Market Update
2:11 p.m. ET As the S&P-500 holds the January 24th low (support) conditions seem to be improving a bit, partly...
Intraday Update – S&P Testing January Low
12:50 p.m. ET The S&P is testing potential support at the January low. Technology remains a serious drag on the...
Early Update – Inflation Theme
11:26 a.m. ET The stock market gave back about half of yesterday’s gains at the open and has come down...
Afternoon Update
The averages have put in a small consolidation near various levels of resistance as I was expecting. SP-500 (1m) it’s...
Intraday Update
2:04 p.m. ET SP-500 +2.55%, Dow +2%, NASDAQ-100 +3.4%, Small Caps +2.65% As per the Early Update, my expectations were...
Early Update – Good Start, But Does It Have Legs?
11:38 a.m. ET The market is happy with comments from Ukrainian President Zelensky’s Deputy Chief of Staff Ihor Zhovka that he...
Afternoon Update
Headline volatility has kept investors on their toes. After President Biden banned the import of Russian oil to the U.S.,...
Market Update – Resistance and News
2:44 p.m. ET The adventures in intraday price continue. SP-500 +0.25%, Dow +0.3% (Dow Transports +0.65%), NASDAQ-100 +0.75%, Small Caps...
Stocks Rally Amid Report Ukraine Will No Longer Seek NATO Membership
1:01 pm. ET The S&P 500 is up +1.3% following an unconfirmed headline that Ukraine will no longer seek NATO...
Early Update- Second Order Effects
11:38 a.m. ET As frustrating as the daily volatility around headlines is (I often have to rewrite this post 2-3...
Afternoon Update
Overall sentiment is risk-off as crude oil prices surged to $130 overnight and there’s more and more talk of sanctioning...
Market Update – Test of S&P Jan 24th Low
12:59 p.m ET The growth stocks have been leading the retreat as the Russell 1000 Growth Index trades lower by...
Early Update
10:46 a.m. ET The NASDAQ and Small Caps opened higher, however NASDAQ-100’s large-cap growth stocks underperform as yields have risen,...
Afternoon Update
At the time of this writing here are the stats for the week… SP-500 -1.5%, Dow -1.5% (Dow Transports +1%),...
Market Update -Off the Lows
1:29 p.m. ET There are a lot of signals and not all on the same page, but that’s been a...
Early Update
10:51 a.m. ET The stock market is off to a weak open after Russia seized Europe’s largest nuclear power plant...
Market Update – Consolidation/Correction
1:48 p.m. ET I think the market needed a bit of a correction or consolidation with yesterday’s overbought conditions, but...
Early Update
10:56 a.m. ET After spending some time consolidating yesterday’s gains overnight, index futures popped on reports an Iran nuclear deal...
Afternoon Update
Thi will be brief. The averages have broken out of bull flags. Some (S&P and Small Caps) are in better...
Market Update – Flags Breakout
2:22 p.m. ET The S&P is up +2/1% in a breakout from the week’s bull flag as there’s a let...