Welcome to the State of the Market video presentation with Wayne and Seth. Please click on the link to review the video. The video discussion on the markets and market volatility is 65 minutes. Outline: Market volatility, VIX Futures expiration, shorting volatility, backwardation (opening dialogue) 5% contango rule (5 minutes in) Realized market volatility vs.…
Wayne Nelson offers his daily-market recap. Insights on the daily market technical moves inclusive of analytical reference points. Additionally, Wayne offers some of the fundamental and geopolitical variables weighing on investor sentiment. What is the next leg the market will take remains dependent on geo politics, earnings and sentiment consideration. Bank earnings have been mixed…
The two biggest stories from Tuesday’s market trading came from the late afternoon Brexit vote, which failed to pass, and Netflix (NFLIX) choosing to raise prices. The bill was rejected by 432 votes to 202. The 230-vote defeat is thought to be the largest in U.K. political history. Following a controversial amendment, the U.K. government…
After two consecutive days of losses for the major indices, first back-to-back loss of the New Year, equity futures are looking flat on Tuesday. The losses for the U.S. equities have been minor compared to that of the Q4 2018 period and with volatility somewhat tempered. More importantly, the losses come as earnings season has…
Please click on the link below to view the video! https://zoom.us/recording/play/-EODMMenR0S7ddbkdemXIw-5t8oHYem7duLoTJxDWR13rDmK01G3EB9TpccysLt4?continueMode=true Video Outline: Introduction to State of Market (opening minutes) December market collapse, liquidity drain, sentiment readings, falling into bear market (3-6 minutes in) Snapback rally from oversold conditions and pension fund rebalancing, not in recession, 1,000 point Dow rally typical of bear market conditions…
Heading into Thursday’s market open on Wall Street we’ve got some good news and some bad news. Firstly, the bad news: U.S. equity futures are down across the board by roughly .5% in the 5:00 a.m. EST hour. Crude oil popped above $52 a barrel on Wednesday, but supply/output was higher than expected and the…
Is optimism creeping back into the market? Are investors signaling that it is “all clear”? Look, I get it, the market has rallied significantly off of the S&P (500) daily closing low of 2,351 and now looks to be stabilizing. Gaining stability, however, is a process that usually consisted of a low-level retest. Take a…
2018 could easily be characterized as the year that volatility came back into the market place due to Quantitative Tightening and geopolitical/macro concerns. Asset prices reached record levels in 2017 and through much of 2018, but as the Fed ratcheted higher its rate hikes (4 rate hikes in FY18) the market became increasingly fearful that…
U.S. equity markets demonstrated another remarkable turnaround on Wednesday as investors returned from the New Year holiday. At its lows the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was negative by nearly 400 points, but rallied to finished in positive territory. Volatility, as gauged by the VIX, declined significantly as buyers stepped in to buy what was…
