Daily Chart Report ? Wednesday, August 7th, 2019

Today’s Summary
Wednesday, August 7th, 2019

Indices: US stocks were able to close flat in today’s wild session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down just 22 points or 0.09% after being down as much as 589 points this morning. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained 0.08% and 0.38%, respectively.

Sectors: Materials led, gaining 1.35%. Financials lagged, falling 1.29%.

Commodities: Crude Oil futures dropped 4.61% to $51.14 per barrel. Gold futures surged 2.28% to the highest level since 2013 at $1,518 per ounce.

Currencies: The US Dollar Index was unchanged.

Interest Rates: The US 10-year Treasury yield fell to a multi-year low of 1.721%.

Here are the best charts, articles, and ideas being shared on the web today!

Chart of the Day

Today’s Chart of the Day was shared on Twitter by Luke Kawa of Bloomberg (@LJKawa). It is a chart of the S&P 500 futures this week. Luke cleverly sums up this week’s price action as Meltdown Monday, Turnaround Tuesday and Whiplash Wednesday. Monday we saw the S&P 500 drop by nearly 3%. Tuesday the index rebounded about 1.30%. Today, (Wednesday) the index went from being down as much as 1.95% to closing higher on the day by 0.08%. This chart speaks to the rollercoaster ride that US investors have experienced so far this week. In the comments of his tweet, Luke jokes that he’s“praying for a Tranquil Thursday and Flat Friday.”

Quote of The Day

US Treasury Yields Press Record Lows – The Chart Report
In this week’s Chart of the Week column, we examine the carnage that’s been going on in Global Interest Rates. The US 10-year yield is testing multi-year lows, while several other countries 10-year yields have slipped into negative territory.

Treasury Rally is Overdone and Gold May Drop Below $1,400, Hedge Fund Telemetry’s Thorton Says – Bloomberg
Tom Thorton of Hedge Fund Telemetry made an appearance on Bloomberg’s “Charting Futures” segment today to lay out his bearish outlook on Gold and Treasury Bonds.

Have Volatility Expectations Got Carried Away? – Dana Lyons
In this piece, Dana Lyons examines a ratio of the 1-month Volatility Index (VIX) to the 3-month Volatility Index (VXV). He argues that this ratio is signaling a good risk/reward buying opportunity for stocks.

Was the Recent Stock Market Top Just Another False Breakout? – BullMarkets.co
Troy Bombardia of Bull Markets.co points out that the US stock market has gone nowhere since January 2018. In addition to discussing the trend, he also touches on volume, breadth and the probability of a recession.

Putting the Sell-Off in Context – Real Vision
In this clip from Real Vision, Jessica Rabe of DataTrek Research puts Monday’s sell-off into historical perspective. She explains why a 3% move up or down is not abnormal and what tends to happen after a move of that magnitude.

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