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Hawkish Powell

Please click here for a chart of S&P 500 ETF (SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX).

Note the following:

  • In the Morning Capsule, we shared with you that there was angst about Powell’s testimony.
  • In the premarket, stocks were being sold and the VUD indicator was orange, indicating net supply of stocks.
  • The chart shows when the text of  Powell’s testimony was released.
  • The chart shows that it was a “buy the news” reaction.
  • Powell’s testimony was hawkish, but it did not matter once the buying started.