Signs of Volatility Emerging?
Stocks started lower…finishing there as well…with major averages posting one of their worst sessions in months amid uncertainty following the immigration policy enacted by the Trump administration this weekend. The news weighed heavily on transportation stocks - airlines specifically. President Trump today signed an executive order to slash regulations and said will reveal his Supreme…
A Low Volatility/High Risk Marketplace with Plenty of Opportunities
Stocks ended the day little changed, trading in a very narrow range throughout (an 8-point range for the S&P 500), as markets felt “tired” given the recent surge to all-time highs this week. The Dow Industrials topped the 20K level for the first time on Wednesday and the S&P 500 the 2,300 level yesterday, holding…
Tech Earnings Season Fireworks, Correlations and Complacency
Just a day after major averages trade to new all-time highs, stocks moved sideways on Thursday amid another earnings barrage for investors to digest. The Dow Industrials held above the 20K level, day after topping it for the first time ever (high of 20,125 today), while the S&P 500 index briefly touched the 2,300 level…
With Markets at ALL time Highs What are YOUR Risks?
U.S. stocks advanced today, with the Nasdaq, S&P 500, Russell 2000 and Dow each posting new all-time highs. The Dow finally topped the 20,000 level on a continued rally that has been propelled by expectations of stronger economic growth and government spending under the new Trump’s administration. It was a similar picture in Europe as…
Bigger Range Around the Corner
U.S. stocks with a stealth rally this afternoon, pushing to highs throughout the session, with over 40 new 52-week highs in the S&P 500. Including IBM which TheoTraders had a position in and closed today with a 70% profit. With today’s gains, the Nasdaq Composite traded above its prior intraday high of 5584.26, led by…
Skew Remains Large in a Tale of Two Markets
U.S. stock averages opened the day in negative territory, but pared losses into to the close for 9th time in the last 10 trading day. Most of the news of the day focused around Donald Trump and several policy changes on his first working business day in the new administration. The NASDAQ bounced more than…
Finding Opportunity in the ETF Market
With Friday's gains, the Dow Industrial Average snapped its 5-day losing streak as earnings helped buoy stocks on the day. However, if we look back in the last 2 weeks the broad based S&P 500 index literally did not move. In this weekend edition let's hunt for the best opportunity in today's markets. To learn…
Is SKEW Good For You?
Stocks slipped again, as the Dow Industrial Average fell for a 5th straight day, down about 300 points from all-time highs reached two-weeks ago (1/6) and at 6-week lows heading into tomorrow’s Presidential inauguration. Today marked another round of positive economic data with jobless claims plunging and housing data rising. The dollar rebounded on the…
The reality of earnings and a quiet market
Treasuries slumped, as bond yields surged sharply to the upside for the 10-year to around 2.42%. The tech heavy NASDAQ rebounded after posting its worst performance of the year yesterday (falling from record highs reached last Friday) amid a jump in semiconductors and ahead of NFLX earnings. All eyes on the European Central Bank tomorrow…
Financials Take the Hit From Dollar Comments
Stocks opened in negative territory, losing steam throughout the session ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings. Equities fell on Brexit commentary from UK Prime Minister Theresa May and on a plunging U.S. dollar after Trump talked tough amid the recent strength. The dollar fell after an interview with The Wall Street Journal late…