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Zig Zag - went the markets yesterday as they appeared to find and lose their way several times throughout the session. The day started out with some encouraging news in a benign, lower than expected Producer Price Index. Good enough for a positive but muted open. The Dow dipped into the red by...

Let the music play. Markets shrugged off the trade fears of prior sessions yesterday with all the major indices ending in positive territory. In contrast Asian markets did not fair so well with Chinese equities closing in bear market territory. Yesterday’s domestic move was helped along by small...

Afraid of Trade… still. Trade issues dampened equity trade once again yesterday, although not to the same extreme as in prior weeks. The S&P 500, with little in the way of stimulus, managed to trade up on the session, though it closed just above its lows. Although it represents a small gain, it was...

Trade fade. Last week’s chaotic week of trade was capped off by an upbeat employment number, though any hopes of rally were quickly dashed by President Trump who said that additional trade sanctions on China may be needed. So the fear trade crept back into the markets last week, albeit with less...

Crazy Train! Yesterday’s trading day was not quite as off-the-rails wild as Ozzy Osborne’s crazy train, but it was nonetheless quite a ride for some, especially if you were a technology stock. Technology continued its selloff yesterday pulling the tech-heavy NASDAQ down -0.9%. Though it closed well...

Schooled. The first bell of the school year rang yesterday for many across the US marking an end to the summer holiday. Similarly momentum along with emerging market stocks were woken up by alarms yesterday as they hit a soft patch. Yesterday’s session began with many traders awaiting tech giants...