The reasons for the stock market's pullback the last couple of days aren't surprising. For reference, see my post in September titled "Known or Unknown". The magnitude of the moves is what has gotten everyone's attention, and understandably so. However, if we take a step back, much of this...
Lately, it seems that we're bombarded with new articles or stories with every news cycle regarding our modern politics & its effect on the economy or stock market. Some days you just want to escape the craziness and the anxiety in every reporter's voice or headline. It can be downright exhaustin...
The recent stock market volatility, along with talk of tariffs and political uncertainty is creating some discomfort with many investors. The Economics area of TD Ameritrade published some thoughts recently regarding the remainder of 2018 & 2019. Click here for more information.
Looking at a chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past 12 months helps provide context to the last few days. It reflects some of the technical reasons I mentioned in an earlier post.
First, the current level is still around 9.50% above its 200 day moving average (blue line), a key indi...
After an unpredictable campaign, Donald Trump is the President-Elect of the United States. The markets initially were quite negative during election night, with futures dropping as much as 800 points, before recovering when the US markets opened and being as much as 250 points higher that day. Sin...
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