by cowts_admin | Oct 19, 2022 | Stock Market Recap
Big event was release of the Producer Price Index (PPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) reports, which confirmed record-high inflation persisting – no surprise to those of us who pump our own gas, shop for our groceries and pay our utility bills, unlike our...
by cowts_admin | Oct 12, 2022 | Stock Market Recap
After the prior week’s new lows, buyers did re-enter the stock market for bargains, causing prices to rise modestly all days until Friday. Once again, the Friday employment report ruined a good week. The report showed strong labor demand in September, contradicting...
by cowts_admin | Sep 28, 2022 | Stock Market Recap
Panic selling among retail investors continues to overwhelm the institutional investors who continue to hold. The Fed was the culprit again, as usual. The rate increase was expected, but what retail investors reacted to was Fed’s comments that more increases are on...
by cowts_admin | Sep 20, 2022 | Stock Market Recap
The week began with a modest Monday gain until the Consumer Price Index report came out on Tuesday– showing inflation still rampant and rising and not at all under control. Retail investors immediately panicked again, fearing more massive interest rate increases to...
by cowts_admin | Sep 12, 2022 | Stock Market Recap
The “smart money” institutional investors indeed spent the week buying stocks at discounted (“bargain”) prices, buying the same stocks that small retail investors had been selling the prior 3 weeks for losses, proving themselves the amateurs that they are. Many...
by cowts_admin | Sep 7, 2022 | Stock Market Recap
Stock prices slumped for the third straight week as more amateur/retail investors gave in and sold their stocks at already depressed prices, likely locking in large losses for themselves. Their behavior was based on the jobs report that hinted at declining employment...
