Earnings season returns with major banks releasing data this week. Despite underwhelming results from Chase, the U.S. stock markets closed near session highs today, as bond yields dropped and inflation concerns slightly alleviated. Delta Air Lines, BlackRock, and Bed Bath & Beyond round out the marquee reports today while tomorrow additional reports from major banks […]

Looking at the current market conditions and how to prepare for the next market move, we are keeping an eye on the $VIX which is trading near the 24 level. Two factors that continue to inform market movement and potentially impact the next market move are the Geopolitical risks in Ukraine and CPI/PPI data. All […]

RoboStreet – April 7, 2022 Bond Market Has Priced In Rate Hikes The past two weeks have been dramatic in terms of movement in bond yields. The 10-yr Treasury has seen its yield spike from 1.73% to 2.65% as the Fed has telegraphed a more aggressive fiscal policy to bring inflation down. What the Fed […]

Stocks traded lower for the second straight session as the Fed minutes revealed a rapid balance sheet reduction plan. Nasdaq led in losses, down 2.2%, while the S&P and Dow also finished in the red, this comes after several weeks of solid gains. In the FOMC minutes, the Fed outlined a tentative plan, which could […]

Following reports of the potential to increase sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine and strong backing from the technology and communication sectors, major U.S. indices ended up the day in the green today. Nasdaq led with over 1.7% growth to open the week, this comes after Friday’s moderate performance which resulted in all […]

RoboStreet – March 31, 2022 It’s A Good Time To Hedge Portfolios  When it was thought that Russia was considering negotiations and a possible draw down in troops and attacks, it now appears that the Kremlin was simply buying time to rotate some military forces, reload and resupply their lines before re-engaging in more attacks […]

All three major U.S. stock indexes fell Wednesday, ending a four-day winning run as Russia said there had been no breakthrough in the Ukraine crisis and oil prices continued to climb. Despite Russia’s claim Tuesday that it would significantly reduce military operations in areas around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv, […]

The major U.S. indices ended the day in the green on investor optimism surrounding Ukraine and Russia. While the S&P and Nasdaq maintained gains throughout the day, the Dow Jones was able to reverse course to finish in the green today as the prospect of more productive ceasefire talks mostly supported indices worldwide. The latest […]

RoboStreet – March 24, 2022 Bullish Pivot Under Way For Big Cap Tech  Stocks have rallied seven of the past eight trading sessions on the notion that the Fed will be more proactive in fighting inflation and some fresh reports that behind-the-scenes negotiations are seeing some progress. This all comes as NATO is set to […]

After rising impressively last week, all three major U.S. indices finished the red to start the week today. On Monday, all three major stock indexes were lower as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell signaled at the potential of bigger rate increases to combat inflation. Treasuries were also down on Monday, with Powell, addressing the National Association […]