[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The major indexes presented a mixed picture with the Dow and S&P 500 slightly dipping while the Nasdaq managed to eke out another record—although a tiny one. The Fed minutes surprised traders in that they were very dovish (lower rates) ignoring inflation concerns with some officials opposing near-term rate hikes. That came as …
Squeezing The Shorts: Major Indexes Advance Deeper Into Record Territory
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Never mind the political crisis in Germany. European equities started the day rallying sharply and then handed the baton to the US giving domestic stocks the opportunity to run towards the finish line, which they did assisted by the VIX, which got hammered to 9 (from its recent high of 12). That allowed …
Bounce Back Thursday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets After skidding two days in a row, the major indexes bounced back and erased their recent losses with the S&P ending the session at the same level where we closed on Monday. Giving an assist was the widely expected passage of the tax bill in the House. That in itself is progress but …
Lack Of Tax-Overhaul Progress Whacks Sentiment
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets While the major indexes suffered their biggest one-day percentage drops since September, as MSM reports, we have to remember that, when looking at the entire 2017 YTD performance, today’s 0.5% pullback is hardly newsworthy. Nevertheless, a weak energy sector with XLE correcting -1.16% did not help matters. And, as I reported just about …
Snapping The Winning Streak
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The Dow’s seven-day win streak came to an end today, as technology and industrials took the brunt of the sell-off, the negative effects of which were greatly reduced thanks to the afternoon rebound. However, worries about a possible delay in the implementation of the corporate tax cut plan by one year proved to …
Carving Out New Highs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets It appears that we’re back to normal—the new normal that is. I am talking about the pattern we’ve come to know very well this year. Namely, a weak opening followed by a mid-day bounce and a strong finish accompanied by new all-time highs. That’s exactly what we got, as the major indexes scored …