riends After a difficult September, October began with such promise. But, once all was said and done, October turned out to be the worst month for stocks since March. Over the last couple of weeks, the rise of Covid-19 cases, the lack of a stimulus deal, and the uncertainty...
Archive for month: October, 2020
Stocks Rally on Earnings Hope and GDP
Friends As expected, we saw a blow out 3rd quarter GDP number this morning. Now, of course it is coming after a disastrous 2nd quarter GDP number, but it does give us an indication that the economy was improving as we entered the 4th quarter. Of course, now we are seeing a...
Stressful Moment For Stocks
Friends Despite some good earnings reports, such as the one delivered by Microsoft after the close yesterday, stocks just could not overcome the wave of disturbing news concerning the coronavirus continuing to blow up in the U.S. and Europe. Add to that, that this week saw the possibility...
Stocks Mixed But Still Stumbling
Friends It was a very mixed day for stocks. After earnings from the likes of Caterpillar and 3M, the industrials came under selling pressure, while at the same time the big tech names saw a lot of buying activity sending the tech heavy Nasdaq up nicely for the day....
Stocks Come Under Heavy Selling Pressure
Friends Stocks came under heavy selling pressure at the open this morning, and the sellers continued to keep up the assault as the trading session wore on. Sure, investors are concerned that a stimulus deal will not get done before the election, but the rapid rise of Covid-19 cases...
Odd Day of Trading
Friends It was an odd trading day for stocks. Headlines about the stimulus deal caused their usual volatility, and of course we are dealing with earnings news on a company by company basis, but what looked like it could be a difficult day turned into a bit of...
Stimulus Hope (eye roll emoji)
Friends Hopeful comments from the Speaker of the House turned stocks this morning from a selloff to a rally, but as we know these moves have been tentative lately. We are seeing some positive signs in the economy just as we are seeing Covid-19 cases rise. So the message...
Stocks Drift Lower
Friends It was a choppy day for stocks as attempts to rally were met with selling pressure. Investors seem to be running out of patience with the stimulus bill negotiations, as the headlines seem to change on an hourly basis. Netflix had the most talked about earnings release...
Stimulus Hopes and Doubts
Friends Stocks got a boost midday on constructive comments from the Speaker of the House about a stimulus deal, but seemed to begin to doubt that a deal could actually get done and passed before Election Day. But, stocks were able to post decent gains for the day...
Sympathy Move?
Friends Stocks sold off a bit today, maybe in sympathy with the anniversary of the October 19,1987 crash. If you are old enough you might remember that one. I was in my 3rd year in the business at Merrill Lynch back then when stocks fell almost 23% in one day....
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