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Powell’s Testimony

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:

  • Yesterday, we shared with you that investors were “buying the news” of Powell being hawkish on the first day of his congressional testimony.
  • The chart shows that investors started the day optimistic and hoping that buying would continue during the second day of Powell’s testimony.
  • The chart shows that investors’ hopes did not come true and there was a downdraft as Powell stayed hawkish.