Afternoon Update
I’ll make this quick. The S&P is still stuck in the August 2nd bearish gap area, which continues to act...
Semiconductors – Nvidia (NVDA)
3:30 p.m. ET As I’m thumbing through various charts, Nvidia looks interesting and maybe worth keeping an eye on. Earlier...
Early Update – Mega-Caps Ugly; Failed Breakouts and Fast Reversals
11:58 a.m. ET Similar to yesterday, 3C was not confirming the overnight gains in index futures; and similar to yesterday,...
Afternoon Update
Well today was a bit of a flop for the equity market. Rate cut excitement and short covering gave the...
Intraday Update
1:42 p.m. ET Just a quick update. Not much has changed since the last update when the S&P gave up...
Early Update – Good Lord!
11:31 a.m. ET There’s a lot shifting around and rather than write and rewrite this post, I’m going to get...
Afternoon Update
Most of the averages are pretty close to unchanged as the S&P goes into a 4th consecutive day in which...
Intraday Update – Yields Off Lows, Stocks Back to Unchanged (mostly)
1:43 p.m. ET Unlike yesterday auction, today’s 7-yr Treasury auction had a poor showing. However, even before that long term...
Early Update -Fed Speak
12:03 p.m. ET It’s been a very a fluid morning in the market due to some contradictory Fed-speak. I’ve had...
Solid Treasury Auction Sends Yields To Session Lows. Stocks Stagnant.
3:15 p.m. ET A solid 5-year Treasury auction (1 pm ET) sent yields lower. The 2-year is down -5 bp...
Early Update – Low Conviction Start
11:36 a.m. ET It’s a pretty low conviction start to the new week, out of the holiday period. Most averages...
Early Update -Interesting Development
11:10 a.m. ET There’s one surprising development this morning that’s actually important. I wouldn’t expect it on a half day....
UNG Update
2:33 p.m. ET UNG is looking modestly decent here as it tests the June low for a second day. I...
3C Follow Up
1:59 p.m. ET I’ve watched 3C for so many years, I sometimes get a feel for things that haven’t quite...
Early Update – Maybe Some Leading Signals Starting to Develop
11:35 a.m. ET While still up decently enough, S&P and NASDAQ-100 have given up about half of early opening gains....
Afternoon Update
3:43 p.m. ET Since the FOMC Minutes, bond yields have come down a bit more (2y -2.5 bp and 10y...
FOMC Minutes
2:15 p.m. ET At first glance, the FOMC minutes seem a little more hawkish: FED MINUTES: ALL ON FOMC AGREE...
FOMC Minutes on Deck
1:43 p.m. ET In about 15 minutes the Minutes from the last FOMC meeting will be released. The general consensus...
Early Update – Small Caps and NASDAQ Underperform
11:23 a.m. ET Existing Home Sales (10 a.m. ET) were not pretty. Total existing home sales SAAR dropped to -3.79mm...
Market Update
2:38 p.m. ET The market is acting modestly bullish as expected for the holiday shortened week and consider how the...