Friday, 21 March 2025

Four positive witches

US equity indexes closed a little mixed, SPX +4pts (0.1%) at 5667. Nasdaq comp' +0.5%. Dow +0.1%. The Transports settled -0.2%. R2K -0.6%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened on a broadly weak note.

President No'47 appeared in late morning...

... to announce the F47. Appropriate.


The SPX printed 5603, with a latter day recovery to 5670, and settling fractionally higher at 5667.

Volatility was a little mixed, the VIX printing 21.04, but cooling back to settle -2.6% to 19.28


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Thursday, 20 March 2025

Market Spring

US equity indexes closed a little weak, SPX -12pts (0.2%) at 5662. Nasdaq comp' -0.3%. Dow -0.03%. The Transports settled -0.4%. R2K -0.6%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened on a weak note, but all the bears could manage was 5632, before quickly reversing upward to 5711. The afternoon saw some cooling, settling at 5662. Volatility saw an opening high of 21.00, before cooling back to settle -0.5% to 19.80.
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17c/62f... a fine start to spring


Bullish flowers


... we're halfway to the summer solstice!



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Wednesday, 19 March 2025

FOMC positivity

US equity indexes closed significantly higher, SPX +60pts (1.1%) at 5675. Nasdaq comp' +1.4%. Dow +0.9%. The Transports settled +0.5%. R2K +1.6%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened a little higher, with the SPX leaning upward ahead of the Powell...

The CEO of Print Central


The Fed not surprisingly did nothing, with equities seeing an extra burst upward to 5715, if cooling back to settle at 5675. Volatility was ground lower, the VIX settling -8.3% to 19.90.


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