US stocks close higher.Nasdaq up for the 5th day. S&P and Dow up for the 3rd straight day.

A depiction of the stock market can be seen in the image, which shows a graph with a rise and fall in the performance of stocks. The graph illustrates how stocks fluctuate over time. The primary US stock indices have all concluded the trading session with gains. The NASDAQ is.

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Stocks pick up some steam. Major indices back near highs

The major US stock indices are picking up some steam to the upside. The major indices are near their highs on the day. A snapshot of the market currently shows: Dow Industrial Average up 128 points or 0.3% at 33645.52 S&P index of 21.96 points or 0.56% 3914 NASDAQ index.

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Crude oil futures extend losses. Trade down to $73

Crude oil futures continue to get hit with the contract price near $73 after trading above $81 just yesterday. The contract is currently trading below the $73 level at $72.94. That’s down close to $4 on the day. Looking at the daily chart above, the low price in December (and.

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Stocks are at session lows.

The US stocks are trading to new session lows. A snapshot of the markets shows: Dow Industrial Average is down -239.43 points or -0.72% at 32907.83 S&P is down -38.59 points or -1.01% at 3800.90 NASDAQ index is down -139.68 points or -1.33% at 10326.80 For the S&P index it.

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A simple technical analysis of Dow Jones

This is likely one of the simplest technical analyses and guides (bullish or bearish) you will encounter. It shows swing traders and buy-and-holders (or those wishing to sell a portion of their holdings) the exact pricing of when the market favours bulls or bears, as well as the reasons why..

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ARK Innovation or Tesla? The biggest loser is….?

Cathie Wood or Elon Musk? ARK Innnovation or Tesla? At the start of 2022, the Elon Musk and Cathie Wood the mastermind of the ARK Funds were heroes in the minds of many – especially the Reddit crowd. However, their stars were tarnished with each losing loads and loads of.

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Nasdaq futures technical analysis: A contrarian Long!

Nasdaq technical analysis on the daily candlestick chart When trading or investing, a contrarian is someone who goes against the grain of popular opinion. Contrary investing entails making financial judgments that fly in the face of popular opinion or conventional knowledge. To capitalize on market mispricings, “contrarian” investors and traders.

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10 year yield higher and leading to more stock woes

US 10 year yields are up about 10 basis points to 3.58%. That has taken the yield back above the 100 day MA at 3.557%. Admittedly being above the 100 day MA of late has not been a game changer to the upside. The price has traded above and below.

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New lows for the Nasdaq. Apple looks toward 2022 lows for the year

The NASDAQ index is working on its fourth straight day to the downside. The high price on December 13 reached 11571.64. The low price just reached 10560.55. That’s a decline of -8.77% from the high five days ago. The index is working on its fourth consecutive down day. On December.

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A look at the technicals post the FOMC rate decision

The USD has moved higher after the Fed dot plot showed a higher terminal rate. The US stocks are lower. Yields are marginally higher. What levels are in play for the major currencies. A look at some of the major currencies and risk/bias levels. This article was written by Greg.

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Is Microsoft a bellwether for stocks? If so, this chart is not all that great

Much of focus in the markets are interrelated. Stocks go higher, dollar moves lower, yields move lower, gold goes higher. That is the playbook. Then you look inside and see what you can see. Looking at a bellwether in the stock market, Microsoft, it gapped higher today and in the.

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US stocks opened sharply higher after the better-than-expected CPI

The major indices are opening sharply higher: S&P index is trading at around 4080. That is still short of the high price from December 1 at 4100.51. That is the next upside target followed by the 50% midpoint of the 2022 trading range of 4155.10. The high price for the.

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