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Late 1999 saw similar volatility expansion with fading volume before the dot com peak rolled over. The erratic movements the S&P 500 is displaying right now are deeply worrisome. When wild, erratic price action appears during extremely elevated valuations exactly as we witnessed in the final stages of the dot-com bubble it has historically been …
Energy stocks are making history: The US Energy Select Sector Index has gained for 14 consecutive weeks, the longest streak on record. The index has rallied +43% over that stretch byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
Michael Saylor has officially pushed his total Bitcoin holdings to 713,502 coins with an aggregate purchase price of over $54 billion, but his average cost basis now sits at $76,052 per coin. With Bitcoin currently testing the $75,000 range, his entire strategy is technically underwater, and the inflation-adjusted loss is a staggering blow to his …
Conference championship weekend delivered, and now we all wait for the final rankings from the College Football Playoff selection committee. One thing that won’t be up for grabs is which team will land at No. 1 in the final iteration of the rankings Sunday, as No. 2 Indiana pulled off an upset of No. 1 …
Dip buying failed for the first time in almost 6 weeks w a red week posted on $SPY The winds are shifting — Merlin Capital 🧙♂️ (@merlinscapital) May 23, 2025 My main question about tariffs is if we see the EU attack the Mag7. The US might have a trade deficit with the EU but …
by MarkusEF Feb 10 Day 16 update (Investopedia): https://www.investopedia.com/meta-stock-record-16-session-winning-streak-8788971 Trillion dollar / Big Tech longest streaks as of Feb 7 (WSJ): https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/jobs-report-stock-market-today-dow-nasdaq-sp500-02-07-2025/card/meta-stock-extends-winning-streak-to-15-sessions-EkYgAX2FQc5YFmfZWlN1 My analysis: Earnings were reported on January 29, the 8th day of this streak. They did beat expectations, and beat by a lot. However, CONSECUTIVE multi-day post-earnings streaks historically don’t tend to last, since all …
by PrestigiousCat969 Nasdaq 100 Index has nearly doubled since the start of 2023. It’s has gone 467 sessions trading above its 200-day moving average — the second-longest streak since the index’s inception four decades ago, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The gauge trades about 10% above that long-term support level, a signal of relative stability …
The S&P 500 closed 2024 with its best two-year gain since the dot-com bubble years of 1997 and 1998. Yet it ended the year with four consecutive daily losses, a year-end losing streak that hasn't happened since 1966, the year stocks peaked before entering a 16-year bear market. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) January 1, 2025 …
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett recently ended a six-year streak of stock buybacks for the company. While the company regularly participates in stock buybacks, it did not do so during the third quarter, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Despite having over $325 billion in cash reserves, Buffett opted not to use that cash …
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BREAKING: Chinese stocks fell 1.6% on Thursday after 13 trading sessions of consecutive gains. Hang Seng China Enterprises Index was down as much as 4.9% before finishing -1.6%. It seems like some profit is being made as Chinese stocks have been the most overbought in 4 years. pic.twitter.com/21vaATRdvS — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) October 3, …
The SPY (S&P 500) ETF has surged with a nine-day winning streak, marking its longest stretch to a new high since 2020. Despite economic concerns signaled by the Citi US economic surprise index, the S&P 500 approaches record highs. In a surprising twist, bad news appears to be driving market optimism, with Goldman earnings estimates …
Big day for the markets tomorrow Inflation numbers come out at 8:30am EST Previous reading = 3.1% Predicted reading = 3.1% pic.twitter.com/ppUYbp9G8D — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) March 11, 2024 Shorts are covering ahead of CPI tomorrow. However, CPI last month was the heaviest selling down day of 2024. pic.twitter.com/dly12gIaag — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) March 11, 2024 …
We're gonna need a bigger graph: Fed is now over $110 billion in the hole after suffering another week of losses in an unprecedented streak or red ink – the same people telling you the banking system is safe and sound found a way to lose money despite having a money printer: pic.twitter.com/qCLlVkqVc5 — E.J. …
MARKET SNAPSHOT The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished Monday with an 11th straight day of advances, as investors used the lack of a long-awaited recession to drive up equities ahead of a Federal Reserve rate decision and busy week of corporate earnings. What happened The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up by 183.55 points, or …
by confoundedinterest17 Sweet Home Chicago? After the unexpected resurgence in April, Chicago PMI plunged in May from 48.6 to 40.4 (against expectations of 47.3). That is the ninth straight month below 50 (in contraction)… Source: Bloomberg That is the longest streak of prints in ‘contraction’ since the Great Financial Crisis. Under the hood, none of …