Year-end positioning and lackluster trading volumes

Sevens Report President Tom Essaye believes year-end positioning and lackluster trading volumes—issues that will ease after New Year’s—are the real culprits behind the declines. 

How to Cut Through the Market Noise

What’s in Today’s Report: How to Cut Through the Market Noise

data disappoint

Jobs Day

What’s in Today’s Report: Jobs Day, Key VIX Levels to Watch.

Magnifying Glass

Jobs Report Preview (Important for Fed Rate Cut Expectations)

What’s in Today’s Report: Jobs Report Preview (Important for Fed Rate Cut Expectations)

The port strike could disrupt the data

“The port strike could disrupt the data, essentially creating a smoke screen for the Fed when trying to stick the soft landing,” wrote Essaye.

Futures contracts tied to the index are telling a different story

But futures contracts tied to the index are telling a different story, and it’s one worth paying attention to, according to Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research.

What the Iranian Missile Strike Means for Markets

What’s in Today’s Report: What the Iranian Missile Strike Means for Markets, ISM Manufacturing Mildly Disappoints.