Opinion – Thursday 3 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Wednesday lower led by the hefty 3.39% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets ended the day lower as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve’s fourth-consecutive rate hike of 75 basis points. The Fed struck a dovish tone with its...

Opinion – Wednesday 2 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Tuesday led again by the 1.02% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Interestingly, the VIX also fell, closing lower by 0.50%. Markets ended the day mostly lower. Investors reacted to the resilient Job Openings data that increased concern that the...

Opinion – Tuesday 1 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Monday lower, led by the 1.22% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets ended the day lower but still positive for October. Overall, it was a fairly quiet day of trading. A busy week awaits with economic data, the Federal Reserve’s policy...

Opinion – Friday 28 October 2022

Following another volatile trading session, U.S. Equity Markets finished Thursday mixed. Although the Dow closed higher by 0.61%, the NASDAQ 100 fell 1.88% and that fall has continued overnight following the awful results from Amazon, which sees their shares trading...

Opinion – Thursday 27 October 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Wednesday mixed. While the Dow and Russell 2000 closed higher, the NASDAQ 100 got hit hard, closing lower by 2.26%. Markets finished a volatile day of trading following poor tech earnings led by Alphabet (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT) after...

Opinion – Wednesday 26 October 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Tuesday higher ked by the 2.10% gain in the NASDAQ 100, as short positions again got slammed. Markets extended weekly gains with some support from lower yields and a weaker dollar. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen fuelled speculation...