Afternoon Note
It’s a mixed session with the Dow up, but well off its high, the S&500 relatively flat, and the Nasdaq has turned negative after each reached record highs intraday. Bitcoin is on a tear, and it was up above $50,000 before retreating a bit.
On the S&P 500, only 5 sectors are in the green, with Energy outperforming again, as the latest cold and deep freeze has left some cities with blackouts. WTI crude is near a one year high at $59.94. The storms and cold weather have disrupted production in the US and caused many refineries to shut down.
Financials are the second-best performer as the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury trades up above 1.29%. This is the highest level in a year.
The decline in new Covid-19 cases, coupled with more vaccine rollouts is helping the global economic recovery optimism and propel yields. The Biden administration announced it is increasing the supply of Covid-19 vaccines to the states to 13.5 million per week, and it is doubling the amount provided to pharmacies to 2 million doses per week.
S&P 500 Index |
+0.04% |
|
Communication Services XLC |
+0.62% |
|
Consumer Discretionary XLY |
-0.10% |
|
Consumer Staples XLP |
-0.24% |
|
Energy XLE |
+2.63% |
|
Financials XLF |
+1.74% |
|
Health Care XLV |
-1.07% |
|
Industrials XLI |
+0.06% |
|
Materials XLB |
+0.09% |
|
Real Estate XLRE |
-1.49% |
|
Technology XLK |
-0.14% |
|
Utilities XLU |
-1.22% |
Breadth is mixed, with advancers leading on the Nasdaq, however the up volume exceeds the down on both the Nasdaq and the NYSE.
Market Breadth |
NYSE |
NASDAQ |
Advancing |
1,565 |
2,076 |
Declining |
1,687 |
1,913 |
52 Week High |
356 |
579 |
52 Week Low |
7 |
13 |
Up Volume |
1.83B |
2.80B |
Down Volume |
1.09B |
1.82B |
Comments |
Thank you Charles for standing up for what is right and not backing down when faced with loud mouths. John F Backus on 2/16/2021 2:44:36 PM |
Appreciate your written and oral commentaries Charles. William M Herr on 2/16/2021 3:14:11 PM |
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