Forced Selling Helped Spark Dow’s Plunge in Opening Minutes
http://www.wsj.com/articles/forced-selling-helped-spark-dows-plunge-in-opening-minutes-1440444248
Trading in Stocks, ETFs Was Halted More Than 1,200 Times Early Monday
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trading-in-stocks-etfs-paused-more-than-1-200-times-early-monday-1440438173
As Oil Continues Freefall, Will OPEC Blink?
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2015/08/24/as-oil-continues-freefall-will-opec-blink/?intcmp=marketfeatures
Gold at Mult-Week Highs on U.S. Dollar @FoxBusiness
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2015/08/24/gold-below-multi-week-highs-on-dollar-weakness/?intcmp=marketfeatures
Required Reading Of The Day
Stocks Plunge On Wall Street China Concerns Cause Broad Commodities Plunge Carly Fiorina: I’ve Been Expecting a Correction Is this a Healthy Correction or Something More Ominous?
Midday Notes!
Have you ever been so happy for the Dow to be down over 400 and Nasdaq down120 points? At the lows this morning, the Dow was down 16% from recent highs and the Nasdaq almost 18%. On top of that, in just days, the Dow had dropped about 2000 points. Those percentages fulfill our 15-20%…
It’s Never A Problem Until The Market Says So
“IT’S NEVER A PROBLEM UNTIL THE MARKET SAYS SO!” By Gary Kaltbaum @GaryKaltbaum garyk.com Fox News Business Contributor Good morning! The title of this morning’s note was the same title we used back in 08…and it fits today. All the negatives that are now bubbling to the surface are only showing up because markets are…
U.S. Data in Focus Next Week After Market Meltdown @Foxbusiness
http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy-policy/2015/08/21/5-things-to-watch-for-next-week/?intcmp=bigtopmarketfeatures
Volatility Sees Biggest One-Day Jump in Four Years
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/08/21/volatility-sees-biggest-one-day-jump-in-four-years/