Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the March 31-April 13 period in the Nasdaq and NYSE Group as well as nine S&P 500 sectors. Nasdaq – p/p, short interest ↑ 1.1%, Nasdaq composite ↓ … Continued
The Russell 2000 small cap index once again sits right underneath the upper bound of a five-month range. From the 4th through the 20th in November last year, the Russell 2000 jumped 16.5 percent to 1247.2, rallying every single session … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of April 18, 2017. 10-year note: Currently net short 41.3k, down 23.2k. After dropping last week out of a five-month, 2.62 percent-2.31 percent range, 10-year Treasury yields (2.24 percent) proceeded to drop to … Continued
On major U.S. equity indices, buyers stepped up to the plate just where they needed to. Can they sustain it? From peak to trough, after reaching an all-time high on March 1 (2400.98), the S&P 500 large cap index shed … Continued
Last Wednesday, speaking to the Wall Street Journal President Trump said that the dollar was getting too strong and that it would eventually hurt the U.S. economy. In the past, he, as well as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, have made … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of April 11, 2017. 10-year note: Currently net short 64.5k, up 8.8k. Ten-year Treasury yields (2.23 percent) are breaking down. Shortly after post-election backup in yields last November, the 10-year began to so … Continued
Wednesday witnessed several potentially important developments in the markets, but the message is not clear-cut. After straddling the 50-day moving average for nearly three weeks, the S&P 500 large cap index lost it yesterday, albeit not by much. This was … Continued
Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the March 15-31 period in the Nasdaq and NYSE Group as well as nine S&P 500 sectors. Nasdaq – p/p, short interest ↓ 0.04%, Nasdaq composite ↑ 0.9% … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of April 4, 2017. 10-year note: Currently net short 55.8k, down 13.9k. Post-FOMC minutes Wednesday, the S&P 500 large cap index reversed hard, shedding 1.1 percent between 2 pm and 3:30 pm. This … Continued
Several asset classes are at crucial juncture. Wednesday, West Texas Intermediate crude rallied to $51.88 before closing at $51.15, up 0.2 percent (Chart 1). The session produced a long-legged doji, took out now-slightly-declining 50-day moving average intraday but closed the … Continued