Transportation Index Bears Watching
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Apr 7, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe Dow Jones Transportation Index is down about 12% in just the last seven days,…
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Brainard Scares Investors with QT
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Apr 6, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryIn Monday’s Commentary, we wrote: “Keep an eye on Fed speeches for any guidance on…
> Read MoreMusk Takes A Stake in Twitter
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Apr 5, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryTesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, announced he has accumulated a 9% stake in Twitter (TWTR). Shares…
> Read MoreYield Curve Inverts On Strong Employment Report
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Apr 4, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe most followed U.S. Treasury yield curve, 2yr vs. the 10yr, is now solidly inverted….
> Read MoreCrude Oil Prices Fall As Biden Releases More Oil
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Apr 1, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryCrude oil prices tumbled Thursday as President Biden announced the DOE would release 1 million…
> Read MoreRestoration Hardware Has Telling Commentary
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 31, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryRestoration Hardware (RH) stock is trading over 10% lower as it missed earnings expectations despite…
> Read MoreConsumer Confidence Rises
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 30, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe Conference Board Consumer Confidence index unexpectedly rose to 107.2, from 105.7. Despite the increase…
> Read MoreYield Curve Recession Warning
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 29, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe U.S. Treasury yield curve continues to flatten and, in some cases, invert and therefore…
> Read MoreVIX Fades Despite A Wall Of Worry
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 28, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe VIX index gauging expected equity volatility is normalizing despite a sharp pick-up in yields,…
> Read MoreChips Ahoy! Semiconductor Stocks Lead the Way
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 25, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryOn Thursday, Nvidia (NVDA) led the market and other chip stocks higher. It appears chip…
> Read MoreAdobe Shares Fall Due to the Russian Conflict
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 24, 2022 | Daily Market CommentarySo far, it has been predominately the defense, materials, agricultural, and energy companies most affected…
> Read MoreYield Surge Yet Stocks Rally On
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 23, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryOver the last few months, bond yields have surged higher. Higher yields are a tax…
> Read MoreInterest Rate Cuts On The Horizon
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 22, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryOn Monday, Powell reiterated the need to normalize monetary policy. Per his speech: “There is…
> Read MorePositive Note As The S&P 500 Rallies On Fed
Written by Nick Lane | Mar 21, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe S&P 500 capped off last week on a positive note with a strong rally…
> Read MoreEquities Rally into Quadruple Witching
Written by Nick Lane | Mar 18, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryAs we anticipated, stocks are rallying out of the FOMC meeting after fears of a…
> Read MoreFed Funds Upped by .25% as Fed Embarks on Tightening Path
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 17, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryOn March 3, 2020, the Federal Reserve reduced its Fed Funds rate and bought Treasury…
> Read MoreGold and Oil Prices Tumble As The War Premium Fades
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 16, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe recent surge in gold and oil prices has been erased. While the Russian invasion…
> Read MoreDeath Cross and Recession Warnings
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 15, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe S&P 500 just flashed a death cross. A death cross is a bearish technical…
> Read MoreConsumer Sentiment Survey Worsens Driving Recession Concerns
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 14, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryNot surprisingly, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey fell again. The index hit 59.7…
> Read MoreInflation Rate Rises to 40 Year Highs
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 11, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe CPI year-over-year inflation rate, propelled by rising gas and used car prices, rose to…
> Read MoreOPEC to the Rescue
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 10, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryStocks rallied on Wednesday as the Financial Times reported that the UAE will call upon…
> Read MoreGold and Nickel- The Latest Commodities to Surge
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 9, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryGold was up $80 an ounce at its peak yesterday, and nickel prices catapulted higher,…
> Read MoreQE Is Dead, Long Live QE
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 8, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe Fed will officially end the latest round of QE on Wednesday. The schedule below…
> Read MoreWheat Prices Further Stoke Inflation Concerns
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 7, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryWhile the media and public heavily focus on surging oil prices, wheat and other grain…
> Read MoreBLS Employment Report This Morning
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 4, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe BLS will release February’s employment report at 8:30 ET this morning. Current expectations, as…
> Read MoreOil Soars, Powell Speaks, and Stocks Rebound
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 3, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryStocks rebounded despite a somewhat hawkish Congressional testimony by Powell and soaring crude oil prices….
> Read MoreInvasion and Inflation- The Fed is Cornered
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 2, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryChairman Powell will testify to Congress today and tomorrow and is likely to face many…
> Read MoreAsset Volatility Continues As Peace Seems Tricky
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Mar 1, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe wild volatility in many asset classes continues as the Russian invasion trudges on. Peace…
> Read MoreStock Volatility Reigns Supreme
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Feb 28, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryStocks are being whipped around as volatility wreaks havoc on bulls and bears alike. The…
> Read MoreRussian Stock Market Plummets
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Feb 25, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryIf you think U.S. stocks are trading poorly, you may feel better looking at the…
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