upside, the bounce turned out to be nothing more than a head fake, with two out of the three major indexes slipping back into the red—not only for the day but for the month as well. Again, economic data points …
Cautiously Advancing
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Last week’s thrashing of the markets was the worst so far in 2023. So, it comes as no surprise that traders and algos engaged in some bottom fishing with another big week in retail earnings hopefully proving the support to give these efforts some staying power. While the early thrust petered out, at …
Popping And Dropping
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The release of the most recent Fed minutes was on traders’ minds, while they looked for clues as to what the next move by the Central Bank would be in terms of inflationary measures. An early bounce of hope reversed, despite a short squeeze, and the bears scored another win with the S&P …
Reality Check
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It appeared that traders and algos alike finally were confronted with a reality check, namely that interest rates will not retreat and likely move considerably higher. This has been the consistent theme of the Fed and its mouthpieces, and I have repeatedly suggested that front running and hopeful thinking does not change underlying …