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(Justin Vaughn, Editor, Options Trading Report) The shortened week finished in disarray…as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 527 points or 1.3% at Thursday’s close. The Nasdaq Composite was off 0.1% while the S&P 500 eked out a small gain of 0.1%. It was a turbulent 4 day week as investors continued to parse President Trump’s tariff policies, specifically his ‘90 day assessment period and the institution of ‘new restrictions’ on China. The Trump-Powell debacle … Read more…

(Justin Vaughn, Editor, Options Trading Report) All three exchanges stayed ‘alive and active’ Friday after pondering President Trump’s easing back on the initiation of his tariffs. After a roller coaster week of market swings up and down, all three indexes finished positive. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday added over 600 points, 1.5%, while the heavy-tech Nasdaq Composite bounced 2.1% and the S&P 500 advanced 1.8%, with all three indexes finishing positive, giving investors … Read more…

(Justin Vaughn, Editor, Options Trading Report) Friday continued the carnage, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down a staggering 2,200 points. Hopefully this was Chin’s “final punch,” as the exchange entered intoBear Domain. The S&P 500 fell 6%, the worst week since 2020. The Nasdaq Composite Index hit bear market territory also, falling 5.8%. Financial losses for the S&P 500 were breathtaking, losing 6.6 trillion dollars in just two days. Every trading partner in the … Read more…

(Justin Vaughn, Editor, Options Trading Report) Last week finished on a ‘down note’, led by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, falling near 700 points. The tech heavy Nasdaq lost 2.7%, with favorite high techs and chips, including the Magnificent 7, leading the way. Negative news pushed all stocks lower, especially the latest reading of the core PCE, detailing that prices rose 0.4% month over month and 2.8% year over year, fighting the Fed’s magic mark … Read more…

(Justin Vaughn, Editor, Options Trading Report) The week ending March 15 was yet another roller-coaster ride of peaks and valleys. After a week of drifting, sliding backwards, and then gaining, the indexes eked out small gains. Investors and traders, beleaguered by the imposing of more tariffs and retaliatory tariffs, are reacting less severely, more rationally. The week was “tariff-calm,” with the administration seemingly on ‘tariff-hold,’ with the market in quiet mode. After the Reserver held … Read more…

(Justin Vaughn, Editor, Options Trading Report) Consumers Sentiment Sinks… The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey, conducted by Janet Hsu, revealed many concerns. Government job eliminations, lingering wars, and immigration back-lashes, and ..tariffs have saddled the U.S. Consumer. The latest University of Michigan survey released mid-March was drastically lower, dropping 11% to 57.9% [last month was 64.7%] falling steadily since President Trump was elected. Recession concerns are on the rise as “soft-landing talk” has pretty … Read more…

(Justin Vaughn, Editor, Options Trading Report) A Roller-Coaster ride last week… Unpredictability, Precariousness, and Changeability roiled the market all week. Finishing Friday, the indexes were static, ending the week just below flatline. A ‘valiant’ burst of buying late Friday couldn’t save a lost week. The S&P 500 fell 3.1% for the week ended March 7. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.4% and the ‘bread and butter’ Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2,4%. The smaller value stock … Read more…

(Justin Vaughn, Editor, Options Trading Report) The Nasdaq Composite led the indexes lower for the month of February, off 4% as the late Friday rally was short lived. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the small cap value stock Russell 2000 struggled both losing to end the month. Tariff jockeying by President Trump continued to unsettle investors and traders. President Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky sparred in White House discussions regarding … Read more…

(Justin Vaughn, Editor, Options Trading Report) Nearly all sectors and all stocks finished Friday lower wiping out the week’s gain and setting the stage for the upcoming week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 438 points or 1.7% while the S&P 500 was off 1.7%. The heavy technology Nasdaq Composite was the big loser, falling 2.8% as the Magnoficient 7, chips and artificial intelligence stocks led the cascade downward–the biggest drop this year. Contributing to … Read more…

(Justin Vaughn, Editor, Options Trading Report) Friday’s market was all peaks and valleys, with the indexes finishing the week slightly higher. A flood of news; tariff threats, the end of earnings season, and stubborn inflation, all add up to a heavy burden on investors and traders. Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northlight Asset Management said, “You can really tell we’re in a bull market. All bad news seems to have been overlooked, and really … Read more…