Early Update – A Rollercoaster Start
11:16 a.m. ET I’m reminded of the phrase, “second verse, same as the first” in terms of this morning’s early...
Afternoon Update
The stock market opened to modest gains following an August employment report that was strong but not as strong as...
Update on the Last Post – I Found the Leak (Pardon the Pun)
1:18 p.m. ET I saw this news, but I didn’t look closely at it as I didn’t think it was...
Dollar Surges, Stocks Drop
12:55 p.m. ET I’m not sure what the catalyst for the Dollar surge is, although former Fed chair and now...
Early Update -Back In the Flags
11:13 a.m. ET The latest economic data since the open is more weak data. Specifically, Factory Orders fell the ,ost...
Afternoon Update
3:41 p.m. ET Something interesting is happening since that last post with SPY’s 3C chart starting to lead higher, the...
Intraday Update -SPY’s 3C Leading
1:27 p.m. ET It’s been an ugly session again, but the S&P 500 tested the 3,900 level, where it found...
Early Update – Ugly Start to the Month and Very Challenging Conditions
10:51 a.m. ET Pre-market economic data showed continuing jobless claims hitting a 5 month high, but Q2 productivity unit labor...
Afternoon Update
3:37 p.m. ET The averages have been trading in fairly narrow ranges most of the day. However they did just...
Market Update – Change in Tone Ahead of Payrolls?
1:078 p.m. ET The stock market opened with decent gains. The NASDAQ leads its peers with a +0.8% gain while...
Afternoon Update
3:53 p.m. ET The averages have pretty much been in a zone of lateral chop since just after 11 a.m.,...
Intraday Update
2:39 p.m. ET SP-500 -1.3%, Dow -1.1% (Transports -1.6%), NASDAQ-100 -1.5%, Small Caps -1.6%) As price is nearing a test...
Early Update – Geopolitical Risk Sends Stocks and Bonds Lower
11:16 a.m. ET The August Consumer Confidence reading was 103.2 (consensus 97.4) after the prior revised reading of 95.3 (from...
Afternoon Update
What financial media would call a low conviction, narrow range, I’ve been identifying since futures opened Sunday, as a small...
Intraday Market Update
2:27 p.m. ET The averages were just near session highs in a low conviction day of price action thus far....
Early Update – Rubber Meets the Road for the Flags
11:15 a.m. ET The market posted 1-day oversold internal conditions and oversold breadth on Friday, but due to weak closing...
Afternoon Update
The PCE index this morning showed a modest moderation in inflationary pressures (confirming the CPI, PPI and Copper-Gold ratio), but...
Intraday Market Update
1:26 p.m. ET As I’ll cover in the Afternoon Update (I’m jotting some thoughts for it down now), my impression...
Market Update – Powell Speaks
11:28 a.m. ET The stock market opened on a softer note ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s speech. The stock market...
Market Update – More Confirmation of the Larger Bull Flags
1:39 p.m. ET The stock market has modest gains thus far amid fairly broad buying interest. SP-500 +0.7%, Dow +0.25%...
