After Thursday’s sharp market-wide sell-off, Friday’s session (Oct 31) showed a rebound in short-term participation metrics. However, longer-term breadth indicators remain weak, and the overall trend is still tilted to the downside. A cautious stance is warranted as there is no clear evidence of a sustainable recovery yet.
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Breadth deteriorated again on Thursday, October 30, as declining stocks outpaced advancers across multiple timeframes. Short-term momentum indicators have turned decisively negative, and broader participation trends are again showing signs of strain.
Tech stocks edged higher Friday, rebounding from Thursday's 1.5% drop in the Nasdaq 100 as upbeat earnings from mega-cap giants kept the rally momentum alive.
Wall Street saw a cautious tone on Thursday as major tech-heavy indexes edged lower, weighed down by mixed earnings from the mega-caps and the lingering impact of hawkish remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell th
After last Friday's strong breadth performance, Monday's data shows a noticeable loss of momentum. While the overall picture remains constructive with above-average breadth readings, the declining pace across multiple metrics suggests a possible stalling in the short-term uptrend.
A powerful surge in AI-related stocks — led by a 9% advance in NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) over the past two sessions — propelled the S&P 500 above the 6,900 mark and lifted the Nasdaq 100 to 26,100 points, both breaking new records, as investors brace for the Federal Reserve's
Wall Street extended its record-setting streak on Monday, with major large-cap indices logging a third consecutive session of strong gains after a breakthrough in trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing.
After a volatile mid-week reversal, Friday’s market breadth extended Thursday’s gains, reinforcing a short-term shift toward strength. Improvements across advancing stocks, moving average participation, and new highs suggest a renewed bullish bias.
Wall Street surged to fresh all-time highs Friday as a softer-than-expected inflation reading strengthened market conviction that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 25 basis points at its Oct. 30 policy meeting.
After Wednesday’s broad decline, Thursday saw a notable rebound in market breadth across nearly all metrics. Advance/Decline ratios, momentum figures, and medium-term trend metrics all turned constructive.
Energy markets dominated headlines Thursday as a fresh wave of U.S. sanctions targeting Russia's oil giants sparked a sharp rebound in crude prices and lifted energy shares.
Risk sentiment deteriorated sharply on Wednesday as a wave of disappointing earnings guidance and escalating U.S.-China trade tensions rattled investor confidence.
