10/10/22 The Day the Doves Died

News: Friday’s Jobs Report showed robust growth in the labor market, with 263,000 new jobs added in September. The figure came in just shy of the Dow Jones/Wall St Journal estimate of 275,000. And sent markets into a free fall. Dow Jones -2.1% Nasdaq...

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Oct 10, 2022
10/7/22 Getting Sideways & Finding Acceptance

News: Thursday was a down day on Wall Street. All four major indexes slipped modestly lower. Dow Jones -1.1% Nasdaq -0.7% S&P 500 -1.0% Russell 2000 -0.6% The uptrend has not broken. The market has now moved sideways for a second day. Sector Roun...

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Oct 07, 2022
10/6/22 OPEC Cuts, Bulls Push, We’re Buying

News: Wednesday’s trading session was not a clear win for either side. Each major index opened lower and closed in the red but near session highs.  The big three turned green in the final hour of trading but settled near flat. Dow Jones -0.1% Nasdaq...

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Oct 06, 2022
10/5/22 Bulls, Memes, & Musk—A Busy Rally

News: Tuesday belonged to the bulls. Dow Jones +2.8% Nasdaq +3.3% S&P 500 +3.1% Russell 2000 +3.9% The S&P 500 posted its biggest 2-day gain since April 2020 and the strongest daily breadth reading (an indicator similar to RSI) since late 201...

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Oct 05, 2022
10/4/22 Bears v. Peacekeeper

News: On Monday, markets welcome Q4 by roaring back to life. All four major indexes posted outsized gains as oversold conditions were relieved. Dow Jones +2.7% Nasdaq +2.3% S&P 500 +2.6% Russell 2000 +2.7% UN Takes on Powell The United Nations is...

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Oct 04, 2022
10/3/22 Tax Selling & The Fed’s Secret Meeting

News: The market took another hit on Friday as the final day of tax selling came to end. Many firms’ fiscal years end in Q3. The big three indexes closed at new lows for the year. Dow Jones -1.7% Nasdaq -1.5% S&P 500 -1.5% Russell 2000 -0.6% Fed...

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Oct 03, 2022
9/29/22 Bank of England to the Rescue

News: Early yesterday morning, the Bank of England sent shockwaves of buying through the markets with a surprise announcement. The declaration is simple. The Bank will… Buy bonds “on whatever scale is necessary” to stabilize the bond markets. It also...

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Sep 29, 2022
9/28/22 Buy The Dip

News: Tuesday, the markets bounced back from oversold conditions … to start the day anyways… The major indexes rose as much as 2% in the opening hour. By the end of the day, sellers got their way, and the markets closed mixed, near flat. Dow Jones -0...

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Sep 28, 2022
9/27/22 The Casino Is Open, Literally

News: The selling continued on Monday as all four indexes posted declines. Dow Jones -1.1% Nasdaq -0.6% S&P 500 -1.0% Russell 2000 -1.4% The Dow Jones has officially entered a bear market.  It closed the day down 20.4% from its all-time high set...

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Sep 27, 2022