Afternoon Update
This week in some ways was a replay of last week. It started out on a good note, then around...
Market Update – Small Caps Looking Better
2:13 p.m. ET There’s an anxious mood ahead of the 3-day weekend considering just how much changed for markets reacting...
Early Update
11:48 a.m. ET I really dislike being a news source especially relating to politics and geopolitics. The headlines are conflicting...
Afternoon Update
All of the averages blew through the morning low test to make new session lows amid the latest report from...
Intraday Market Update
2:05 p.m. ET I’ll leave all of the latest developments in news out in this post and just touch on...
Early Update – Invasion Headlines Drive Risk-Off
11:18 a.m. ET *It’s a bit challenging to get fast moving information, stats and charts out in a timely fashion...
Afternoon Update
I don’t have too much more to add to the last post, the gist is that I do like the...
Minutes Update
2:56 p.m. ET Without getting in to the details, which we’ll do tonight, the market’s take on the FOMC minutes...
Market Update
1:59 p.m. ET The FOMC minutes are coming up shortly. The S&P 500 is down 0.75% (Dow -0.85%, NASDAQ-100 -1.3%,...
Early Update – Defensive Environment
11:19 a.m. ET Retail sales for January topped expectations while import/export prices continued to depict elevated inflation pressures, but the...
Afternoon Update
President Biden is speaking on Russia/Ukraine. It seems the uncertainty of his address this may be the reason the market...
Market Update
1:49 p.m. ET So far it’s pretty smooth sailing for the market’s relief rally amid de-escalation on the geopolitical front...
Relief Rally Underway
11:28 a.m. ET I’m no geopolitical expert and one never knows how these things turn, but it certainly seems like...
Afternoon Update – Geo-Political News Driving Price
With contradicting and unsourced geo-political headlines flying around, media outlets continuing to pick apart every little bit of news from...
Intraday Update – Change in Tone
1:13 p.m. ET It’s pretty interesting how mega-caps are providing key support to the market in unfavorable conditions for them...
Early Update
10:51 a.m. ET The two fears the market is dealing with today are the Fed and geo-political concerns. Futures were...
Afternoon Update
The market had a good start to the week, but is ending the week lower after a hotter than expected...
Geopolitical Risk Sparks a flight to Safety
2:49 p.m. ET The market just can’t catch a break the last 2 days. SP-500 1.9%, Dow -1.3%, NASDAQ-100 -2.9%,...
Intraday Update
1:25 p.m. ET SP-500 -0.55%, Dow -0.2%, NASDAQ-100 -1.2%, Small Caps +o.3% Just a few quick observations… First a few...
Yields at Highs as Fed Announces an Expedited Meeting for Monday
12:16 p.m. ET Yields have hit new session highs, I suspect as the Bullard saga deepens with an unusual unscheduled,...