After two constructive sessions, breadth rolled over hard on Thursday, with decliners re-taking a clear majority and short-term momentum slipping back below key thresholds. Intermediate-term gauges remain intact, but they’re deteriorating.
Approval ratings for President Donald Trump are near record lows in his second presidential term. The government shutdown could be weighing on the results.
Bank of New York Mellon, Charles Schwab, KeyCorp., Commercial Metals, M&T Bank, Marsh McLennan, Travelers, U.S. Bancorp, CSX, and Interactive Brokers are due to release their quarterly results.
Daily and medium-term breadth improved again - more stocks above key MAs and NH>NL - while the weekly view still reflects last week’s damage but is narrowing.
Global markets are reeling this week as the simmering trade tensions between the United States and China have boiled over into a full-blown economic confrontation. A recent expansion of Chinese export controls on critical materials, swiftly met by aggressive US tariffs and tech restrictions, has shattered earlier market optimism and
