Market Calm Shattered – Tariff Shock Hits S&P’s Critical Support – The Market Breadth

AT50 (MMFI) confirmed overbought resistance and closed the gap higher from the China trade war ceasefire. This rejection is bearish by itself but support for the indices remains intact.

Stock Market Commentary A market calm emerged thanks to a pause on reciprocal tariffs and then a ceasefire in the US vs China trade war. This market calm shattered as a new tariff shock came in the form of President Trump threatening the European Union (EU) with a 50% tariff while at the same time … Read more

Overbought Trading Conditions, Yet Still Bullish – The Market Breadth

Overbought Trading Conditions, Yet Still Bullish

Stock Market Commentary We made it through another week without any major negative headlines impacting the stock market. Although late-breaking news took futures down due to Moody’s dropping the U.S. from its top credit rating, marking the loss of the last top-tier assessment of U.S. government debt, I expect the market impact to be minimal. … Read more

From One Cliffhanger to the Next: A Breakout to the Overbought Threshold – The Market Breadth

From One Cliffhanger to the Next - A Breakout to the Overbought Threshold - The Market Breadth

Stock Market Commentary The stock market resolved one cliffhanger, a hovering just below resistance at 200-day moving averages (DMAs) on the major indices, and moved on to another. A large surge in reaction to a pause in China vs U.S. trade hostilities sent the major indices gapping right over resistance and directly into the overbought … Read more

A Cliffhanger Under (200DMA) Resistance – The Market Breadth

A Cliffhanger Under (200DMA) Resistance - The Market Breadth

Stock Market Commentary The market ended the week on a quiet cliffhanger as major indices hovered under critical resistance levels. A defining theme was the muted reaction to major headlines, particularly around trade and stagflation risks. Despite the looming shadow of stagflation – a term not explicitly mentioned but clearly implied in last week’s Fed … Read more

Right Back to Where the Tariff Drama Began – So All Is Well? – The Market Breadth

Right Back to Where the Tariff Drama Began - So All Is Well

Stock Market Commentary The stock market is right back to levels seen right before the entire tariff trauma and drama unfolded, but does this reversal mean all is well? Confirmation awaits the next breakouts. The April jobs report appeared to provide additional relief to the stock market. The U.S. economy added 177,000 jobs and the … Read more

A Hiccup in the Oversold Bounce from Weak GDP – The Market Breadth

A Hiccup In the Oversold Bounce from Weak GDP - The Market Breadth

Stock Market Commentary The stock market experienced a hiccup in an otherwise strong post-oversold bounce. The Q1 GDP report revealed a small contraction that surprisingly caught the market off guard. However, this contraction was driven primarily by a surge in imports as businesses rushed to get ahead of anticipated tariffs. I assume a lot of … Read more

Overdue Relief Comes to the Stock Market – The Market Breadth

Overdue Relief Comes to the Stock Market

Stock Market Commentary Last week marked an important shift as the stock market experienced overdue relief. Most notably, there were no major headlines causing significant disruptions in financial markets. Instead, the market continued the theme of recovery from the previous week, driven by policymakers pivoting their messaging about the economic chaos triggered by policies and … Read more

Oh So Close to An End to This Oversold Trading Period! – The Market Breadth

Oh So Close to An End to This Oversold Trading Period

Stock Market Commentary We finally got a breather: a calm weekday and a holiday for both the US stock and bond markets. The break felt more relieving than even the tariff pause, a sign of just how tense things have been in the markets. Market breadth was my major headline as twice in the week, … Read more

NVDA and the Fed Lock In Overhead Resistance As Gold Soars – The Market Breadth

NVDA and the Fed Lock In Overhead Resistance As Gold Soars

Stock Market Commentary Overhead resistance once prevailed over expanding market breadth, particularly over the past two trading sessions. The dominant headline was Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s warning about the difficult scenario facing the Fed due to tariffs. I interpreted his message as an intention to avoid responding as long as possible. For a market pricing … Read more

Overhead Resistance Looms Over Improving Market Breadth – The Market Breadth

Overhead Resistance Looms Over Improving Market Breadth- The Market Breadth

Stock Market Commentary And now car companies may soon receive tariff relief. The bewildering pace of change in tariff policy continued with an announcement that car companies may get tariff relief, and separate tariffs may be coming soon for semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. This on-going chaos remains a backdrop and a major wildcard to the trading … Read more