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D&D Note (8.1.2022) ~ Stocks Slip Into the Red to Start the Month ~ Markets start August slipping into the red after posting the best month since 2020 and finishing the worst first half of the year in 50 years. Treasury yields continue to fall with the 10 Year Yield now at 2.59% on signs … Continue reading
D&D Note (7.19.2022) ~ Stocks Surge with NASDAQ Gaining 3% ~ We are currently in the quiet period for FED officials which creates a vacuum for stocks to rally ahead of next weeks FOMC rate meeting. Rally stocks did today with the NASDAQ gaining 3.11%, the S&P 500 up 2.76% and the DOW rising 2.43%. … Continue reading
D&D Note (7.18.2022) ~ Apple News of Slowing Hiring & Spending Fizzles Todays Rally ~ Stocks started todays session with a continuation of last weeks rally on the back of bank earnings. The 2 Year Note continues to be a main directional driver of the overall stock market. Today we saw a slightly weaker dollar … Continue reading
D&D Note (7.12.2022) ~ Stocks Fall in Final Hour of Trading with Bonds Yields Falling Oil Falling and Dollar Rising ~ Markets had been in the green during todays session until a fake CPI report got circulated around the street in the final hour of trading which is most likely the causation of the big … Continue reading
D&D Note (7.7.2022) ~ S&P 500 Notches First Four-Day Rally this Year ~ Stocks continued yesterdays rally throughout todays session and closed near the highs of the day. This was the first time this year the S&P 500 notched a four-day winning streak. Semiconductor stocks got a lift today following Samsung’s “better than feared” revenue … Continue reading
D&D Note (11.9.2020) ~ Joe Biden Election Win And Pfizer Vaccine Results Sends Markets Higher ~ Markets immediately went up day over day post last Tuesdays election with President-elect Joe Biden’s win and the Senate looking to remain in GOP control. This creates political gridlock which causes more certainty in the markets thus the rally. … Continue reading
D&D Note (10.27.2020) ~ Rising Average Daily Virus Cases & Hospitalizations Continues To Weigh Down Markets ~ The reality is Covid-19 has not gone away and in fact is right now at the worse point in the Pandemic in both Europe and the USA. In the U.S. we are seeing an alarming rate of new … Continue reading
D&D Note (10.16.2020) ~ Retail Sales Spark Market Rally To End The Week ~ Markets got a shot in the arm today with surprise Retail sales gaining 1.9% in September topping estimates of 0.7%. Excluding autos, the increase was 1.5% topping 0.4% estimates. The biggest gainers were clothing and accessories while electronics was the lone … Continue reading
D&D Note (10.6.2020) ~ Markets Tank After President Calls Off Stimulus Talks Until Post Election Despite FED Chairman Calling For Congressional Stimulus ~ Stocks traded choppy in cash trading today from gains to losses throughout the session weighing all the current risks. The Presidents health is still in focus but the main driver is Congressional … Continue reading
D&D Note (9.28.2020) ~ Equities Rally Led By Cyclical Stocks All Sectors In The Green Today ~ Friday’s rally carried over into todays cash trading with a broad based rally. Cyclicals led the rally today with Energy, Financials, and Industrials the biggest gainers. All sectors finished in the green on the day. The Dollar reversed … Continue reading
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