Matthew Krumholz 
MARKETS TODAY Sept 29 (Vica Partners) – The S&P 500 down 2.09% as of 11:15 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 452 points, or 1.48%, to 29,244. The tech based Nasdaq down 2.94% The markets continue fall this morning following yesterday’s flash rally with the 10-year U.S. The S&P 500 is testing yearly … Read more
WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORTS U.S. Economic Calendar 9-19 through 9-23 TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS MONDAY, SEPT. 26 8:30 am Chicago Fed national activity index Aug. 0.00 — 0.29 10 am Boston Fed President Susan Collins 12 noon Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic 12:30 pm Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan 4 pm Cleveland … Read more
MARKETS TODAY @1 PM EST Sept 16 (Vica Partners) Dow up .03%, S&P 500 up .01%, Nasdaq down .04% Markets spin today following the worst week in 3 Months as they await the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting on Sept. 20-21. Analysts expect the central bank to deliver a third-straight 75-basis-point increase. Traders are betting … Read more
WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORTS U.S. Economic Calendar 9-19 through 9-23 TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS MONDAY, SEPT. 19 10 am NAHB home builders’ index Sept. 46 47 49 TUESDAY, SEPT. 20 8:30 am Building permits (SAAR) Aug. 1.62 million 1.69 million 8:30 am Housing starts (SAAR) Aug. 1.50 million 1.45 million WEDNESDAY, SEPT. … Read more
OPINION People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision “Elon Musk”. And you get people to buy into that vision by developing a clear vision of what you want to introduce “accelerate the advent of sustainable transport”. Next steps include … invite others’ ideas, leverage feedback, communicate progress, tailor your pitch … Read more
INVESTOR SERIES Volatile times these days with a 9.1% consumer price index (CPI) inflation number released in June and the Federal Reserve’s hawkish commitment to bring down inflation. Many investors have liquidated their portfolios and are waiting for market recovery with their cash. Investors should resist attempting to time the market Volatility creates investment opportunities! … Read more
OPINION That extensive gap between market knowledge and results does not exist in any other field. There are people with no financial training or background who on average statistically do better than trade professionals with investing money into the market. The real problem is investing money rarely follows the rules of finance Today algorithms based … Read more
OPINION We see Analyst bear and bull reporting as a conduit to double digit short term returns. As Its an example of well touted market noise that effects price in either direction for about 36-48 hours and then corrects back to longer term averages. Important to note that extreme positions tend not to support the … Read more
OPINION Order anticipation strategies have attracted intense attention and generated heated debates in the context of high-frequency trading (HFT). The problem of “back-running” risk that order flow leaks valuable information substantially changes the fundamental investor’s behavior. Trading algorithms enable order anticipation strategies in an attempt to locate and trade in front of large buyers and … Read more
OPINION We live in a time when the defense of our beliefs threatens our future. Noise and predictability are human constructs. Problems today Human knowledge and action can’t generate sustainable performance. Customers are skeptical that professional investment management can consistently provide benefits that justify its cost. Today investors dismiss the possibility that these new systems … Read more