Less than some sort of settlement today, we are on track for the seventh consecutive winning month.
This would be the longest series of the S index
While we look at the landscape here on the last day of August, it doesn’t look much more than it did a day ago. Rudeness dropped a bit after the hurricane left the Gulf’s maximum platforms intact, volatility increased a bit, and the yield remains below 1. 3%. This decline paid for the monetary sector dying yesterday.
Major indices moved smoothly overnight. The countdown to Friday’s jobs report is underway, which may mean smooth and unseasoned trade. The consensus on Wall Street is for the forged expansion of 750,000 jobs in August, according to research company Briefing. com.
Monday was one of the days when all local radio and television reports will point out that the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) fell slightly. That’s true, but the 30 $DJI stocks are necessarily the most productive indicator of market performance. , a fairly broad rally led to seven of the 11 sectors of the S
While there’s nothing to reach record levels with, keep in mind that the “megacapsulators” generation, with their strong weightings on the indices, probably made the day seem bigger than it was. Monday: When you have some $2 trillion heavyweights like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) up more than 3% and more than 1%, respectively, you can bring a lot of weight into a market cap. index. Keep in mind that those two stocks alone account for about 7% of the SPX price.
The $DJI was the victim of a sharp drop in stocks in the energy and finance sectors, two sectors that have performed much better in recent years (see below). it’s now Tropical Storm Ida that made landfall in Louisiana, which lifted back oil and energy costs last week. The typhoon caused about 9% of U. S. refining capacity to be 9% of the world’s refining capacity. Instead, the missing capacity may also simply lead to an increase in local fuel costs and perhaps strengthen a terrain below the crude market.
Meanwhile, volatility has slowed during the two days following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s virtual speech at the Jackson Hole symposium. Covid, although not traditionally low, the average over time approaches 20.
Some analysts now say Friday’s August task report may also be the key move for the Fed as it reflects on what to do at its September meeting. As Powell noted the other day, inflation has met the Fed’s targets, but the tasks have not. The gains, which now average more than 800,000 consistent with the month since May, remain physically powerful in August, possibly a sign that the Fed will communicate on a schedule of cuts at the September meeting.
For imaginable clues as to where stocks are headed, consider searching the VIX. It’s imaginable that this will start to escalate as Friday’s jobs report approaches in August and the long weekend approaches. with 20 again. The higher the VIX in the report, the more people might worry about a data failure.
VIX is going to be complicated. One would think that this would accumulate in the employment report, however, it is also imaginable that other people do not need to receive functions during the long weekend.
Another barometer to keep in mind is the Russell 2000 Small Cap Index (RUT), which actually fell on Monday even though other indices continued to recover. It’s just a day and it’s not a trend. But the WEAKNESS of the RUT relative to the broad SPX over the past few weeks has made some analysts a little nervous, as the RUT generally outperforms when the economy is recovering from a recession. A weak RUT, especially in this environment where a stronger dollar would be a positive wind for smaller stocks with less exposure to foreign markets, can draw attention.
The challenge for ZM in those days is how to overcome very complicated comparisons in the coming quarters, as it goes beyond last year’s time when so many other people were stuck at home. Competition has also intensified and the speed of expansion has slowed (which would possibly be the reason stocks are being mistreated today). Of course, the growing number of Delta variant instances can also be a condiment for the shares of ZM and other corporations in your industry.
Going forward, another thing to stick in the head this week is any kind of new rumors on the Afghan front. In some events last week, especially after the bombing that caused so many tragic deaths, adding American soldiers, we saw what gave the impression of being a sale in response. This is something that is beyond anyone’s ability to predict, but stay on your guard if you are actively operating.
TABLE OF THE DAY: CUT LENGTHWISE. Stocks dubbed “FAANG” ($NYFANG: IFUS – candlestick) have climbed the ladder for the past two weeks, adding Monday. But in the long run, 2021 has been a very turbulent year for those stocks, where there have been rallies. they have been followed through sharp falls. Its performance is actually superior across the Nasdaq Hundred Index (NDX – purple line), a broader measure of technology-related stocks. Data source: Nasdaq. Chart source: thinkorswim platform®. Past functionality does not guarantee long-term results.
July’s inventory fell to 59. 5, the lowest since the beginning of the year.
In the run-up to tomorrow’s report, analysts expect more slippage, up to 58. 5, according to research firm Briefing. com. Normally, this would be considered solid, as any value above 50 indicates expansion. In March, the last few months of slowing activity deserve to be kept in the brain as an imaginable indication of how all those problems of origin and hard work are weighing on the production sector and, in all likelihood, slowing economic growth.
Seasonal overhang? August is about to end with primary symptoms of slight gains during the month, but September may just be the beginning of the challenge, so to speak. Historically, September was the worst month of the year for the S index
The specific challenge of this month of September is notoriously the Delta variant and the increase in the number of instances in the world; however, many analysts believe that, as tragic as it is for those affected and their families, the economy is learning to cope. with Covid after last year’s lockdowns, and that economic expansion is not necessarily that difficult. However, with considerations about a possible Fed tightening of its assembly in late September, combined with Delta, it arguably makes sense to continue questioning the rally due to seasonality.
While energy rose slightly in the month, it had a forged end in August and monetary facilities led all sectors in August with one day remaining in the month. , as AAPL and MSFT have reached new all-time highs. It turns out that many investors continue to accept the economy as true in general, but possibly they would also be betting a little on defense “dancing with the one who brought it,” to borrow a saying that President Reagan used. It can also be seen, perhaps in the continued strength of constant source of income values despite low rates, and in the dollar index, which is below recent highs but still at a surprising distance.
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