D&D Note (6.3.2022) ~ Bear Market Bounce Fades as Markets Give Back Yesterdays Gains ~ It would appear that the recent Bear Market Bounce has ended today with markets giving back the gains from yesterdays rally and the gains for the week. The Jobs Report today came in above estimates at 390,000 added compared to … 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 (11.2.2020) ~ Stocks Rally Ahead Of Election Although Tech Still Under Pressure As Money Rotates Into Cyclicals ~ The market is pricing in a Joe Biden win ahead of tomorrow’s Presidential Election. A drawn-out contested election is not fully priced into the market and is a potential re-pricing event. A full Blue Wave … 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
D&D Note (9.22.2020) ~ Dollar Continues To Rise And Tech Lifts Markets Into The Green ~ The Dollar continued to rally today after being in a downward trend since the pandemic started. This has put pressure on commodities such as Gold which is priced in dollars. The equity market has been sensitive to dollar shifts … Continue reading
D&D Note (8.17.2020) ~ S&P 500 Flirts With Record High But Closes Just Shy ~ The S&P 500 flirted with all time highs throughout the day trading above the record high multiple times intraday. Volume was low as usual during August. The Index failed to close above the all time high. Tech powered the rally … Continue reading
D&D Note (7.24.2020) ~ Rising Tensions Between China & U.S. Sends Markets Lower And Gold to $1900 ~ The continued rising tensions between China and the U.S. put downward pressure on the markets today after China retaliates and closes the U.S. consulate in Chengdu. Equity markets gapped down on the open and remained in the … Continue reading
D&D Note (7.21.2020) ~ Market Rotation Leads to Energy Up And Tech Down On The Day ~ A Global rally sparked last night in China which followed through into Europe and fed into American markets today. Price action was virtually opposite of yesterday as investors rotate the sectors being bought. Sectors Today: Energy up 6.15% … Continue reading
D&D Note (5.27.2020) ~ Rotation Continues With Financials Leading And Tech Laggard ~ Markets tried to push higher today with the S&P 500 opening at 3021.72 but as cash trading began we fell down to 2969.75 then rallied back up to 3000 in the afternoon. In the final hour of trading markets attempted to once … Continue reading
D&D Note (5.7.2020) ~ All Sectors Rally But Fade Into Close ~ Stocks went back to classic Risk On today with a broad rally lifting all sectors into the green. The best performing sectors being: Materials, Energy, Financials, and Tech. It’s a positive sign to see the Financials rally and markets just not being propped … Continue reading