D&D Note (8.10.2022) ~ Cooler-than-Expected CPI Report Lifts Stocks with S&P 500 Closing Above 4200 ~ Stocks gapped up and rallied to start the session after a cooler-than-expected CPI print on inflation came in at 8.5%. Throughout the morning the S&P 500 flirted with trading above 4200, by the afternoon it slipped to below 4200 … Continue reading
D&D Note (8.8.2022) ~ S&P 500 Fails Again to Break Out of Trading Range ~ Stocks started the day attempting to rally and break out from the current trading range. An hour and a half into trading the rally failed and traded lower through the session. It continues to look more likely the S&P 500 … Continue reading
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 (7.27.2022) ~ FED Raises Interest Rates by 75 Basis Points and Markets Take Off in Rally Mode ~ Stocks begun the day in rally mode following the strong gains in Alphabet and Microsoft in last nights after-hours trading. Both companies reported earnings after the bell yesterday and both actually missed earnings expectations, however … Continue reading
D&D Note (6.29.2022) ~ Stocks Struggle for Direction Swinging From Gains to Losses Throughout the Day ~ Stocks struggled for direction today with the S&P 500 hovering around the flatline drifting slightly up and down every hour throughout the day. This as the S&P 500 is near key support. The overall market is set to … Continue reading
D&D Note (6.22.2022) ~ Stock Rally Fades to End Slightly Down ~ Markets gapped down to open then attempted to rally into the day to only fade at the close to end the session slightly in the red. FED Chair J. Powell testified in front of the Senate today and reiterated that the FED is … Continue reading
D&D Note (6.16.2022) ~ Markets Fall to New Lows as Investors Worry the FED will Induce a Recession ~ It was a sea of red today in the markets with selling starting in the Futures market causing the Indices to gap down at the open. The S&P 500 finished off the lows of the day … Continue reading
D&D Note (6.15.2022) ~ FED Pulls a Triple Hike and Markets Rally ~ The FED raised interest rates today by 75 basis points, a triple hike of three quarters of a percent. This is the largest rate hike since 1994. With todays hike that puts the current FED fund rate around 1.6%. The new Dot … Continue reading
The FED today raised interest rates by 75 basis points. Last time the FED raised by 75 basis points was in 1994.
D&D Note (6.14.2022) ~ Markets Now Expecting 75 Basis Point Rate Hike Tomorrow ~ Overnight futures rose 1% but gave back the dead cat bounce in todays session after a choppy up and down day with both the DOW and S&P 500 falling further into the red. The 10 Year Note hits highest yield in … Continue reading