Saturday Night Quarterback says (on a Sunday), For the week ahead expect…
...huge numbers of earnings reports in the coming week with 93 on Monday, 178 on Tuesday, 319 on Wednesday, 397 on Thursday, and 81 on Friday. Let me pick out a few that have extra significance. On Tuesday Microsoft (MSFT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Caterpillar...
Stocks move strongly higher on belief in a stimulus deal
I'm willing to bet against the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny, but in this market, in the very short term, I'm not willing to bet against the market's faith that there will be another coronavirus stimulus package--soon--to boost the U.S. economy and prevent an...
Stocks lose much of early enthusiasm but still finish in the green
Stocks moved up modestly this morning (modest considering the damage down in the last few days) with the Standard & Poor's 500 up 0.99% at 1 p.m. New York time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ahead 0.94%, and the NASDAQ Composite gaining 1.16%. The move seems to...
Stocks take a while but deliver expected bounce today
This morning it looked like we might not get the bounce I expected today after the Monday morning sell off and Monday afternoon recovery. The NASDAQ, dominated by the big tech names most likely to bounce today, started Tuesday off in a mild downturn. As of 11:07 a.m....
Small move in S&P 500 disguises continued turmoil in big technology shares
Three stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 were up for every two that were down as the index turned in a day with very little movement--a gain of 0.05% at the close on September 11. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was ahead a bit more at 0.48% That lack of...
Big tech takes back its gains from yesterday
The Standard & Poor's 500 was down 1.76% and the NASDAQ Composite fell 1.99% today. But the worst damage was among the big tech names that had led the rally higher and that had bounced yesterday. Microsoft (MSFT) was down 2.80%. Amazon (AMZN) gave up 2.86%. Nvidia...Tech bounces off 50-day moving average
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Slide in the afternoon doesn’t augur well for tomorrow
The NASDAQ Composite was down an already punishing 2.75% at noon in New York. But the damage wasn't done for the day. The tech-heavy index closed the day down 4.11% And the big techs, the stocks that had driven the rally up and are now pacing the move down, sold off...
NASDAQ 100 moves into correction
Traders who bought on the dip at the end of last week were a bit early, the market is saying today. As of noon New York time, the Standard & Poor's 500 was down 1.91%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 1.56%, and the NASDAQ Composite was lower by a whopping...
Stocks recover to show narrower loss by end of day
The Standard & Poor's 500 almost got to break-even late in the day today (at 3:28 p.m. New York time) but stocks couldn't hold the line. Still the 0.81% loss at the close for the index as much better than the 2.99% loss at 10:45 this morning. That was the pattern...
Short-term leveraged options bets still unwinding this morning taking indexes down further
At noon New York time today the Standard & Poor's 500 was down 1.92% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 1.63%. The NASDAQ Composite was lower by 2.65%. Despite solid gains in the August jobs report this morning that matched Wall Street expectations. But...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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