Category: Daily Wrap

Index futures and pre-market had a bullish disposition favoring Tech and the pro-cyclical sectors. Most of them got off to...

Given Sunday’s announcement of a US-EU trade deal and the likelihood of China talks being extended by another 90 days,...

This week has been a reminder of how much I dislike Q2 earnings season in the midst of the summer...

The averages were mixed with most ending lower in a duller session. Nasdaq-100 ended with a small gain with Alphabet’s...

The stock market posted its strongest session of the week, despite Texas Instruments (TXN -13.34%) earnings after Tuesday’s bell. Most...

The market open provided evidence validating my suspicions that dealers had a thumb on the scale with an eye on...

Wednesday afternoon the market turned around after successfully testing down toward SPX $6200 (and Trump’s denial of a direct effort...

In many ways today’s market performance was the mirror opposite of yesterday. For instance, the Technology sector was the only...

I had an emergency to tend to after the close. This was  going to be a briefer summary given that...

Weekend tariff headlines (30% tariffs on Mexico and the EU) got the session off to a soft start, but the...

The week’s daily gyrations between growth and value remain intact. Today it was Value’s turn, bolstering Small Caps. It’s worth...

The stock market started today on a higher note supported by a sharp pullback in yields. The market followed the...

While many view a lackluster market day as uneventful, I find these slow days to be the most demanding, often...

Since the July 3rd holiday half-day, it’s been a whirlwind: the Big Beautiful Bill was signed, Tariffs 2.0 letters rolled...

The major averages traded modestly higher although mixed. Today was a little bit of a correction of yesterday’s very intense...

Today was the first trading day of the third quarter and suspicions related to window dressing and rotation at the...

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq extended record highs set on Friday. Most of the day was a dull affair with...

There was evidence in today’s trade consistent with more quarter end window dressing activity, but there was an additional takeaway...

The S&P 500 started today’s session -0.9% short of its all-time high, and that’s where it ended the session– flat...