11/7/22 Elections & Earnings, The Week Ahead

News: Friday was a wild ride, to say the least. The jobs report showed a tighter labor market than expected. Stocks opened higher and climbed in the morning session. The major indexes rose about 2% in the first hour of trading. As lunchtime approache...

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Nov 07, 2022
11/3/22 Powell v Market — Who Blinks First?

News: Stocks opened lower on Wednesday and slowly rose throughout the day. At 2 p.m., the Fed announced the expected 0.75% interest rate hike, and the major indexes turned positive. Then Fed Chair Powell took the stage at 2:30… He took a hawkish tone...

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Nov 03, 2022
11/2/22 The Market Loves Doves (& Powell)

News: The three major indexes posted losses for a second day in a row on Tuesday. But the small-cap tracker managed to eke out a small gain. Dow Jones -0.2% Nasdaq -0.9% S&P 500 -0.4% Russell 2000 +0.2% Beneath the surface, things didn’t look so...

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Nov 02, 2022
10/31/22 Best Month Ever! Are You Cashing In?

News: For the second Friday in a row, markets surged higher. And each index posted big gains… Dow Jones +2.6% Nasdaq +2.9% S&P 500 +2.5% Russell 2000 +2.2% Sector Round Up All 11 sectors ended the day in positive territory… At the top… Technology...

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Oct 31, 2022
10/28/22 The Great Crash—What We Learned

News: Thursday was another mixed bag on Wall Street. Markets, once again, settled off their highs. Big tech is a drag on the market. The indexes ended the day mixed… Dow Jones +0.6% Nasdaq -1.6% S&P 500 -0.6% Russell 2000 +0.1% Advancers to decli...

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Oct 28, 2022
10/27/22 Risk On, Risk Off – Avoid This Sector!

News: On Wednesday, buyers stepped back and started to assess the recent bull run. The S&P 500 peaked with a gain of 11% from its low on October 13 to yesterday’s high. Markets settled well off their highs as big tech and the communication sector...

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Oct 27, 2022
10/26/22 Bitcoin Boom, Google & Microsoft Plummet

News: Markets were green for a third consecutive day on Tuesday. 82% of stocks advanced, and just 15% declined. And the indexes soared… Dow Jones +1.1% Nasdaq +2.3% S&P 500 +1.6% Russell 2000 +2.7% Note the “risk on” indexes outperformed. Sector...

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Oct 26, 2022
10/25/22 Open Markets Are Winning

News: Monday marked another day of solid gains for the markets. Dow Jones +1.3% Nasdaq +0.9% S&P 500 +1.2% Russell 2000 +0.4% But it wasn’t hard to find losers. 52% of all stocks advanced, while 43% declined. There was a lot of weakness in Chines...

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Oct 25, 2022