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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets During the early part of today’s session, the market ping-pong continued, when the major indexes took a steep dive with the Dow down some 400 points and on pace to again wipe out the previous day’s gains. However, a slow but steady rebound ensued with equities digging themselves out of a deep hole …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets We have now witnessed a continued roller coaster with no clear direction but huge daily swings in equities. Over the past 4 trading days, we noted this pattern: down, up, down, up with today’s rally bringing the S&P 500 just about back to last Wednesday’s price. In other words, not much was gained …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After Friday’s levitation to start the month of October on a positive note, much of that enthusiasm waned, as the mood soured thereby pushing the major indexes into the red. The Dow fared the best and the Nasdaq the worst, because of higher interest rates exacting another pound of flesh from this sector. …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The bulls and bears were engaged in a tug-of-war session with the former seemingly storming ahead only to be pulled back down to reality by the latter. Gains came and went and, when the closing bell rang, only the Dow & S&P 500 were able to barely stay above their respective unchanged lines. …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets There was no question that spiking bond yields were the destroyer of equity prices, with the major indexes tanking in unison right after the opening bell. A couple of rebound attempts were rebuffed, and the downward trend continued with the Nasdaq faring the worst with a loss of 2.83%. Bond yields shot up …