Key Takeaways The World’s Central Banks Could Tighten Us into a Recession Why September Tends To Be a Difficult Month for Stocks Watching for possible progress on infrastructure bill in Washington The Housing Picture Starts to Shift September tends to be the worst month for stocks—October just has the worst reputation. Once money managers return […]

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Key Takeaways Recession Fears Grip Market Heading into October High Yields, Dollar, Weighing on Investor Sentiment Key Items for October Include Start of Earnings Season, Jobs Data Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade October is known for Halloween, but it’s hard to imagine a month much scarier for investors than September. In the final days […]

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Key Takeaways 10-year Treasury Yield Temporarily Climbs Above 4% Dollar, Volatility Continue to Surge Apple Reportedly Scales Back iPhone Production Plan  Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade (Wednesday Market Open) Amid surging volatility and a dollar that just keeps climbing, stocks began Wednesday on shaky footing. Even a slight dip in yields following a move by […]

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Key Takeaways Nike Earnings Ahead Later Today, With More Inflation Data Tomorrow Treasury Yields Jump Back After Wednesday’s Steep Decline Volatility Remains Elevated, Implying Large Moves in Market  Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade (Thursday Market Open) With key inflation data and Nike (NKE) earnings on the near horizon, stocks leveled off early Thursday from yesterday’s […]

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Key Takeaways New 2022 Lows Set by Major Indexes as Selling Erases Midweek Rally  Q3 Ends Tomorrow with Markets on Pace for Third Straight Quarterly Loss Dollar, Yields Pull Back Slightly, but Market Doesn’t Get a Lift  Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade (Thursday Market Close) After a one-day break, Wall Street returned Thursday to its […]

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Key Takeaways Initial Rebound Clipped After Inflation and Spending Data Look Hot Nike Shares Slammed After Company Reports Earnings Monthly Jobs Data Likely to be Main Focus Next Week  Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade (Friday Market Open) The last day of an ugly stock market quarter is finally here, with stocks nursing their wounds after […]

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Key Takeaways The Fed Met The Market’s 75-Basis-Point Rate Expectations As It Pushes Harder Against Inflation  Stock Rallied Ahead Of The Fed Announcement, and Rallied Again Going Into The Close Can Value Stocks Hold Up Under Higher Rate Expectations?  Shawn Cruz Director of Derivative Strategy, TD Ameritrade (Wednesday Market Close) The Federal Reserve met the consensus […]

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Key Takeaways Investors Look to Key Jobs Data Next Week Ahead of July’s Upcoming Earnings Season and Expected Rate Hikes European Inflation Jumps More Than Expected While China PMI Improves  10-Year Treasury Yield Still Under 3%   Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade (Friday Market Open) Stock futures opened slightly lower after a historically bad […]

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Key Takeaways Equity Index Futures Point to a Lower Open as Investors Look Toward Friday’s Jobs Report Rate Dip Gives Homebuilders a Boost JPMorgan Sees U.S. “Perilously Close” to Recession  Shawn Cruz Director of Derivative Strategy, TD Ameritrade (Tuesday Market Open) Equity index futures are pointing to a lower open as investors come off the extended […]

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Key Takeaways Service Economy Reports and June FOMC Meeting Minutes Likely to Shape Today’s Trading Stocks Rallied Off Intraday Lows Tuesday Despite Spiking Dollar  Stock Analysts Stay Surprisingly Positive As Earnings Season Approaches  Shawn Cruz Director of Derivative Strategy, TD Ameritrade (Wednesday Market Open) The U.S. dollar is moving higher once again this morning and pushing […]

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