Consolidating Into Powell
11:54 a.m. ET So far price action looks pretty much like the example trend line I drew in yesterday, Tech...
Market Update
3:24 p.m. ET The earlier dip buyers got cautions ahead of the FOMC Minutes. SPY (1m) It does look like...
Hawkish Minutes
2:23 p.m. ET Summarizing the FOMC Minutes, at least the important parts, several participants said that the current Fed funds...
Incoming Dip Buyers
12:23 p.m. ET Measured moves like SOX’s often are surpassed as emotion overwhelms, like this morning’s fear – a powerful...
Quick Update
11:21 a.m. ET This morning is largely a carbon copy of yesterday, dumping growth, momentum, Technology, megacaps, semis on one...
A.M. Update
Index futures are on track for a slightly lower open. There are no consequential economic data releases today, but the...
Afternoon Update
OK, the market is sitting just off session lows. Semis’s relative weakness signal wasn’t huge, but it was there with...
There It Is Again – Momentum Pairs Trade Viscously Unwound, Mega Caps Feeling It
This market is getting crazier and crazier. The underlying cross-currents are absolutely insane. Value (+0.2%) is outperforming Growth (-1.4%) by...
Afternoon Update
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are currently meeting with a coalition of European leaders at the White House...
Market Update – Treading Water
1:11 p.m. ET The market’s in a holding pattern, presumably awaiting results of the Oval office meeting between Zelensky, Von...
Afternoon Update
As options expiration comes to an end, a there is a lot of news coverage surrounding the summit between President...
Market Update
Index futures and indices have been coming down since shortly before the European open. The decline accelerated at the U.S....
Afternoon Update
The S&P 500 (+0.1), Dow (+0.05%) and Nasdaq-100 (0%) trade near their flat lines. As a cohort, the three indices...
The Goldilocks+ Dream Was Short-Lived; PPI Rains on Parade
1:43 p.m. ET In yesterday’s Afternoon Update, I wrote, “The near-term risk is tomorrow’s PPI has some surprisingly hot component....
Afternoon Update – Rotation?
The last two days have been pretty wild. Today, probably even more so, and it’s had me scrambling to put...
Mega Caps Breaking Down?
1:22 p.m. ET There are quite a few different cross currents so far today. I’m trying to figure out how...
Market Update – CPI
It has been a little bit of an interesting morning. Headline CPI came in at consensus, though increases in goods...
Afternoon Update
The day has been a pretty slow consolidation day ahead of CPI. S&P sectors are mixed. Technology (-0.6%) has slid...
Low Conviction Ahead of CPI
1:53 p.m. ET As usual, there’s tons of news out of Washington, D.C., but the broader market is in a...
Afternoon Update
We’re nearing the close. Most averages are near session highs (ex. Transports & Small Caps). Intraday price action has a...
