Daily State of the Markets
Parsing Mr. Powell's Words Suggests...
Make no mistake about it; this stock market continues to care about interest rates, inflation and what I refer to as "Fed Expectations." In short, yesterday's sudden drop of 300 Dow points confirmed this point. Well, to a certain degree, anyway.
In case you were napping, on an air…
Indicator Review: Stay Seated on the Bull Train
Last week, I opined that there were two components to the recent stock market selloff; technical and fundamental. I suggested that the latter was tied to inflation, rates, and Fed expectations while the former had to do with computerized algorithmic trading and the blow-up of the short-vo…
Three Ways To Look At The Market Action
From my perch, there are three ways to look at Wednesday's action in the stock market.
On one hand, there is the technical take. Technicians will say that a "key reversal" occurred on the daily charts of the Dow and S&P 500 (but not so much on the NASDAQ, Russell or Mid-Cap in…
Making The "Call"
After the roller coaster rebound seen on Friday, February 9 and then the best week in more than 5 years for the S&P 500, I guess one of the easiest stock market calls was that it was probably time to "go the other way" for a while. And "go the other way" they did on Tuesday.
C…
No Surprises
The bears were probably more than a little disappointed with their performance yesterday. If you will recall, Dow futures had swung from a gain of +165 points just prior to the release of what was being billed as a potential blockbuster CPI report, to a loss of -340 points minutes after. …
Today, It's All About The Inflation Data
Well, if you were wondering if inflation and, in turn, interest rates were important to the stock market, this morning's initial market reaction to the CPI data cleared things up.
The Labor Department reported at 8:30 am eastern that the Consumer Price Index (aka CPI) rose by 0.5%…
What's Next? History Suggests...
One of my favorite jokes about Wall Street goes something like this: The first time something happens on Wall Street, it's called it a trend. If it happens twice in a row, it's a tradition. And if it happens three times in a row, well, it's darned near a commandment!
I guess it is…
The Biggest Change Seen Last Week Was...
I like to start each week by reviewing (a) my key market indicators and (b) the macro picture of the current market environment. As such, my Monday morning market missive is intended to cover both.
Let's start by taking a quick survey of the damage the stock market's decline has i…
Is This Really About Rates?
I usually don't write on Friday mornings. However, with the Dow experiencing its second quadruple-digit dance to the downside of the week yesterday, I figured it was probably time to make an exception.
The goal of this morning's hopefully not-so meandering market missive is to try…