Markets grew for the week for the first time in a month. Is it a reason to celebrate or a breather in the pullback?
Monday S&P 500 0.87% | NASDAQ 1.11%
Nine major companies reported earnings, with two missing expectations. Equities jumped to open the week. Outside of earnings data there was not much to support the rally. It was likely a jump on three consecutive weeks of down market, creating better by opportunities.
Tuesday S&P 500 1.20% | NASDAQ 1.59%
35 major companies reported earnings, with five missing expectations. Housing data came in better than expected. The heavy earnings data drove markets higher on Tuesday, pun intended. GM (GM) and Tesla (TSLA) were among reporters that helped propel markets.
Wednesday S&P 500 0.02% | NASDAQ 0.10%
40 major companies reported earnings, with six missing expectations. Core durable goods orders came in lighter than expected. Strong earnings data was counter-balanced by higher rate expectations. This left markets fairly unchanged.
Thursday S&P 500 0.46% | NASDAQ 0.64%
60 major companies reported earnings, with 13 missing expectations. GDP grew at a much slower pace than expected(1.6% vs 2.5%). Unemployment data continued to show strength. GDP and forward guidance from Meta (META) spooked markets early. They managed to climb halfway out of the hole that was dug as the earnings flowed in throughout the day.
Friday S&P 500 1.02% | NASDAQ 2.03%
13 major companies reported earnings, with five missing expectations. Consumer sentiment softened in April. Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) held steady at 2.8% in March. This is the Federal Reserve Board’s (FRB) preferred gauge of inflation. Between PCE data and earnings from Alphabet (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) markets surged on the day.
Conclusion S&P 500 2.67% | NASDAQ 4.23%
The markets experienced a strong bounce back this last week in comparison to the last three weeks. Do not be fooled. Markets have a way to go to recapture highs as the growth did not even recover from the prior week. This indicates that there is room for markets to continue the run up as earnings season wears on. There are major hurdles this coming week with the FRB meeting, Jobs data, and Apple (AAPL) reports earnings.
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Markets moved a lot to go absolutely nowhere last week. Should we expect markets to continue to run in place?
Monday
Happy President’s Day!
Tuesday
S&P 500 lost 1.01% on Tuesday as tensions over the long weekend escalated in Ukraine. This marks the first time the S&P 500 closed down 10% from its closing high back on January 3rd.
Wednesday
The Markets opened in the green on Wednesday, but quickly faded to red. The S&P 500 lost 1.84%, but in a common theme as of late. The NASDAQ fell 2.57% leading the way lower. The push came as tensions continued to escalate in the standoff over Ukraine. Sanctions levied on Tuesday were followed with additional sanction threats on Wednesday.
Thursday
Late Wednesday night it was announced that conflict between Russia and Ukraine was no longer a possibility, but a reality. Markets opened deep in the red Thursday morning. As the day wore on and more governments came out condemning the move and specifying their response, markets climbed. This provided a level of certainty where buyers felt more comfortable coming back to the market. The S&P 500 ended up climbing 1.51% on the day. The NASDAQ led the way higher. The move sent the message that rate hikes may not be as frequent given geo-political upheaval.
Friday
Markets continued their march higher on Friday as the S&P 500 gained 2.24% on the day. This time, the S&P 500 led the way as investors were more measured to the impact that Ukraine will have on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions.
Conclusion
While the intra-week change in the S&P 500 was as much as 5.50%, the week over week change was nominal. The week over week change itself was nominal. The S&P 500 ended up rising a meager 0.79%. One thing is for sure: volatility has spiked over the past several weeks and will likely remain in place for the next 30 days.
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