Adding to the array of challenges facing the U.S. stock market, a new concern emerges: systematic trend-following funds are reducing their market exposure, potentially exacerbating downward pressure on the markets in the upcoming weeks. Goldman analysts estimate that commodity trading advisors (CTAs), a subset of trend-following hedge funds typically engaged...
The interest rate on the 10-year Treasury note has reached the highest level it has been in 16 years. On Thursday, the futures for U.S. stock indexes saw a substantial decrease. The opening of the Dow Jones Industrial Average was expected to be down by 200 points. This decline was...
U.S. stock futures are on a modest uptick as traders eagerly await the Federal Reserve’s decision and Chairman Powell’s remarks. In the meantime, oil prices have pulled back from their recent 10-month highs, and Treasury yields have eased from multi-year peaks. Current State of Stock Futures: Market Performance from Tuesday:...
U.S. stock index futures displayed strength in the early hours of Thursday, with a stable bond market and close attention on two key factors: the release of August’s retail sales data and the debut of ARM Holdings’ IPO. The performance of stock-index futures at the time was as follows: In...
On Thursday morning, the futures for U.S. stock indexes experienced a slight rise after previously reaching a six-week low, which was caused by the surge in bond yields. How are stock-index futures trading On Wednesday, there were declines in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite. Specifically,...
