ABI In 17’s Now
A rapid drop in the ABI doesn’t always indicate an upcoming sub-14 signal, but such signals are typically preceded by...
Initial Take on Payrolls
11:36 a.m. ET Equities moved higher after the August payroll report landed on the softer side, locking in a September...
Afternoon Update
Tomorrow morning’s Payrolls report at 8:30 a.m. is going to be highly anticipated. The days of 200k+ Payrolls seem to...
Rate Cut Expectations (-25bp) That Are Already a Certainty, Firm Amid a Broader Consolidation
1:18 p.m. ET Market activity is considerably more broad-based than yesterday, but less concentrated in heavily weighted mega cap components...
Afternoon Update
The S&P was up +0.6%, now +0.15%. Nasdaq-100 was up +1%, now +0.4%. The retracement of earlier gains doesn’t rule...
Alphabet’s Court Win Leads Advance, While Broader Market and Semis Lag Behind
1:50 p.m. ET The majors are mixed with the NASDAQ recapturing all of yesterday’s losses and filling the gap in...
Afternoon Update – Gold New Record High
The U.S. Dollar Index let up from session highs earlier, as did yields. We have some technical and price support...
MArket Update – Finding an Intraday Low
1:07 p.m. ET The tech-driven decline that closed last week continued into the start of the new month. Recall the...
Afternoon Update – Happy Labor Day
Gold is on the verge of a breakout with excellent volume and price action. (15m) Silver is breaking out…...
Market Update – Tech, Mega Caps and Semis Weak; Defensive Bias
1:28 p.m. ET The first paragraph of yesterday’s Daily Wrap is the first thing that comes to mind this morning,...
Afternoon Update
Gold’s looking good. WTI managed a minor break above $64 this afternoon. I didn’t see the specific headline/catalyst, but I’m...
Market Update
It’s another quiet-ish summer day with low market participation, where S&P 500 sectors fluctuate slightly, shifting from mostly up one...
Nvidia earnings
All eyes now turn to NVIDIA (NVDA -0.03%), set to unveil its earnings at around 4:20 PM ET. The current...
Very Quiet
It’s been a painfully dull session so far. The S&P bumped into resistance near $6480… (1m today) This is an...
Market Update – Another Quiet Session
The market in general has the same dullish tone as this time yesterday, but with a twist. Many of yesterday’s...
Afternoon Update
The averages are little changed from the last update in something of a sideways drift with the DJIA, Dow Transports...
Market Update – Consolidation; Government’s Intel Shares Have Voting Rights
The averages are in various states of consolidation / profit taking following Powell’s Jackson Hole commentary and related advances with...
Quick Afternoon Update
It has been a long day of looking at knee-jerk reactions. I don’t want to rush the Afternoon Update. I...
Powell’s Jackson Hole Swan Song, Echoes With The Coos of Doves
Busy Day! All 11 sectors opened higher in a broad-based advance ahead of Powell. Powell just reinforced the optimistic expectation....
Afternoon Update
I’ve been quiet today because there’s not much I can add to what I laid out last night. The day...
