Fed March 2013 Decision Keeps Rates Unchanged: The S&P 500 came within 4 points of the all-time closing high after the Fed decided to keep interest rates unchanged. Stocks meandered through the session but got a bounce after the FOMC decision to keep interest rates at current levels was announced. Equities retreated late in the…
The February 2013 Rally May Not Be Over, Month End Analysis: The February 2013 rally still has legs and is part of one of the most underrated, unloved stock market rallies of all-time. Most managers missed the rally all of last year and some were quick to short it when relative strength indicators for the…
Stocks Finish Lower The Week After Fed QE3 Announcement, Is The September 2012 Rally Over? One week after the massive bond-buying program from the Federal Reserve Bank was announced, stocks finished slightly lower as traders took profits. A few distribution days occurred this week as market participants locked-in gains made after Ben Bernanke announced he…
Fed Implements QE3, Ben Bernanke “Gets To Work”: Is The “Romney Rally” Over? The Federal Reserve Bank has ended the debate over QE3. It’s here. Ben Bernanke has given the markets what they wanted. The Fed will be buying up to $40 billion in bonds each month. This is good news for equities and it…
Financials and Small Caps Rise Ahead Of September FOMC Meeting 2012 On QE3 Expectations, German Court Ratifies EFSF: The sectors we are watching carefully moved up as traders await news from the Fed on QE3 at the September 2012 meeting. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will let market participants know more tomorrow and some traders moved…
