Easy come, easy go…for the Bears
Index & Sector performance 3/4/14 The Market: In overnight trading the S&P 500 broke out over our highlighted resistance just below $1850ES and never looked back ultimately not only regaining all that was lost on Monday but also adding a few points to close at a new all time high. The news attributed the move to an easing in the Russia/Ukraine situation after Putin reportedly stated that Russia would only use force as a last result. Tomorrow will be a very interesting day in the market especially coming off the previous two days of trading. If we start to see…
ECB moved & so did the markets
Index & Sector performance 11/7/13 The Market: The S&P 500 spiked higher around 8am EST time after the ECB announced a rate cut. This move was further helped by a strong Q3 GDP number. While we opened off the pre-market highs, the real selling began after the bells. After each move lower the market tried to stage a rally but all were sold. The S&P 500 closed right at the 20 day SMA From peak to trough using the S&P futures we saw a near 30 point swing to the downside. In economic news, GDP came in much stronger than…