Opinion – Thursday 14 July 2022

U.S. Equity Markets closed lower yesterday after a volatile trading session that saw plenty of two-way volatility. Despite the increased volatility, the VIX also closed lower by 1.72% at a price of 26.82. Markets dropped as U.S. inflation growth for June came in...

Opinion – Wednesday 13 July 2022

Nervousness ahead of today’s CPI saw U.S. Equity Markets close lower yesterday, led by the 0.92% fall in the S&P 500. Earnings and recessions fears gripped Wall Street as a deepening Treasury yield-curve inversion, a strengthening Dollar, and potentially high...

Opinion – Tuesday 12 July 2022

A stronger Dollar saw U.S. Equity Markets close lower yesterday, led by the 2.19% loss in the NASDAQ 100. Uncertainty surrounding inflation growth spurned the recent sell-off in American Indexes. The Bureau of Labour Statistics releases June’s Consumer Price...

Opinion – Monday 11 July 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished the week mixed on what was a surprisingly quiet trading session. Equity Markets were driven by employment-related data once more. The Bureau of Labour Statistics released its Non-Farm Payroll data for June. The numbers showed a decline...

Opinion – Friday 8 July 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished yesterday’s session higher, led by the 2.18% gain in the NASDAQ 100. This move higher saw the VIX fall a further 2.5%, closing at a price of 26.08. Yesterday’s gains were driven by employment-related data. The Department of Labour’s Weekly...

Opinion – Thursday 7 July 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished the day higher after a volatile session, with the NASDAQ 100 again leading the rally with a 0.62% gain. Meanwhile, the VIX fell 3%, closing at a price of 26.73. Yesterday’s price action was driven by three items – Job Openings, the...

Opinion – Wednesday 6 July 2022

Equity Markets had a wild start to the week, reversing earlier losses to close higher on the day led by the 1.68% surge in the NASDAQ 100. The White House is expected to roll back tariffs on the import of some Chinese goods soon, in an attempt to ease inflation...

Opinion Tuesday 5 July 2022

U.S Equity Markets were closed yesterday for the July 4th Holiday. Futures trading was subdued as the S&P is currently trading higher by 0.50%. Meanwhile, European Equity Markets had a mixed session following a late sell-off into the close led by the 0.1% fall in...

Opinion – Monday 4 July 2022

U.S Equity Markets ended a volatile week with a late rally, as the Dow led the gains closing higher by 1.06%. The stock market bears are making the case for a financial-crisis type collapse… Wall Street money managers and traders are data mongers. They are...

Opinion – Friday 1 July 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished the Quarter with more selling as the NASDAQ 100 led the declines with a loss of 1.33%. The U.S. Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ Personal Consumption Expenditures, jumped by 6.3%...

Opinion – Thursday 30 June 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished yesterday mostly lower after a choppy trading session that saw plenty of two-way price action. The Russell 2000 led the declines with a 1.12% fall. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said policymakers would not let inflation impact the...

Opinion – Wednesday 29 June 2022

U.S. Equity Markets got slammed yesterday, led by the 3.09% decline in the NASDAQ 100, wiping out Monday’s gains. U.S. stocks lost momentum after the Conference Board released data that showed Consumer Confidence cooled this month for the second time in a row. This...

Opinion – Tuesday 28 June 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished yesterday’s session slightly lower after a quiet day’s trading that saw plenty of movement within a tight range. Over the course of the day, Indexes were largely choppy in the wake of last week’s gains and reports suggesting the U.S....

Opinion – Monday 27 June 2022

U.S. Equity Markets soared on Friday, led by the 3.49% gain in the NASDAQ 100, helping the VIX to close lower by over 6% at a price of 27.22. On Friday, the U.S. Federal Reserve released a report showing that all major U.S. banks passed its Comprehensive Capital...