Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Down Day but no Big Deal?

  • China (FXI) gets taken down -5.7% and is now sits on its trendline dating to Aug 16
  • Brazil (EWZ) gets spanked - 4.3%
  • DOW closes under 14,000
  • Nasdaq falls, tech under pressure via SMH -2% (on chip downgrades)
  • QQQQ just above by a dime from where it opened on Monday
  • Suprising UP moves today: XHB +2% (homebuilders), RTH + 1.4%(retail)
  • Econ: ISM Services data and ADP data were benign, not market moving
  • Everyone is waiting on pins and needles for Friday's jobs report
From Briefing.com:
"When looking at the losses in the equity market on Wednesday, keep these numbers in mind: +7.2%, +6.4%, +4.8% and +4.7%. Those were the percentage returns entering Wednesday's trading since the close on September 17th for the Russell 2000, Nasdaq, Dow, and S&P 500, respectively.

There is little mistaking the fact that the FOMC's rate cut on September 18th provided a bullish catalyst for the market. What happened today, then, was nothing more than a move to take profits from an overextended market."



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