Opinion: The stock market’s rally was a head fake and the smart money now is with the bears
The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.53%, has fallen below the 4100 level. That is significant because there previously was triple resistance at that level, and when SPX broke out above that level in late January, it seemed as if the next leg of the “new” bull market was underway. […]
The next few days may reveal whether investors have been riding one big suckers rally, says this strategist.
Stock futures are pointing due south as caution grips investors following Friday’s monster jobs beat. While subject to revisions, that 517,000 surge in U.S. jobs may have shredded hopes among some that the Fed will be done with rate hikes sooner rather than later. “Half a million jobs, climb down off the wall, call the recession […]
A pre-jobs data bet may have have netted trader $10 million profit, report says
A big fed-funds futures bet placed just before the release of what turned out to be a blowout U.S. January jobs report may have netted a trader a profit north of $10 million, Bloomberg reported Friday. The trader sold the January 2024 fed-funds futures contract FFF24, -0.26%, the report said, with the trade completed through […]
This trader nailed two big market calls in 2022. She says investors are ‘being paid to wait’ so should steer clear of stocks for 2023.
Ahead of major tech earnings, Meta results are ready to light up the Nasdaq Composite COMP for Thursday. The S&P 500 SPX is also pointing to gains as investors take a glass-half full view of the Fed meeting. Worried that investors are in the clutches of another Fed misread is the founder of LaDucTrading.com, Samantha LaDuc. “The […]
Oil prices gain for the session, but post a January loss
Front-month oil futures ended higher on Tuesday, but U.S. prices posted a third-straight monthly decline, ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve decision on interest rates and amid signs that Russian crude exports remain resilient. Prices for the U.S. and global crude benchmarks marked their biggest monthly declines since November 2022, while natural gas marked its […]
Gold Prices Buoyed by Rally as Investors Get on Board
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Oil pulls back from recent gains, but traders remain optimistic on China demand
Oil futures edged lower on Tuesday, easing back after recent gains but underpinned by continued optimism over the demand outlook from China after the country dropped COVID restrictions. Natural-gas futures moved lower after posting a gain of more than 6% a day earlier on forecasts for colder U.S. weather. Price action West Texas Intermediate crude […]
Don’t let the ‘bear market house of mirrors’ fool you, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson warns of the stock market
Stock futures are treading water ahead of an important week for earnings, with the spotlight on updates from the tech space, which has been laying off thousands of workers.Among those not expecting good news in the earnings pipeline is Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist Mike Wilson, who in our call of the day says […]
Opinion: Opinion: More rotting assets are lurking in the shadows of the financial system
Like a lightning bolt that suddenly throws a landscape into sharp relief, higher interest rates have exposed where the financial system could buckle or break—but higher borrowing costs will last longer than a flash. The nonbank sector—made up of the thousands of private-equity funds, hedge funds, and insurance companies—now plays role the biggest banks used […]
Opinion: Opinion: More rotting assets are lurking in the shadows of the financial system
Like a lightning bolt that suddenly throws a landscape into sharp relief, higher interest rates have exposed where the financial system could buckle or break—but higher borrowing costs will last longer than a flash. The nonbank sector—made up of the thousands of private-equity funds, hedge funds, and insurance companies—now plays role the biggest banks used […]