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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The Dow managed to recover from a sharp opening tumble of some 400 points to reverse and close higher by 377 points, which makes this an intra-day range of almost 800 points. The other two major indexes followed a similar pattern but lagged in magnitude and performance. That means we’re back to where …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early market slump turned into a full-blown dump, as it appeared that the major indexes were struck by a dose of reality and, for a change, the headline scanning computer algos interpreted bad news as bad news. Even though we saw a last 30-minute pump, it only reduced the amount of damage …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early rally ran into trouble, reversed, accelerated, and got slammed down with the Dow dropping some 450 points, or -1.9%, with the other two major indexes scoring slightly worse. The initial bounce was a result of positive interpretations of the partial reopening of the economy, despite many facts pointing to a disappointing …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early drop was followed by a mid-day pop, then momentum faded, and the Dow dove back into the red. The S&P 500 ended just about unchanged, but the Nasdaq ruled and closed in the green despite a total collapse in earnings. It appears that early optimism about the step-by-step re-opening of the …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early 400-point gain in the Dow got cut in half, but at least all three major indexes managed a green close. Jobless claims jumped by “only” 3.2 million in early May, which traders viewed as a slowing in job losses with some States now beginning to reopen their economies. The reality is …