Market Update – Holding Out For Apple & Amazon Earnings
12:49 p.m. ET “Sell the news” vibes surround the Trump/Xi summit, but the real driver is unwinding this week’s mega-cap...
Afternoon Update
I was surprised at a lot of what I heard in Powell’s press conference. The Fed, as contentious as the...
Hawkish
2:48 p.m. ET There are quite a few interesting tidbits in Powell’s presser so far, but the one that moved...
FOMC Update
2:16 p.m. ET As expected: Fed cuts the FFR by -25bp to 3.75%-4.00%. There were two dissents: Trump’s temporary pick,...
Market Update
12:58 p.m. ET Today has the very real potential of being extremely fluid and dynamic, between the Fed, 3 mega...
Afternoon Update
The majority of S&P sectors are lower (8 of 11) and presently 370 of the S&P-500 components are lower. The...
Market Update
1:26 p.m. ET Broadly speaking, Tech names are still providing leadership while the broader market largely moves lower, while a...
Afternoon Update
Not much has changed at the index level. The S&P 0.15% higher since the last update. The cash session range...
Market Update – Wild Week
12:56 p.m. ET Stocks are catching up to the weekend trade deal optimism reflected in Bitcoin Sunday with a +2.6%...
Bank of England: All chips in! Would a fall in AI-related asset valuations have financial stability consequences?
Here’s the article from the Bank of England for those interested. “‘AI stocks’ comprise a growing share of the market...
Afternoon Update
There hasn’t been much movement for the major averages in today’s dull cash session. Most gains were futures overnight and...
Market Update
1:20 p.m. ET CPI was below consensus on a MoM and YoY basis. YoY CPI (3.0%) was the hottest since...
Afternoon Update
President Trump is speaking live to make an announcement that seems to be about cartels, but there are reports of...
Market Update
1:40 p.m. ET The day has been filled with reactions to earnings, constantly contradicting headlines about the White House’s intentions...
Afternoon Update
The game is still afoot. As illustrated last night, even after 7-days or correction/consolidation/short covering, all of the SPX’s price...
Market Update – Orderly Decline as Momentum Continues to be Sold
1:21 p.m. ET Last night I mentioned the Momentum style factor was under pressure, with Goldman Sachs mentioning the same....
Afternoon Update
Apart from a few earnings-driven moves in S&P sectors, the stock market was lackluster today, with short-term overbought conditions yesterday...
Intraday Update – Quick Head’s Up
1:40 p.m. ET I’m bringing this to your attention given the SPX/NDX are stalled near Oct. 10th highs. TRUMP: MAYBE...
Market Update – Precious Metals Pummelled
12:47 p.m. ET After yesterday’s 1-day overbought internals, the market is struggling to find direction. The few standouts are sectors...
Afternoon Update
It’s amazing to me how quickly this market reaches deep oversold levels. We saw it happen in a single...
