Not exact matches
But looking at Monday's intraday trading — from the decline
in telecommunications
stocks to the
broad - based selling
in the technology sector — it became clear to Cramer that those pockets of strength weren't enough to sustain a
rally.
Tencent shares continue to notch impressive sessions amid a
broader rally in tech
stocks.
Based on yesterday's price and volume action
in the
broad market, as well as the inability of
stocks to hold their morning
rally attempt, more near - term downside could be
in store.
NEW YORK (AP)-- The latest on developments
in global financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Technology and consumer
stocks pulled the
broader market slightly lower, even as energy
stocks rallied along with the price of oil.
Those data are namely 1) the recent
rally in stocks, 2) the recent improvement
in the ISM (formerly NAPM) surveys, and 3) the substantial string of Fed easings «
in the pipeline», which have accelerated growth
in broad money such as M2, and 4) the likelihood that inventories will stabilize, taking away the biggest negative factor currently pressuring GDP lower.
Dow slumps as IBM's
stock logs worst day
in 5 years; energy sector buoys
broader market Energy shares
rally on surging oil pricesThe Dow industrials end lower on Wednesday as IBM's shares get walloped; however, gains
in shares of energy - related firms help the
broader market post modest gains.
With all that
in mind, US
stocks should have been slightly boosted by the subtle developments, and the major indices tried to
rally after the initial volatile period, but the
broader technical setup overwhelmed the attempt, and equities finished near their lows.
As the graph above indicates, leading small and mid-cap growth
stocks have pretty much remained stagnant, despite the
rally in the
broad market of the past few days.
With the main
stock market indexes posting back to back accumulation days (higher volume gains), the odds of the
broad market staging a significant
rally have increased dramatically
in just a few days.
When the
stock market is
in a strong, multi-month
rally, it usually takes five or more «distribution days» (
broad - based losses on higher volume) to end the momentum of the uptrend.
Some managers invest the proceeds from their short positions
in low - risk assets, while others dedicate a portion to long
stock positions
in order to hedge against
broad market
rallies.
High beta
stocks rally more than the
broad stock index
in a bull market.
Despite a strong
rally in the
broader stock market, shares of the steelmaker have bounced around
in 2017 on worries over steel prices and a global steel glut.
Stocks reclaimed ~ 40 % of last week's losses
in a
broad - based
rally led by technology and financial shares; the Dow's 670 - point
rally was the third - best all - time point increase for the popular benchmark index.