The markets were relatively mild today. All the major indeces continued their up trend from yesterday, however their gains were significantly more muted.a href="http://www.cnbc.com/" The Dow was up 29%, the NASDAQ was up 6.5, while the Samp;P was up 4.79. /abr /br /Earnings were largely positive lead by Goldman Sachs which beat estimates rather handily. Goldman Sachs earnings came in at $4.93 which beat the consensus of 22 analysts which was $3.65 per share.br /br /The market, however, was generally feeling a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/31903601/"lukewarm after retail sales and producer price index came out in the morning. /aWhile sales were up .6%, higher than the .4% consensus, that was mostly on the back of auto and gas which have huges swings. Meanwhile, PPI came out with a 1.8% increase in a sign of inflationary pressure.br /br /While all this news had little effect on stocks, the real story came in bonds. The ten year U.S. Treasury responded to the PPI numbers by extending losses and finishing the day with the rate up to 3.49%. The Ten year has given back nearly twenty basis points in the last two days. Meanwhile, oil finished below $60 a barrel again finishing at $59.83.br /br /Finally, Intel came out with their quarterly numbers after the market closed and they also beat estimates. So far, earnings season has treated U.S. corporations well.br /br /My Analysis:br /br /Volume was light again. I didn't see the market action I was looking for and so I remain bearish in the intermediate. I am still quite bearish long term. The Treasury bond is again the main security to watch. It's move up over the last couple days is something to watch. Mortgage rates have followed treasuries up the last two days. So, once again Treasury Bonds are threatening the economy.div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3098264341625381422-5741382014494825065?l=theeprovocateur.blogspot.com'//div
Friday, July 17, 2009
After Market Report
The markets were relatively mild today. All the major indeces continued their up trend from yesterday, however their gains were significantly more muted.a href="http://www.cnbc.com/" The Dow was up 29%, the NASDAQ was up 6.5, while the Samp;P was up 4.79. /abr /br /Earnings were largely positive lead by Goldman Sachs which beat estimates rather handily. Goldman Sachs earnings came in at $4.93 which beat the consensus of 22 analysts which was $3.65 per share.br /br /The market, however, was generally feeling a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/31903601/"lukewarm after retail sales and producer price index came out in the morning. /aWhile sales were up .6%, higher than the .4% consensus, that was mostly on the back of auto and gas which have huges swings. Meanwhile, PPI came out with a 1.8% increase in a sign of inflationary pressure.br /br /While all this news had little effect on stocks, the real story came in bonds. The ten year U.S. Treasury responded to the PPI numbers by extending losses and finishing the day with the rate up to 3.49%. The Ten year has given back nearly twenty basis points in the last two days. Meanwhile, oil finished below $60 a barrel again finishing at $59.83.br /br /Finally, Intel came out with their quarterly numbers after the market closed and they also beat estimates. So far, earnings season has treated U.S. corporations well.br /br /My Analysis:br /br /Volume was light again. I didn't see the market action I was looking for and so I remain bearish in the intermediate. I am still quite bearish long term. The Treasury bond is again the main security to watch. It's move up over the last couple days is something to watch. Mortgage rates have followed treasuries up the last two days. So, once again Treasury Bonds are threatening the economy.div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3098264341625381422-5741382014494825065?l=theeprovocateur.blogspot.com'//div
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