Some lackluster days in the equity markets, roiled to some degree by concerns over the bond yield curve inverting (3-month/10-year), found investor appetite once again. Equity markets surged on Tuesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 leading its peer indices higher and with a gain of .72% on the trading day. It was an uneven day-trade…
After a bond market panic that pervaded equity markets on Friday, the rather flat performance for U.S. equity markets on Monday was a welcome site to many on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) finished slightly higher on Monday while the S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (NDX) finished slightly lower on the day. …
In his latest YouTube video, David discusses last Friday’s market activity. Do notice that the yield curve inverted in 1998 and did not find a recession until more than 2 years later, but which was actually caused by a dotcom bubble bursting and not stress in the credit markets/yield curve inversion. Follow the link...
It’s not the way bulls desired the week to end, especially after a strong Thursday performance, but when algorithms kick into high gear, they generally work toward extremes. The S&P 500 (SPX) was up for most of the week and had broken above 2,850, but that was before the German bund fell into negative yield…...
Welcome to our latest rendition of State of the Markets with Wayne Nelson and Seth Golden. Please click the LINK to review our weekly analysis and insights into all things market related! For easy following and for the sake of time, we’ve also published the Outline below: All necessary analysis of the latest FOMC announcement…...
It’s not for a lack of effort, but the S&P 500 has only been up on 1 of the 9 FOMC days during Powell’s rein over the Committee. Initially, and traditionally some might say, the market responded positively to the sharply dovish move announced by the FOMC on Wednesday…then it completely reversed course and the…
It’s that time again, FOMC rate hike announcement day. While there is almost no probability of a rate hike today, the more consequential press conference and dot plot will likely sway investors’ sentiment. With Jerome Powell at the helm of the FOMC and having chaired the committee of Federal Reserve Presidents over the last 8…
Are equities about to fall from grace after a seemingly prolonged rally? If you ask two prominent analysts, they seem to believe “the end is near”. The S&P 500 has extended its New Year rally into the current week and after breaking through and closing above a key resistance level last Friday. The feat of…
There are two more trading weeks remaining in the Q1 2019 period. The S&P 500 (SPX) is up some 12.5% already this year and has managed to express this rally with net outflows and with outsized participation to the most defensive sectors. Seriously folks, the Utilities Select Sector Spiders (XLU) hit an all-time high last…...
Welcome to this weeks rendition of State of the Markets with Wayne and Seth. Please click the link to review the video, which is one hour in duration. Outline Introduction to SOTM with conversation on market volatility. Front month contango of 10%+. Greater focus should be on back month/m2 given VIX Futures expiration and roll…
