[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite today turning into another roller-coaster ride, with the S&P 500 crossing its unchanged line seven times, the bulls prevailed in the end by pushing the major indexes higher during a last hour attack. For sure, with the brutal selling spree of the past few weeks on traders’ minds, it was about time …
Tech Slumps And Gold Pumps
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Despite another roller coaster ride, the Dow was the only one of the three major indexes that not only “survived” the mid-day sell-off but also registered another record high. The tech arena was not so lucky and, after a tremendous run in the recent past, had to accept the fact that nothing goes …
Nasdaq Gets Whipped And Bonds Get Clipped
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets There simply weren’t any news reports positive enough to keep the major indexes above the unchanged line. First, it was the Fed and its mouthpieces pretty much talking down the markets. ZH summed it up as follows: Yellen – “We have been in an economy with low interest rates for some time, and …
A Mixed Day, But: Apple Tumbles 8% In After Hours Trading; Twitter Crashes 14%
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets It was a fairly quiet day during the regular session despite a host of economic data points that can be summed up with one word: dismal. But none of that matters in a centrally planned economy where fundamentals are immaterial and where Wall Street hangs on to every new utterance by the …