Opinion – Wednesday 29 September 2021

U.S. Equity Markets sold off sharply on interest rate fears, led by the NASDAQ 100 which ended yesterday’s session with a loss of 2.88%, resulting in the VIX surging, to close 24% higher at a price of 23.25. Interest rate fears were back, with the 10-year Treasury...

Opinion – Tuesday 28 September 2021

U.S. Equity Markets were choppy to start the week, finishing yesterday’s trading session mixed, as the Dow closed higher by 0.21% while the NASDAQ 100 fell 0.81%. Markets declined to start the week. Congress is a big driver for markets this week, with planned votes on...

Opinion – Monday 27 September 2021

U.S. Equity Markets bounced around to end the week, closing mixed after a quiet trading session, as the S&P closed higher by 0.15% while the NASDAQ Composite fell 0.02%.  Markets were little changed throughout much of the day. Investors had a few headlines to...

Opinion – Friday 24 September 2021

U.S. Equity Markets continued to rebound, finishing yesterday’s session higher, led by the Dow closing with a gain of 1.48%, on a day the VIX closed 11% lower at a price of 18.59. Markets opened sharply higher after Wednesday’s Federal Reserve announcement. Remember,...

Opinion – Thursday 23 September 2021

U.S. Equity Markets surged on the day of the Fed’s policy announcement, finishing the day higher, led by the Dow which closed with a gain of 1%. This move higher saw the VIX close 14% lower at a price of 20.87. Markets opened sharply higher before the Federal...

Opinion – Wednesday 22 September 2021

U.S. Equity Markets tried to rebound from Monday’s sharp sell-off but sold off towards the end of the day, ending yesterday’s session mixed, as the Dow closed 0.15% lower, while the NASDAQ 100 closed with a small 0.10% gain. Markets opened sharply higher before...