General Motors (GM)
General Motors (GM) was upgraded today to Conviction Buy at Goldman Sachs. Some poke fun of the CV designation as they mock it implies GS doesn’t have conviction on their other Buy ratings but I think what GS is trying to do with the designation is denote timeliness. Something on CV is likely far from its price target and also likely or able, in GS’ mind, to move in that direction relatively quickly. At least that is my take. In that same light GS quoted near term catalysts for the reason for the upgrade including the potential for a dividend…
Daily Wrap
DJIA +130.63 (+0.89%) to 14,831.58; S&P 500 +14.89 (+0.94%) to 1,597.59; NASDAQ +37.79 (+1.32%) to 2,911.14 Today was another one of those small gap and run days where the market drifted higher the entire day. There is not much else to say except it seems as though the market was happy to rally on today’s better than expected Unemployment Claims but the focus will quickly flip to the Non-Farm Employment Change numbers. I have estimates at 155K and remember last report came in at 88K. In economic news today, Unemployment Claims came in at their lowest levels in over 5 years and well below analysts expectations. …
Daily Wrap
DJIA –138.85 (-0.94%) to 14,700.95; S&P 500 -14.87 (-0.93%) to 1,582.70; NASDAQ -14.09 (-0.49%) to 2,873.35 Mixed economic data including a bad ADP and construction spending number as well as poor economic data out of China helped send the major indices lower on the open. After midday, the Fed helped spark a small rally after reiterating their stance to be accommodative and even mentioned they will increase or decrease the pace of purchases in the future as necessary but this only provided a brief recovers and the market proceeded to sell off into the close. In economic news today the calendar was pretty full and started…
Week in Review
DJIA +8.37 (+0.06%) to 13,981.76; S&P 500 -1.59 (-0.10%) to 1,519.79; NASDAQ -6.63 (-0.21%) to 3,192.03 A pretty lack luster Friday to close off a lack luster week. There wasn’t a shortage of events and things the market could use to drive direction one way or the other but it simply chose not to. The market seems firmly pitted between valuations that may seem somewhat extended and technicals that would like a pullback but the continued accommodating environment from the Fed and also the Government as they continue to run deficits and even if cutting it is slow to not shock the economy. How the market…
Daily Wrap
DJIA -9.52 (-0.07%) to 13,973.39; S&P 500 +1.05 (+0.07%) to 1,521.38; NASDAQ +1.78 (+0.06%) to 3,198.66 The market has been flexing its muscle and trying to show many different things. If your a basketball fan you might say the market is trying to show it can take you to the hole and also hit the step back jumped. The market faced another down move today and ultimately looking back at the chart the first 5 minute bar of the day market the lows. The market continued a steady climb higher and likely used the Unemployment claims, which came in better than expected (341K vs 361K…
Week in Review
DJIA +149.21 (+1.08%) to 14,009.79; S&P 500 +15.06 (+1.01%) to 1,513.17; NASDAQ +36.97 (+1.18%) to 3,179.10 I have been looking and highlighting a pattern that seemed to be begging for higher prices in the short term and why the stance has been that while ultimately I would like to see a broader pullback/correction to provide the markets a better base to then press higher from again, in the short term it felt that every dip was an opportunity for a long trade. Friday’s action now for me has brought the S&P 500 into the levels I was looking for and…
Daily Wrap
DJIA -21.19 (-0.16%) to 13,391.36; S&P 500 -3.05 (-0.21%) to 1,459.37; NASDAQ -11.69 (-0.38%) to 3,100.57 I noted last night that after the previous two days that the market should look to consolidate. Not that it is bearish or due for a massive decline but should consolidate and that is what today was. We started lower, rallied to up by midday and then closed weak, all the wall essentially hovering right around flat. The Fed minutes were released providing some excitement but ultimately I didn’t see anything “market moving” but more just some interesting insight for the econ-nerdy. This type…
Week in Review
DJIA -120.88 (-0.91%) to 13,190.84; S&P 500 -13.54 (-0.94%) to 1,430.15; NASDAQ -29.38 (-0.96%) to 3021.01; Friday’s action started overnight much much worse than it ended but it was still a big down day. Main stream media attributed the drop to Boehner’s plan B not only not passing but being pulled even for a vote with the belief there was not enough votes. While the market closed off the lows seen around noon, it was not resoundingly so and essentially we hovered near the lows all day and closed near the open. What is interesting and puts some perspective on the days action you will see…
Daily Wrap
DJIA -98.99 (-0.74%) to 13,251.97; S&P 500 -10.98 (-0.76%) to 1,435.81; NASDAQ -10.17 (-0.33%) to 3,044.36; Today started off like it was going to be a tight, low volume consolidation day that held the 76% fib but slightly after the lunch time lull the market started to move toward the lows of the day and then after 2pm est really picked up speed to the downside. We closed just above the prior resistance and now theoretical support of 1434. General Motors (GM) is a stock of the day today reminiscent of a previous stock of the day AIG because GM…