Sponsored By: Today’s Summary Thursday, August 8th, 2019 Indices: US stocks were higher in today’s session with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 371 points or 1.43%. The Nasdaq was the strongest of the major indices, advancing 2.24%. Sectors: All 11 sectors closed positive. Energy led, gaining 2.87%. Utilities lagged but still gained 1.03%. Commodities: Crude Oil futures rose 2.82% to $52.58 per barrel. Gold futures fell 0.58% to […]
Archives for August 2019
Chart of the Day – Thursday, August 8th 2019
Today’s Chart of the Day was shared on Twitter by Willie Delwiche (@WillieDelwiche). It is a chart of the latest AAII Sentiment Survey results with the percentage of bulls in green, and the percentage of bears in red. Willie notes that the percentage of bulls fell drastically this week from 38% to 22% while the percentage of […]
Treasury Yields Test Record Lows
Last week, the Federal Reserve cut US interest rates for the first time since the Financial Crisis. The Fed’s decision sparked a bond-market rally and flight to safety which sent yields spiraling lower around the world. Many are viewing the decision as a preemptive tactic by the central bank or an “insurance cut” to support […]
Daily Chart Report ? Wednesday, August 7th, 2019
Sponsored By: 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. […]
Chart of the Day – Wednesday, August 7th 2019
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, […]
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