[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The sharp swings on Wall Street continued Tuesday, with stocks surging as traders returned from the 3-day holiday weekend and sent the Dow up 390 points. The gains came after last week’s volatile downturn that saw all the major indexes drop more than 3%, capped off by the Dow’s 272-point drop on …
Early Rally Fades; Dow Up Nasdaq Down
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Equities closed mixed today as an early rally on Wall Street slowly faded and gave back strong gains. Stocks jumped early in the trading session after yesterday’s big rebound, as Wall Street digested favorable data on the services sector of the U.S. economy and reassuring comments from the European Central Bank. It …
In True Form September Begins Shaky
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Well, the trading month of August was a wild ride for us all. August 2015 chalked up to be the worst month for the Dow since May 2010 and the stock market’s first 10% correction in four years. Investors remained nervous over fears of a move by the Fed to raise rates …
Indexes Continue Rising Despite China Concerns
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks surged again as Wall Street built on the Dow’s historic rally Wednesday. Order is now allegedly restored in the U.S. stock market following its first dip into correction territory in four years. Investor angst is on the decline and stock prices were again on the rise following the Dow’s nearly 620-point, …
Equities Get Spanked In Worldwide Rout—Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) Slip Into Bear Market Territory
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets It was a sea of red numbers crashing on world equities as Wall Street notched a third straight day of losses with the Dow plunging 358 points. When the markets closed today, the Dow sat below 17,000 for the first time since Oct. 29 last year. Fear is still percolating throughout the …
Markets Still Moving Sideways; Housing Continues To Perform
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Equities closed lower today after a big earnings miss from Walmart (WMT) and continued concerns over China’s capital markets. All three major indexes here in the U.S. lost and gave back some of Monday’s gains. Investors were cautious in their trading all day after Walmart reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.08, which …