Black swan avalanche continues on Wall Street as markets continue to walk back last Thursday’s outsized gains in stocks.WASHINGTON, January 26, 2015 – Traders have been confronting a volatile market environment since the 2015 New Year Baby sent 2014’s tired Old Year codger packing. Oil prices, a change in congressional leadership, continued left-wing belligerence from a no-hugging-no-learning White House, chaos […]
Share on StockTwitsEmbedThings have for sure gotten tougher in the markets despite the free money, low interest rate environment.The 10 year yield in the USA is below 1.80 percent. You can buy that, not me. I would rather have cash and a few bitcoins below $200.Despite the boom in biotech and private investing, the overall ‘tape’ has changed. I could […]
Benchmarks snapped two-straight days of solid gains to end in the red on Friday as decline in average hourly wages dented investor sentiment despite strong nonfarm payroll data. Moreover, slump in oil prices after gaining for two-consecutive days also dampened investor confidence. Benchmarks also ended the volatile week in the negative territory.For a look at the issues currently facing the […]
Quick note – Please take our quarterly reader survey here; just 3 quick questions to help us continue to serve you. Thanks!Watch tonight’s video market recap on my Ticker.tv channel, Mark333.Indexes had a decent bounce back day as oil finally stopped its relentless drop and some news in the housing sector helped to lift spirits. In Europe, Germany left open […]
Benchmarks continued to suffer losses on Tuesday due to another slump in oil prices. Political uncertainty in Greece and Bill Gross’ dismal outlook for 2015 also dented investor mood. Further, data showing weaker-than-expected growth in the U.S. service sector and a drop in factory orders for four consecutive months weighed on investor sentiment.For a look at the issues currently facing […]
Benchmarks dropped sharply on Monday with energy shares leading the decline due to another slump in oil prices. An increase in production of oil and strengthening of the dollar were responsible for dragging oil prices to its lowest level since 2009. Renewed political unrest in Greece that may result in a possible departure of the country from Eurozone also dampened […]
We had some technical difficulties tonight so no market recap video today but I posted an idea session last night where we looked at some recent winners to see which names might be good ideas go forward, on my Ticker.tv channel, Mark333.Indexes opened down as oil weighed, and stayed weak all day in a quite miserable session. Investors have become […]
Benchmarks finished the first trading session of 2015 almost unchanged while investors received discouraging economic data. Weaker-than-expected reports on U.S. manufacturing and construction dented investor sentiment. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed in negative territory, but the Dow ended its three-straight session losing streak and closed with meager gains on Friday. Meanwhile, benchmarks snapped a two-week winning streak and […]
Predictions for 2015
CNBC’s Patti Domm looks ahead to what investors should expect in the new year.
2015 by most accounts is expected to be a good, but not a great year for the stock market.The U.S. stock market however, unlike others around the world, is expected to enjoy a “just right” environment of improving growth against a backdrop of tame inflation, […]
Benchmarks ended in the red zone on Tuesday as reignited political turmoil in Greece continued to weigh on investor mood amidst low trading volume. Moreover, disappointing home price data also dented investor sentiment. The benchmarks witnessed their 12th lightest trade volume this year on Tuesday. The Dow finished below the 18k mark for the first time after crossing the same […]
