From the Trading Desk
More fears over in Europe crept into the market during the early morning going. The market was able to tread water throughout the day, but volume was moving to the upside and with authority. Institutional players stepped up a bit today and showed their true hand, net sellers. While the FOMC meeting minutes provided 20 [...]
It all began in Japan where the Nikkei hit an all-time high only to end its day lower down by more than 7%. Selling swept the globe where Europe was hit hard, but it was the United States market to see some resiliency. A better than expected Jobless Claims figure did help the mood, but [...]
It was about time we saw the market close lower on heavy volume. At one point the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up more than 155 points. The market was clearly focused in on Ben Bernanke’s testimony and prepared comments then it would turn its attention to the release of the Fed’s meeting minutes. Hints [...]
Void of economic releases the market did get showered with more than $3 billion in asset purchases from the Federal Reserve. A hiccup in the morning was quickly support as the Federal Reserve Open Market Operations flooded the market with fresh new cash. Over Europe the DAX closed in the green for the 11th straight [...]
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Bernanke’s Hint at QE3 Fails to Keep Stocks at Intra-Day Highs
Ben Bernanke got the market off on the right foot after the 10am EST hour. Stocks were giving up early morning gains prior to Bernanke’s testimony in the House. The market cheered as the possibility of further easing, or what it is in reality printing money was put back on the table. Stocks stormed higher [...]