Summary: Friday was a continuation of this choppy week that saw more Fed officials take a hawkish stance toward policy to get inflation under control.
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Ideas always welcome in the comments. Errors will be amended as comments on TradingView or corrected inline in my blog.
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Friday, April 8, 2022
Facts: -1.34%, Volume...
Summary: Stocks weren't sure what to do on Thursday, but Bonds sold off as investors continue to digest what Fed actions may be in store for later this year.
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Ideas always welcome in the comments. Errors will be amended as comments on TradingView or corrected inline in my blog.
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Thursday, April 7, 2022
Facts: +0.06%,...
Summary: A look at the Fed meeting minutes didn't do much to alleviate investor worries over inflation and near-term Fed actions. That created a wildly volatile day for equities while the US Dollar strengthened and Treasury yields rose.
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Ideas always welcome in the comments. Errors will be amended as comments on TradingView or corrected inline in my...
Nasdaq Composite is in extreme panic mode right now, the investors seem to have perceived the possible Russia-Ukraine War as an end-of-world scenario. They have clearly forgotten that major wars have mostly been beneficial for American stocks, e.g. how WW2 made DJIA skyrocket. Moreover, the coming rate hike at 16 Mar 2022 will definitely scare a lot of investors...
The Nasdaq Composite has rebounded more than 50% from its low in just 15 days. Such quick and significant bounces have a strong tendency to make more gains.
Just 15 days after its 52-week low, the composite Nasdaq has already regained 56% of its decline. Analysts say this is exactly the same bounce that the Nasdaq made back in its first 15 days of rally in 2020.
Summary: Brainard turns hawkish and sucks the energy out of the market. Equities dropped as yields soared.
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Ideas always welcome in the comments. Errors will be amended as comments on TradingView or corrected inline in my blog.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Facts: -2.26%, Volume higher, Closing Range: 11%, Body: 86% Red
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Summary: Equities rallied on the first day of the week. Large-cap growth stocks drove the rally while Twitter soared 27% on news that Elon Musk bought a significant stake in the company.
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Monday, April...
Summary: Small-caps led the way higher on Friday, but defensive sectors continued to top the sector list with mixed news in economic data.
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Friday, April 1, 2022
Facts: +0.29%, Volume lower, Closing...
Summary: No sector avoided losses among continuing worries over the war in Ukraine and the Fed's response to inflation. Chinese stocks moved lower on disappointing economic data and COVID outbreaks.
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Summary: Stocks pulled back after yesterday's rally as investors awaited any breakthroughs in the Russia-Ukraine negotiations.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Facts: -1.21%, Volume lower, Closing Range:...
As Russia/West tensions increase and US stock futures in red, it is easy to expect a further sell off in equities (the same should happen in crypto market). We already had a deathcross (Daily timeframe on top chart) on Friday and if you check past this pattern is actually bullish long term. Considering the Weekly chart, I am expecting a close below 30 RSI (11)...
Summary: More yield curve inversion in bond markets raised eyebrows while a drop in oil prices helped equities rally.
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Ideas always welcome in the comments. Errors will be amended as comments on TradingView or corrected inline in my blog.
I had a vacation last week and decided to stay away from the computer as much as possible, so no Daily Updates for...
Our most recent boom was fueled by helicopter money and that helicopter is no longer around. Slump for 189 days, then rug to March 2020 lows? Imagine having the opportunity to buy tech stocks at generational low P/E's?
It would be a once in a lifetime opportunity. Few get these chances.. very dependent on a broader recession, but with the idea of early slump now...
