March 29, 2024

Daily Wrap

DJIA -80.41 (-0.52%) to 15,307.17; S&P 500 -13.81 (-0.83%) to 1,655.35; NASDAQ -27.32 (-0.90%) to 2,999.13 So the markets can have a substantial day down!  Today’s move lower was tied to Mr. Bernanke’s statement to congress as well as the release of the Fed minute which showed the willingness to decrease bond purchases.  In the grand scheme today was a solid down day but nothing in comparison to the recent rise.  The question is not of today’s move but whether or not it signifies a more significant realization being a top is in.  That is a common phrase but my answer is always “for…

Daily Wrap

DJIA -43.16 (-0.29%) to 14,676.30; S&P 500 +0.01 (+0.00%) to 1,578.79; NASDAQ -1.25 (-0.04%) to 2,834.12 Today was a consolidation day after yesterday’s strong move.  The action was general bouncing back and forth all day with not much to report except there was a late day rally which took the S&P to new highs for the day until roughly 3pm EST when it turned and sold off into the close. In economic data the only real surprise was US Durable Goods orders which came in much lower than expected with a -5.7% number when I had consensus estimates at a -2.9%.  Tomorrow we…

Week in Review

DJIA +70.65 (+0.51%) to 13,895.98; S&P 500 +8.14 (+0.54%) to 1,502.96; NASDAQ +19.33 (+0.62%) to 3,149.71 Leading the major indexes higher today was the Nasdaq, even with AAPL being down over 2%.  There was not a great deal of economic news but New Home sales for came in lower than expected but the previous month was adjusted well higher.  At this point the market seems to be unshaken and seems to be saying that it is going higher until something substantive unseats it.  At the same time, Art Hogan, market strategist at Lazard Capital Markets pointed out that we are up…

Daily Wrap

DJIA +46.00 (+0.33%) to 13,825.33; S&P 500 +0.01 (+0.00%) to 1,494.82; NASDAQ -23.29 (-0.74%) to 3,130.38 As expected the Nasdaq lagged today because of Apple Computers (AAPL) and their lack luster earnings results (or at least not up to expectations).  Otherwise the S&P 500 probably couldn’t have shown any more indecision closing higher by 1 penny and likely continuing to showcase that it needs a pause/pullback to refresh.  What was positive for the market was to see the Small caps lead and again we got a second straight week of better than expected Unemployment data coming in at 330K. Apple…

Daily Wrap

DJIA +67.12 (+0.49%) to 13,779.33; S&P 500 +2.25 (+0.15%) to 1,494.81; NASDAQ +10.49 (+0.33%) to 3,153.67 All in all today was a nothing as we started around flat and stayed flat the majority of the day until we (again) rallied into the close after lunch.  After the close we had Apple Computers (AAPL) report earnings which slightly beat EPS estimates but slightly missed on revenues.  The futures dropped at the same time as AAPL reported and started to decline and now stand down about 7 points as I write. Apple (AAPL) clearly is driving discussion after the close and it…