September 18, 2024 7:59am

Whether the Fed cuts rates by 25 or 50 basis points, what matters is how markets respond. That may not be clear right away.

Financial markets are likely to whipsaw this afternoon after the Fed rate cut, "dot plot" and Jerome's comments. The volatility could continue on Thursday or even Friday, as investors continue to chew over the implications.

That makes it difficult to make bold moves right after a Fed meeting. But if market reaction appears favorable, investors can take advantage of more stocks flashing buy signals. <IBD>

My interpretation of the morning’s numbers is written to be informative; it’s built on what happened or will happen behind the headline today!

Never leave an investor uninformed

 

Remember that overnight and pre-open actions’ futures and markets doesn’t necessarily translate into actual trading in today’s market session.

My interpretation of the morning’s numbers is written to be informative; it’s built on what happened or will happen behind the headline today!

 

Wednesday: The pre-open Dow futures are UP +0.13% or (+55 points), the S&P futures are +0.14% or (+7 points) and the Nasdaq futures are UP +0.22% or (+41 points)

  • Stock futures rise slightly anticipating a long-awaited Fed rate cut,
  • European markets fall,
  • Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise.

 

Henry’omics: We need to more than consider the economic environment to comprehend the micro re “our” universe of cell and gene therapy companies …

Tuesday: The Dow closed DOWN -15.90 points or -0.04%, the S&P closed UP +1.49 points or +0.03% while the Nasdaq closed UP +35.93 points or +0.20%

  • Tuesday’s advance/decline line ending with a positive close at the close of 22 incliner, 11 decliners and 2 flats

 

Monday’s RegMed Investors (RMi) Closing bell: “breadth was positive although confidence is still wishy-washy. Investors are still also nervous ahead of the Fed's rate decision Wednesday.” …  https://www.regmedinvestors.com/articles/13620

 

Q3/24:

  • September – 5 positive and 6 negative close
  • August – I neutral, 10 positive and 11 negative closes
  • July: 1 market holiday. 1 day off, 6 negative, 1 neutral and 12 positive closes

 

Companies in my headlights – It’s your decision; I provide ideas and context 

I post about “indication intelligence” looking toward investment conferences … to assist investors with insight into sector vulnerabilities and strengths.

A dictionary definition of “indicate” refers to something less than a certainty; an indication could be a signal of being oversold or overbought, a recommendation, or grounds for inferring or a basis for believing.

Yet again, I am passing on forecasting the daily indications as Tuesday's Fed rate expectation in the aftermarket as indexes fluctuated while the pre-open waits for the all-clear alarm …  it is still a mix of ups, downs and just unknowns.

 

The BOTTOM LINE: The Nasdaq climbed 0.2% after rising nearly 1.1% at the morning high. The small-cap Russell 2000 advanced 0.7%, its fifth straight gain but near session lows.

NOT changing a “hook” that captures readers' attention …

As volatility is on-call in today’s sector

  • I am STILL wondering if … sentiment is moribund.
  • Keep overall exposure low and be ready to exit quickly.
  • As I have joked, “uncle algo and his electronic trading dwarfs” come to roost” until they fly away!

 

Moving forward through September, October and a few weeks of November, I believe the cell and gene therapy sector equities could be a bit rocky as Q3 LPS (loss-per-share) earnings releases step to bat.

 

Welcome to my world of defining the “grey’ in our universe!

  • Right up front, “I also hate to be so negative or contrarian but, this is a NO spin zone and facts are its product; I can always be WRONG but … I am mostly EARLY!”
  • The sector is what it is, until it isn’t and even then, it doesn’t seem to be… as NOT much changes as the sector’s share pricing rides the waves of volatility, algorithms, electronic trading and short covering.
  • I am more frequently right than consequentially wrong; if I wanted to be liked, I wouldn’t have been an analyst/journalist.

 

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