Markets grew for the week for the first time in a month. Is it a reason to celebrate or a breather in the pullback?
Monday S&P 500 0.87% | NASDAQ 1.11%
Nine major companies reported earnings, with two missing expectations. Equities jumped to open the week. Outside of earnings data there was not much to support the rally. It was likely a jump on three consecutive weeks of down market, creating better by opportunities.
Tuesday S&P 500 1.20% | NASDAQ 1.59%
35 major companies reported earnings, with five missing expectations. Housing data came in better than expected. The heavy earnings data drove markets higher on Tuesday, pun intended. GM (GM) and Tesla (TSLA) were among reporters that helped propel markets.
Wednesday S&P 500 0.02% | NASDAQ 0.10%
40 major companies reported earnings, with six missing expectations. Core durable goods orders came in lighter than expected. Strong earnings data was counter-balanced by higher rate expectations. This left markets fairly unchanged.
Thursday S&P 500 0.46% | NASDAQ 0.64%
60 major companies reported earnings, with 13 missing expectations. GDP grew at a much slower pace than expected(1.6% vs 2.5%). Unemployment data continued to show strength. GDP and forward guidance from Meta (META) spooked markets early. They managed to climb halfway out of the hole that was dug as the earnings flowed in throughout the day.
Friday S&P 500 1.02% | NASDAQ 2.03%
13 major companies reported earnings, with five missing expectations. Consumer sentiment softened in April. Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) held steady at 2.8% in March. This is the Federal Reserve Board’s (FRB) preferred gauge of inflation. Between PCE data and earnings from Alphabet (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) markets surged on the day.
Conclusion S&P 500 2.67% | NASDAQ 4.23%
The markets experienced a strong bounce back this last week in comparison to the last three weeks. Do not be fooled. Markets have a way to go to recapture highs as the growth did not even recover from the prior week. This indicates that there is room for markets to continue the run up as earnings season wears on. There are major hurdles this coming week with the FRB meeting, Jobs data, and Apple (AAPL) reports earnings.
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Docile week as markets reflected marginal losses? No, not at all… What really happened throughout the week?
Monday
Markets dug a large hole to start the week but worked its way out by market close. The bleeding ended up being minor, with the S&P 500 losing 0.1%. The move came as major bank analysts continue to report a hawkish Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) for 2022. They are not only likely raising rates but attempting to reduce their balance sheet during the 4th quarter.
Tuesday
The S&P 500 rose 0.9% and the Nasdaq rose 1.4%. This came after an early drop in markets. The initial risk-off environment was fostered by testimony from FRB chair Powell in the morning. That testimony ultimately confirmed thoughts for investors that the trajectory for rates in coming months will be on the rise.
Wednesday
Consumer Price index (CPI) data out on Tuesday showed a 0.6% increase for the month of December. That monthly reading led to a 7.0% YoY reading. The S&P 500 rose 0.28%. While the YoY number rose, the monthly increase was down from the last two months.
Thursday
The day started in the green and faded hard into the red. The S&P 500 ended up losing 1.42% on the day. FRB officials spoke publicly on Thursday about the Banks intent to start raising rates as early as March. The FRB will do this often in an effort to telegraph their actions. By doing so, they prevent a much broader sell off at the time of the increase.
Friday
Markets floated just under water for the majority of the day. Retail sales missed expectations by a wide margin. Additionally, preliminary readings for consumer sentiment show the metric falling into the 60’s. Outside of the pandemic, we haven’t seen sentiment in the 60’s since 2011. Coincidently, that was the last time we saw inflation above 2%. The S&P ended up pulling into the green for the day ending at a 0.08% rise.
Conclusion
The S&P 500 did lose 0.3% for the week. This comes across as a fairly mild week when taken in total, however intra-week volatility absolutely told another story. The increase in recent volatility is not surprising given the interest rate forecasts for 2022; however, I should remind people that the docile nature of 2021 is not the norm.
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