Jim's Research Blog & Market Notes

All three major indexes were down on Monday. The NASDAQ was down 0.8%, DIA was down 0.1% and SP500 shed 0.5%. The losses were higher

The SP500 index closed at its best level since March 2022. The NASDAQ was up 0.6%, DIA was up 0.8% and IWM gained 3%. The

The markets were a bastion of uncertainty all day. A look at the intraday chart shows before the open positive momentum… opened positive and then

The markets started higher but gave up the gains to close flat again on Wednesday. Fed President Barkin put a nix on the rate cut

The markets spent another day running in place without much change relative to the major indexes. Consolidation of the last four weeks seems to be

The markets spent the day running in place without much change relative to the major indexes. Consolidation of the last four weeks seemed to be

Moving the markets last week was the continued belief that the Fed will provide stimulus through rate cuts as early as the first quarter of

Moving the markets was a mixed batch of earnings from retailers and relative strength in the mega caps. Some selling but no real conviction from

Moving the markets on Monday was strength in megacaps and the FOMO trade. Tis the season trade and we don’t want to miss out on

Moving the markets on Friday was a hint of the “FOMO” trade. There is a smell in the air of investors not wanting to miss

Moving the markets on Thursday was a sharp move lower in crude. Treasury yields dipped again. Gold and silver jumped higher. Earnings from WMT, CSCO,

Moving the markets on Wednesday was better than expected PPI adding more fuel to the argument the Fed is done hiking interest rates. The difference