Opinion – Monday 23 October 2023

Equity Markets sold off on Friday with the NASDAQ 100 leading the decline closing lower by 1.50%. Both the Dollar and Treasury Yields fell as the Geo-Political risk increased ahead of the weekend. Friday was an ugly session as the S&P closed below its 200 Day...

Opinion – Thursday 19 October 2023

Even though there was no material worsening of the situation in Israel, U.S Equity Markets got hit hard yesterday following Treasury Yields rising to a new 16-year high at 4.94%. A better than expected 20-year Treasury saw Yields have a small fall into the close....

Opinion – Wednesday 18 October 2023

Despite a much higher than expected Retail Sales number, U.S. Equity Markets reversed earlier losses to close flat on Tuesday following another volatile session. Retail Sales rose 0.7% sending Bond Yields higher with 10-Year Treasuries closing at 4.84%. Rite Aid (RAD)...

Opinion – Tuesday 17 October 2023

U.S. Equity Markets rose across the board on Monday as traders unwound the Geo-political Hedges taken on Friday. Despite higher Treasury Yields, the NASDAQ led yesterday’s gains closing higher by 1.18%. The move higher helped the VIX to reverse most of Friday’s spike,...

Opinion – Monday 16 October 2023

Friday was an extremely volatile trading session as Equity Markets closed on their lows led by the 1.24% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Oil rising 6% did not help, leading to a massive 16% surge in the VIX. Equity Markets sold off on the fear of escalation in the Israel...

Opinion – Thursday 12 October 2023

Despite a much higher expected PPI print both the Bond Yields and U.S. Dollar weakened. 10-Year Treasuries have now fallen over 30 basis points since last Friday’s much higher than expected Non-Farm Payrolls. U.S. Equity Markets saw plenty of two-way price action...

Opinion – Wednesday 11 October 2023

Although Equity Markets sold off in the last hour of trading from their afternoon highs, all three American Indexes ended Tuesday in positive territory. 10-Year Treasury Yields falling 16 basis points helped the NASDAQ 100 to lead yesterday’s gains, closing higher by...

Opinion – Tuesday 10 October 2023

U.S. Equity Markets reversed earlier losses to close higher on Monday as traders try to gauge the impact of Hamas launching a major attack on Israel early Saturday morning. Hamas is an Islamic Group with close ties to Iran, which according to the Wall Street Journal...

Opinion – Monday 9 October 2023

Despite a much stronger than expected Non-Farm Payrolls Report on Friday, U.S. Equity Markets reversed earlier losses to close higher across the board. The NASDAQ 100 led the gains, closing higher by 1.70% while the VIX ended the session lower by 6% at a price 0f...

Opinion – Thursday 5 October 2023

The S&P had a nice bounce off yesterday morning’s 200 Day Moving Average (4201) test, rallying over 60 Handles to close higher at a price 0f 4263. This move higher saw the VIX close lower by over 6% while internally the market was strong as shown by the McClellan...

Opinion – Wednesday 4 October 2023

An alarming spike in JOLTS job openings saw U.S. Equity Markets and Treasury Bonds crushed yesterday as the recent sell-off accelerated into the close. The data was released as the first suspected intervention in USD/JPY in twelve months saw USD/YEN plunge 300 points...

Opinion – Tuesday 3 October 2023

U.S. Equity Markets ended Monday’s session mixed following another volatile trading session. Notable outperformance in Tech stocks offset losses across most of the other sectors. It was surprising that the NASDAQ outperformed given the surge in Bond Yields and the...

Opinion – Monday 2 October 2023

U.S. Equity Markets reversed earlier gains on Friday afternoon by closing lower across the board. The Dow led the losses, closing lower by 0.47% following a volatile last trading session for September. The late sell-off saw the VIX end Friday with a 1% gain at a price...

Opinion – Friday 29 September 2023

Lower Bond Yields and a weaker Dollar saw U.S. Equity Markets close higher although off their afternoon highs. The NASDAQ 100 led Thursday’s gains, closing higher by 0.64%. This move higher saw the VIX fall a further 5%, closing at a price of 17.84. Internally the...