Good morning. With the stock market down heavily over the past 10 months, there are some...
It's the monthly jobs numbers today and they're not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May.
| | | | DOW 30,706.23 | -1.01% | | | | S&P 3,855.93 | -1.13% | | | | NASDAQ 11,425.05 | -0.95% | | | | *As of market close | | • | Markets moved lower on Tuesday, at the latest Fed meeting got underway. | | • | Oil dropped 1.8 percent, closing at $84.19 per barrel. | | • | Gold dipped 0.3 percent, last going for about $1,674 per ounce. | | • | Cryptocurrencies trended lower, with Bitcoin at $19,013 at the stock market close. | | | | | | | | | | Continue to Add Defensive Names in Today's Market | | | | The stock market will always be volatile. In today's environment, big daily swings have been the norm. For investors who are using those swings to pick up quality companies at a reasonable price, they'll be rewarded on top of any trading income as well. Right now, markets are fearful over a potential decline in corporate earnings. That's already been the case for a few quarters, but high energy prices this year are causing higher prices in everything from electrical generation to shipping costs. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Insider Trading Report: Comstock Resources (CRK) | | | | M. Jay Allison, Chairman and CEO of Comstock Resources (CRK), recently picked up 50,000 shares. The buy increased the CEO's holdings by 3 percent, and came to a total price of $975,000. A company director also picked up 14,000 shares on the same day, increasing their stake by about 10 percent with a $254,000 buy. Three other company directors have been buyers in the past three months. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Unusual Options Activity: Roblox Corporation (RBLX) | | | | Shares of metaverse gaming platform Roblox Corporation (RBLX) are down nearly 50 percent in the past year on a drop in tech stocks. One trader sees the potential for a jump higher in the coming days. That's based on the October 7th $45 calls. With 16 days until expiration, 4,847 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 155, for a 31-fold increase in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.51 to make the bet.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | • | Home Construction Rises More than Expected
Housing starts rose more than expected for August, hitting a seasonally-adjusted 1.58 million. That's more than the 1.45 million expected by economists, and higher than the 1.4 million for July. However, permits fell to 1.52 million from 1.69 million in July, a sign that future construction is on track to slow. | | | | • | Sweden's Central Bank Raises Interest Rates 100 Points
The Riksbank, the central bank for Sweden, has raised interest rates 100 basis points, or 1 percent. The bank has cited high inflation in Sweden, and is looking to further raise interest rates in the coming months to bring down inflation. The bank now has a 1.75 percent interest rate. | | | | • | Investors Shift to Hedge Funds
With high market volatility and big daily swings, investors are turning to hedge funds as a way to protect and grow their wealth now. The interest in hedge fund investments comes after years of underperformance over the past decade, when markets were less turbulent. | | | | • | "SPAC King" Closing Two Funds for Lack of Deals
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya, dubbed the "SPAC king" for his role in putting together a number of successful Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, is closing down two SPACs. The move comes after no deals could be struck within the two year window that SPACs have to close a deal and merge with a private company. | | | | • | Ethereum Drops After Merge
Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has dropped nearly 17 percent since it completed its Merge. The Merge shifted the crypto from a proof-of-work system to a proof-of-stake system. The drop has occurred as the overall cryptocurrency market has been dropping lower. | | | | | | TOP | | TCOM | 3.673% | | | WYNN | 3.111% | | | EXPE | 2.771% | | | VLO | 2.675% | | | AZO | 1.916% | | | BOTTOM | | F | 12.09% | | | IRM | 9.354% | | | GNRC | 6.98% | | | ETSY | 6.486% | | | WY | 5.897% | | | | | | | | | We're in a wait-and-see approach and markets are waiting for some kind of bullish or bearish catalyst to send us out of this trading range. The markets are struggling for direction and that's the fundamental news. | | - Adam Sarhan, CEO of 50 Park Investments, on why markets are likely rangebound until further economic developments point to how the economy is faring in the days ahead, with this week's Fed meeting as the earliest potential catalyst for a big market move in either direction. | | |
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