[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks skyrocketed as traders remain hopeful that a year-end ‘Santa Claus rally’ will finally push the major indexes back into positive territory for the year and avoid Wall Street’s first down year since 2008. Investors remain cautious though, as the so-called rally from Saint Nick, may not have yet completely taken flight. …
Stocks Snap 3-Day Losing Streak
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks rose as Wall Street halted a three-day downturn despite another drop in oil prices. We have been confronting a variety of issues this week including plunging oil prices, global economic pressures and the likelihood that the Fed will begin raising interest rates for the first time in almost a decade at …
Stocks Sink Despite Solid Jobs Numbers
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks were mixed most of the day, but then all three major benchmarks sank and finished down as news spread of a reported mass shooting in California. A standout amid the downturn was Yahoo (YHOO) as shares gained 5.8% on speculation the embattled tech icon may be acquired by an unspecified …
Markets Kick Off December In A Jolly Mood
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The all too familiar mantra pushed indexes higher with the S&P conquering the 2,100 level again. Equities rallied because economic outlook is fragile, bond yields are dropping, US manufacturing is extremely weak and suddenly the odds for a December rate hike are heading south. In other words, the markets rallied in the …
Indexes Drag On Oil And Terror Fears
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets An early follow through rally from yesterday ran into resistance despite strong earnings from Wal-Mart and Home Depot. Falling oil prices and the evacuation of a soccer stadium in Germany, rekindling more terror fears, proved to be too much of a negative. Other data offered a mixed view of the U.S. economy …
Stocks Slide To Begin The Week; Q3 Earnings Still Not Impressive; Domestic TTI Slips And Touches Its Trend Line
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks slipped to kick off a new week of trading. It seemed as if investors are adjusting their portfolios for a likely interest rate hike from the Fed in December after an allegedly strong reading on jobs growth in October. All indexes fell about 1% on the day. With third quarter earnings …