Welcome to this week’s State of the Markets. Please click the following link to review the SOTM video . Our emphasis in this week’s SOTM video concerns the geopolitical issues around trade, underlying economic data that gathers less attention due to the flare-ups on the trade front and certain of the details coming out of the Jackson Hole summit. Global equities…
The yield curve inverted again on Wednesday, shortly after the FOMC minutes for July were released. Equity markets, however, were able to shrug it off with all three major indices rallying just under 1% and recapturing that which it had lost from Tuesday’s declines. But things are getting a little dicy on Thursday, as equity…
To reiterate, the VIX is above 16 and as such investors/traders should expect to see 1% daily moves in the S&P 500 (SPX)… at least. Tuesday found equities moving down, then up, then back down and closing at the lows of the trading session into the closing bell. So what changed on Tuesday to find…
Monday picked up right where last Friday left off with bond yields and equities both moving higher. The S&P 500 (SPX) rose 1.2% on the day or nearly 35 points. The benchmark index still puts it right smack dab in the middle of its 50 and 100-DMA, having done little more than move sideways over…
Ya’ll ready for another rip roaring week in the markets? After some wild daily swings in the previous trading week, the S&P 500 (SPX) ultimately decline just over 1% while also greatly exceeding the weekly expected move for a 4th consecutive week. Alongside the wild, roller coaster ride last week, the VIX only managed to…
The story of the week: U.S. 2-year by 10-year Treasury yield inversion signals a recession on the horizon. Of course, on the horizon is a subjective forecast bringing about a litany of bearish financial media programming. The latest of the fear mongering commentary comes from the world renowned Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest…
Welcome to this week’s State of the Markets. Please click the following link to review the SOTM video . Our emphasis in this week’s SOTM video concerns the overextended bond market rally and potential consequences that could create additional equity market volatility, underlying economic data that continues to outline the strength of the consumer and trend-growth GDP pace and what investors…
“It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.” We all remember hearing that as kids, but that mainly concerned horseplay and wrestling with our peers and/siblings. Today and in the financial markets, it can mean something very different. Many an investor were hurt after Wednesdays greater than 3% plunge in the major averages and…
Equity markets fall, equity markets rise… and round and round we go with trade headlines proving to stimulate and deflate markets with each passing week. On Tuesday, and following a greater than 1% decline in the major averages on Monday, a rally spurred by trade headlines ensued. But we’ll get to that in a moment.…
Although the S&P 500 (SPX) has fallen sharply, by more than 1%, on two consecutive Mondays, there is a silver lining to glean from all the selling pressure. U.S. equities have remained under persistent pressure and as bond yields have tumbled lower. On Monday, the S&P 500 fell by 1.22% only to be topped by…
