Opinion – Monday 19 December 2022

U.S Equity Markets closed lower across-the board on Friday led by the 1.11% fall in the S&P 500. Despite the aggressive selling on Friday, the VIX continues to trade differently, closing lower by 1% at a price of 22.92. I have never seen such divergences between...

Opinion – Friday 16 December 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Thursday lower after a brutal sell-off led by the 3.37% fall in the NASDAQ 100. The VIX surged, closing higher by 10% at a price of 23.23. Markets ended much lower as investors reeled from the Federal Reserve’s 50-basis-point...

Opinion – Thursday 15 December 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Wednesday lower led by the 0.79% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Despite a volatile session, the VIX got crushed, closing lower by over 6% at a price of 21.14. Markets ended lower after early strength following a hawkish yet unsurprising Federal...

Opinion – Wednesday 14 December 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Tuesday higher after an incredibly volatile session. The NDX led the gains, closing 1.09% higher. Markets ended higher after surging early in the day on the release of November’s Consumer Price Index reading. The index showed...

Opinion – Tuesday 13 December 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Monday higher after a late rally saw the Dow lead the rally with a gain of 1.58%. Markets started the week on a high note, with investors gearing up for a big week of macroeconomic events. Namely, they are awaiting this afternoon’s U.S....

Opinion – Monday 12 December 2022

Following volatile trading session, U.S. Equity Markets finished the week lower, led by the 0.90% fall in the Dow Jones. Markets finished Friday lower. Investors continue to focus on the risk narrative of growth worries – a decisive shift from inflation concerns of...