Apple with capitalization over $1 trillion, growth for US indices

The big news of yesterday's day is the rise in Apple's market capitalization above the psychological limit of $1 trillion. The question now is, how long will the tech giant hold there.
The US indexes ended yesterday mainly on positive territory.
Best results, of course, had the technological Nasdaq. Driven by Apple's appreciation of 2.8%, the index added 1.2% to its value.
The broad S&P 500 added 0.5% to its value, while the blue chip index Dow Jones recorded a drop of 7 points.
The yield on 10-year US bonds declined again below 3%, although it remained extremely close - at 2.986%. Interest on long-term 30-year government bonds reached a level of 3.118%.

Almost a record period of correction for US indices

US stocks are a few days away from a worrying event that will not delight all investors in these markets.
The Dow Jones and the S & P 500 are within a few days of reaching a key level. Be in the corrective phase during February 8th.
It was then that we witnessed the massive sell-offs that brought down the index by about 10% after new records were reached.
Rarely in history, after more serious adjustments of 10%, the indices move in such narrow ranges. Or the indices are in a narrow range of 10% already five months.
By Thursday, both indices - Dow and S & P are in an adjustment phase of 98 trading days. This is the longest such series since the financial crisis.
Then it was 108 days before the market came out of its correction phase.
In other words, if the two indexes remain in the adjustment phase for another 11 trading sessions by July 16, this will outperform this 2008 period and will be the longest similar period since 1984.
In 1984, the S & P 500's broad US index required 122 days to go through the adjustment phase, according to data from the WSJ Market Data Group.

Nasdaq Composite with a new historic record on Monday

The Nasdaq Composite tech index rose yesterday to levels above its highest historic closing. The benchmark was traded at 7,600 points or above its highest closing level of 7,588.32 points.
It should be borne in mind that the highest value reached in the index was momentary at 7 637.27 points on March 13 this year.
The rise in the technology index, as well as the other US indices, has become a reality in a context of lowering political tensions in Europe and declining the dollar.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 174.7 points, or 0.71 percent to 24,809.91 points, while the S&P 500 added only 8.01 points, or 0.29 percent to 2,742.63 points.
The MSCI Global Monetary Index rose 0.54%. European indexes added 0.22% to their value.

US indices continue upward

US indices continued with recovery after last week's record sales. The Dow blue chip index rose above 25,000 points for the first time in two weeks.
The index added more than 300 points yesterday, in its fifth consecutive increase. This was his longest winning series of about 9 weeks, and at the same time the highest value for the benchmark of at least 2 weeks.
The S&P 500 index also rose 1.2% to 2,731 points, while the Nasdaq rose also above 1%, driven by the appreciation of Apple shares. The latter added nearly 3.4% to their value after the news that Warren Buffett had raised its holdings in the company.

Something unseen happened on US markets yesterday: S&P 500 lost 4%

The collapse in stocks in the US markets yesterday reached unprecedented levels. The S&P 500 index lost 4.1% of its value, ending at 2 648.94 points.
Losses in the other indices were no less, with the Dow Jones Index dropping by more than 1,175 points, or 4.6%. With a bit lower losses was the Nasdaq technology index, which lost 3.8% of its value.
From now on, the good news for investors is that the long-awaited correction is a fact, and even painful, may not be particularly long. The bad thing is that it is still unclear whether this is the beginning of something more serious as a trend in financial markets.
The broad index S&P 500 has already lost nearly 10% of its peak. So, the statistics for long periods without a 3% correction, or 5% correction, is already in the history. The record session was interrupted, so counting could start again.

Swan dive for stock markets

Yesterday's session can be described as crazy. With the markets rising by the opening, they quickly dropped seriously. However, there was a real fall in the indices once the S&P 500 overcame its 50-day moving average, at a level of 2,730 points, and the Dow index fell below 25,000 points.
How and when the correction is going to be done, hardly many experts would be willing to say. But one thing is certain - the end of the world has not come, and investors can start looking for positions that did not react seriously to the index decline.
Last week, it was the worst for markets since 2016, with both Dow and S&P 500 recording more than 2% loss on Friday.
Decline on Monday was driven by energy companies such as Exxon Mobil, whose shares declined by more than 4%, while companies like Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer lost more than 2% of their value.
Only four of Dow's blue chips traded in positive territory yesterday.
The decline in the indexes came to the attention of the Trump administration, from where they said they were always worried when value was lost on the market.

Interest on 10-year US government bonds continues to raise concerns among investors. They are at levels of 2.84% after last week reached their highest level of four years at 2.85%.

US indexes with new records

At the end of the week, US indices rose to new record highs. The Dow Index passed the 24,000 limit for the first time in its history on Thursday when the market was opened.
A new historical maximum of more than 2,650 points has marked the other major US index - the broad S&P 500. Apparently nothing can stop the US indices on their way up...
Now the question is whether the experts' forecasts for growth of the broad index to 2,800 points for the next year are not too conservative. This level appears to be getting closer and far from a distance of 10% from the current values ​​of the indicator.
It is entirely possible that the indicator growth will continue until the end of the year, especially when the tax reform is announced. Apparently, the strategy to delay the announcement of this reform has been positive, as investors wait to buy US stocks and indices while they wait.

The US dollar and the US indices ended Friday with declines

The US dollar ended the last day of last week with a loss, in line with the US indices. The latter ended at their lowest values ​​for the day as a result of skepticism about Trump's tax reform.
Interest on US government bonds declined as well as those in 10-year German bonds, as a consequence of risk exclusion on the part of investors.
Good data on US home construction in October raised investor stakes for further interest rates, at the Fed meeting in December.
The dollar index fell 0.28%, with the euro adding 0.2% to 1.1793 at the end of last week.
The blue Dow Jones Industrial Average index lost 100.12 points, or 0.43% to 23,358.24 points, while the S&P 500 fell 6.79 points, or 0.26% to 2 578.85 points. Technological Nasdaq Composite lost 10.5 points, or 0.15% to 6 782.79 points.
Two-year interest on US bonds reached a new nine-year high at 1.73%.

Oil pulled the US indices down

US indices dropped yesterday, driven by oil price losses for the fourth consecutive day. This has led to a drop in the shares of energy companies. In addition, investors continue to worry about the lack of presentation of tax reforms.
This has begun to increase speculation whether reforms will meet the analysts' increased expectations.
The fall in oil prices came after the surprise growth in oil and petroleum stocks last week.
Metal prices also fell due to fears about the state of the Chinese economy and the possibility of slowing significantly.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by nearly 95 points and the S&P 500 lost 9.3 points.
The volatility index reached a two-month high at 14.51 points.
Financial shares were among the few profitable, and they are expected to benefit from the potential rise in interest rates next month.

New records for US indices, the dollar with groth for fifth consecutive day

US indices reached new records yesterday as the dollar continued its winning streak. This happened after investors focused on the Fed's forthcoming interest rate policy and sent US government bonds up.
The spread between 5 and 30-year bonds fell to its lowest level since November 2007, following expectations for a stricter monetary policy worldwide. This has prompted investors to sell short-term government bonds.
The Dow blue chip index added momentarily over 120 points, reaching a new record high.
The dollar rose for the fifth consecutive day, supported by the rise in US bond interest rates. The dollar index added 0.1% to its value.

S&P 500 on its way to a record-breaking series without a 3% daily loss

The volatility of the US markets is on a record low, and that's already old news. Perhaps you will ask, however, how calm the US markets are.
The answer is: very...
The S&P 500 index has not registered a decline of at least 3% since November 7, 2016. This is 234 trading sessions and the second longest similar period, with no drop of 3% from 241 days from January 26, 1995 to January 9, 1996, according to data from Pension Partners.
Only eight more trading sessions without a decrease of 3% or more during the day and we will have a new record period.
The strange lack of volatility is in the midst of new record values ​​for US indices. On Thursday, however, they interrupted their record of new records, which may be the first more serious alarm signal.
US indices are on their way to their ninth consecutive year of growth, which would equalize the record growth for the period from 1991 to 1999.
Moreover, the S&P 500 rose by 14% since the beginning of the year, while the Dow added 16%. Technological Nasdaq rose the most: by 23% this year.
Meanwhile, the Volatility Index VIX is trading at a record low for the past 23 years.

Trump: The tax reform will push the indexes up

President Trump said yesterday that his planned tax reform would make stock markets rise sharply.
The stock markets added $5.2 trillion of the November 8 election victory, or a 25% growth, according to Trump's post on the Twitter social network, where he is very active.
Trump added that unemployment in the US has been the lowest since 16 years. He said, that if the Congress has given an approval for the massive tax reliefs and reforms that he asked asking, the values ​​for the markets will continue to grow.
From November 8, the Dow Jones Industrial Average blue index rose by 25%. At the same time, the broad S&P 500 grew by about 20% and the Nasdaq by 27%.
In terms of unemployment, at 4.2%, it is the lowest since February 2001.
Trump did not hasitated to invoke the "fake media", to pay attention to the actual stock market growth figures since his election victory.
Market participants, however, are divided on whether the forthcoming tax reliefs are "reflected" in the prices of financial assets. Overall, they are unanimous that they will have a positive impact on the economy and stock prices in the medium term.

Dow with the 10th consecutive historic record

The Dow Jones blue chip index rose slightly yesterday, recording its 10th consecutive record-breaking level. The booming shares of Boeing, Goldman Sachs and Walmart have paved the way for the index.

Since the beginning of the year, the indicator has risen by 12%, and since the election of Trump for president, the growth already stands at over 20%.

Investors have focused heavily on strong corporate results and not so much on Trump's results after his first 200 days as President. According to market experts, this may continue in the future.

22,000 points for Dow, traders are betting for a serious shock on the markets

 Dow Jones hit 22 000 and currently is sliding around that key level. The story is the same - new tops for US indices, or minor changes without the absence of more serious movements in either direction. This makes the market extremely calm and seemingly "sure".
Not in that opinion, however, are the traders. They are betting for a shocking event, at least when judged by trade in the volatility index. Traditionally, the VIX index is rising at moments of market shocks.
And bets on such events are the highest for nearly two years. This is in the middle of near-record low values ​​of the volatility index.
Investors turn to the historical performance of US indices and widely accept the idea of ​​an event that will shake the market.
In addition, they rely on the two  historically worst months - August and September - to repeat again and surprise investors. Especially in the absence of a more serious adjustment over the past few years.

New records for US indices

US indices reached new record highs yesterday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 144.71 points, or by 0.68% to 21 528.99 points. This was its highest value, both in the day and in history. Since the beginning of the year, the indicator has added 8.9% to its value.
The broad S&P 500 rose by 20.31 points, or 0.8%, to a level of 2 453.46 points. Since the beginning of the year, the increase in the indicator is 9.6%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose by 1.4% to 6 239.01, with its daily increase being highest since November 7. The tech index is only 80 points from its historic record of June 8.
Among the companies with the most significant growth, Apple has boosted its market capitalization by 2.9%, its biggest gain since February.
The technology sector will most likely continue to be the focus of investor interest. Experts predict that it will most likely continue to weigh over the overall market, given the expectations of rising interest rates and not very good macroeconomic data lately.

US Stock Markets - 20/04/17

On Wednesday key US indices closed down, with only Nasdaq Composite adding +0.23% and closing at 5863.03 points.
The broad S&P 500 wiped out -0.17% of its value and ended the session at 2338.17 points, while the Dow Jones was down by -0.58% and closed at 20404.49 points.
The IBM report has mixed messages after the technology company's earnings have exceeded expectations, but revenue has been down for the twentieth consecutive quarter on an annual basis, and eventually the company's shares ended the day with a decline of -4.92% to $191.69 a share.
Morgan Stanley reports the highest percent revenue growth from bond trading among its Wall Street rivals, and the net profit of the bank jumped by 70 percent to $1.93 billion in the first quarter of 2017.
After the end of the session, the American Express, eBay and Qualcomm reports are expected.

Donald Trump stopped the rise of markets

This week began with sales on both sides of the Atlantic amid decree signed by President Donald Trump, who imposed a ban on entry into the United States of refugees coming from seven mainly Muslim countries.
The German Dax 30 fell by 1.12% closing at 11 681.89 points. The top three losers in the index were Thyssenkrupp AG with a daily decline of 3.61%, followed by RWE AG ST and Deutsche Bank AG respectively with 3.34% and 2.97%.
UniCredit announced today that it will not meet the requirements of the European Central Bank in 2016 and the company's shares fell by more than 5.4 percent.
FTSE100 also recorded a decline of 0.92%, and ended the daily trading at a level of 7 118.48 points.
CAC40 closed at 4784.64 points wiping new 1.14% of its value.
Overseas situation was similar, as Dow Jones closed at red territory lowering its value by 0.61%, closing at 19971.13 points.
US data showed growth in personal income in December by 0.3% MoM, which was below expectations of 0.4%.
The broader index SP500 fell by 0.60%, closing the day at 2 280.25 points.
Nasdaq Composite dropped by 0.83% and closed the session at 5 613.71 points.