[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

It has been a screaming (but profitable) roller coaster ride in the markets today. Wow....

[11th_VA]

Yes - I put some $$$ in midday, and took a short profit before the close. What just happened ?

[pepsi_junkie]

Trading has been completely sideways for over a month now, running in a channel between 23,000 and 24,000 (Dow). This didn’t break that trend.

[Jane Long]

It’s me.....I did it.

I resumed Amazon online ordering, after a hiatus, early this morning.

[brownsfan]

The market matches the world’s collective insanity.

I took the initial hit from February. I’ve recovered a bit, is it time to reduce exposure? I’m nearing retirement age.

[sheehan]

dead cat bounce.

[sheehan]

dead cat bounce.

[RedStateRocker]

I think lots of people think that the only thing wrong is the Chicom virus, once we get through that the biggie is going to be the short term pain of economically disentangling with China, but long term the markets don’t see disaster.

[Moonman62]

Gains were being driven by an advance in American Express Co. AXP, +7.42% and UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, +4.47%, which were helping to lead the charge.

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They represent the sectors that suffered while tech stocks outperformed them the past few weeks.

[1Old Pro]

They watched Trump’s rally in Allentown today and were inspired. He will lead us out of this despite the Dems trying to crush the economy.

[RayChuang88]

This is the type of thing a LOT of stock traders just hate to no end. Remember that time in 2011 when the stock market in the space of a week when up and down 500 points per day (back when DJIA was at just over 10,000)? I said back then it felt like riding the big roller coasters at Cedar Point amusement park.