Tech Surprises with a Strong Finish as NVDA and INTC Surge
The buyers kept their dominance and pressed the market higher, this time with large-cap stock Nvidia (NVDA) leading the biggest gainers list to new highs. Not to be outdone, Intel (INTC) was the second strongest stock in the SP100 today finishing up 7%. In tonight's video, we update our key levels and pinpoint where this…
Are the Bears Back?
Bonds rally back today sending interest rates lower and in turn tanking financial stocks. The rally has so far stalled this week, but there's still 106 points of movement possible for the week. There should be some exciting opportunities over the next 2 days of trading...
Stocks Surge as Bonds Fall - Which Stocks are Driving This Today?
Today saw another advance in the equity futures with another 1% gain at the same time bonds - namely TLT - also fell by 1%. Which specific stocks - or sectors - pushed us to these levels and what are we watching for the rest of the week in this environment? Find out in tonight's…
Hawkish Powell Pummels Bonds as 5-10 Yield Curve Inverts
Fed Chairman Powell pointed to the potential need to raise by 50bp and more aggressive quantitative tightening during a Q&A session today. The result was an inversion in the yield curve with 5-year U.S. Treasury yields rising above the 10-year. Unfortunately, the dollar failed to materially strengthen on his comments and commodity prices continued to…
Oil, Inflation, Geopolitical Risk have Markets Bottomed?
Fun with the FOMC--FED- we have liftoff, a .25 point and more to come-Treasury Yield Curve has issues-Who wants to fight the FED? Risks on the Horizon--Volatility contango is back but far from “normal”-Dollar still bid-Oil has a bid back-Inflation is out of control - retail negative implications-Quintessential Rip your face off rally Geopolitics—-Damage already…
Markets Hold the Line after the Fed
With the Federal Reserve announcement behind us, what is the fall-out from the decision and how did markets react? Today's session was a surprise bounce higher in equities but also in Oil and Gold. In tonight's video, we pinpoint where the aftermath leaves us and what "edge of the cliff" levels still are in play…
FED Up with Inflation?
Stocks rallied into the FOMC meeting, sold off after the announcement, and then rallied again. Now that the S&P is at the top range of the expected move for the week…What's next for the markets?
Your Fed Day Plan for Lift-Off!
Tomorrow will be a key day where we'll likely see the Federal Reserve begin "lift-off" by raising the Fed Funds rate in response to the growing inflation in the economy. What is our game plan and what key levels are in play? And could Retail Sales also be a key mover in tomorrow's trading day?…
Bond Yields and Inflation Expectations Soar with FOMC Week Ahead
It's the week of the Federal Reserve's FOMC announcement and press conference. While the expectations are pretty well set, it's the impact of Fed Policy and expected inflation that is most alarming for consumers, bond holders and stock owners. With all of that being said, Cal-Maine Foods Inc (NASDAQ: CALM) broke out with unusual option…
Have the Depths of Volatility and Despair Passed?
Volatility did not rise in the midst of selling--vol complacency--markets are tired--options volumes have subsided FOMC is BACK but too little too late--FED meeting--quarter point baked in--Quantitative tightening is underway--CPI 7.9%, inflation will turn into stagflation Bond Markets -have to do what the FED will not--rates to pop, 10 year and short end of the…
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