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The three leading indexes again made a run at new highs last week as the S&P 500 gained 1.75%, the Dow rallied 0.7% and the Nasdaq added 2.88%.
2024 got off to a somewhat rocky start as the S&P 500 fell 1.8%, the Dow lost 0.6% and the Nasdaq lost 3.5%. And while the indexes fell there is rarely much to learn from the first week of the year as this week is often “wonky” as traders rotate from one sector to the next, and tax-related trading can move money out of recent winners.
Despite an ugly day for the market on Wednesday, the buyers again bought the dip, and as of the close Friday, the S&P 500 is now approximately 1% from all-time highs. For the week, the S&P 500 gained 0.57%, and the Dow and Nasdaq rallied approximately 0.2%.
With the Federal Reserve signaling that the interest rate hiking cycle is over, and there may even be rate cuts in 2024 the bulls cheered this news as the S&P 500 gained 2.5%, the Dow rallied 2.9%, and the Nasdaq added 2.85%.
Despite some early-in-the-week wobbles, the bulls were able to rally into the close of the week and again tack on gains. For the week the S&P 500 gained 0.8%, the Dow was unchanged, and the Nasdaq rose by 0.7%.
The bulls once again pushed the market higher last week as the S&P 500 gained 0.77%, the Dow was the big winner with a rally of 2.42%, and the Nasdaq rose marginally by 0.38%.
Before we dive into this morning’s Weekly Review, I wanted to bring to your attention to the schedule for this holiday week. I will be working/trading as normal Monday through Wednesday, and then will be off Thursday through Monday morning, which means we won’t be sending a Daily Watchlist or the Week in Review on Monday, November 27. Have a great Thanksgiving!
How quickly the market can change directions as one week we are on the verge of a steep decline, and the next week the indexes explode higher. This last week fell into the big winner camp as the S&P 500 gained 5.35%, the Dow rallied 5.07% and the Nasdaq added 6.61%.
How quickly the market can change directions as one week we are on the verge of a steep decline, and the next week the indexes explode higher. This last week fell into the big winner camp as the S&P 500 gained 5.35%, the Dow rallied 5.07% and the Nasdaq added 6.61%.
There is no sugar coating it, the market had a very bad week as the S&P 500 fell 2.5%, the Dow lost 2.14% and the Nasdaq declined by 2.6%.
The historic move in the bond market continued to weigh on stocks last week as the S&P 500 lost 2.4%, the Dow fell 1.6% and the Nasdaq declined by 3.1%.
Not surprisingly this past week had many ups and downs, as the market responded well to bad news early in the week and then gave up some of those gains on Friday. By week’s end the S&P 500 had gained 0.46%, the Dow had risen by 0.79% and the Nasdaq had fallen marginally.
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