Opinion – Wednesday 22 December 2021

U.S. Equity Markets closed higher yesterday following a volatile trading session which saw plenty of two-way price action, before a late rally saw the Small Cap Russell 2000 Index lead the way with a gain of 2.95%. Investors plowed back into risk assets after three...

Opinion – Tuesday 21 December 2021

U.S. Equity Markets resumed last week’s sell-off, finishing yesterday’s session lower, led by the 1.23% decline in the Dow. The heavy selling across the board saw the VIX close higher by just 6%, reversing the earlier 25% spike. The Omicron variant continues to...

Opinion – Monday 20 December 2021

After a tumultuous week U.S. Equity Markets ended Friday’s session in the red and that trend has continued overnight with Futures Markets down over 1.5% as I go to press. The Dow led Friday’s losses closing lower by 1.48%. COVID-19 fears took centre stage. Rising...

Opinion – Friday 17 December 2021

After opening higher, U.S. Equity Markets finished the day lower having got hit hard in a session which saw plenty of two-way price action. The NASDAQ 100 led the declines, reversing all of Wednesday’s gains, closing lower by 2.61%. Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting...

Opinion – Thursday 16 December 2021

U.S. Equity Markets reversed earlier loses by spiking on the Federal Reserve’s Policy Announcement, finishing the day higher after recovering all of this week’s sell-off. The NASDAQ 100 led the rally, closing higher by 2.35% which saw the VIX fall 12%, closing at a...

Opinion – Wednesday 15 December 2021

Despite a late rally into the close, U.S. Equity Markets finished yesterday’s session lower, led by the NASDAQ 100 closing with a loss of 1.04%. The catalyst for yesterday’s decline was Producer Price Index (“PPI”) data for November coming in at  9.6%,...