Was that a pulse in the stock market today?
Was that upward movement a sign that investors aren’t as pessimistic as is being reported, or is it just a return to old time volatility?
Do today’s gains bode well for the rest of the week? Will we end the week with a seventh straight gain? Let’s see [...]
The stock markets took a tumble this past week on a bevy of poor economic reports, news that retail sales slumped for the sixth straight month, and deteriorating credit quality and record losses in the financial sector.
According to Briefing.com, for the week, the DOW ended down 3.7% at 8281, the NASDAQ down 2.7% at 1529 [...]
Source: Cartoons by Harley Schwadron
The Dow dropped 733.08 points, or 7.9%, to 8577.91 as recession fears and continuing doubts about the world financial system’s prospects shook investors. Wednesday’s decline marked the Dow’s largest percentage drop since October 1987 and the second-biggest point drop EVER!
Economic Fears Reignite Market Slump
Source: Cartoons by Harley Schwadron
The stock market rebounded today with it’s biggest one-day point gain, EVER! All major US indexes and most Europe are up 11% across the board.
Dow’s 936-Point Surge Ends Losing Streak
The more the uncertainty in the stock market, the higher the volatility. Personally, I believe this recent extreme volatility is derived from hedge fund activity.
Hedge funds control large amounts of money and don’t have the limiting rules of mutual funds. They can move quickly in and out of investments of their choice. But, hedge funds [...]
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Weekly Wrap: Market Volatility
There’s only one thing that I can say about last week’s market actions, “oh yeah, that’s gonna leave a mark”. Volatility was the word of the week with fear being the driving factor behind a 4% loss for the S&P 500 this past week. Are we in for more losses?
Who knows? Investor sentiment drives short-term [...]