ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/ Exploring the poetry in financial markets for students of money and economy since the year 2000. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:52:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cropped-onetwentytwo_icon-32x32.png ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/ 32 32 Tech Cracks Under Pressure, Yet Market Breadth Hangs On – The Market Breadth https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/26/tech-cracks-under-pressure-yet-market-breadth-hangs-on-the-market-breadth/ https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/26/tech-cracks-under-pressure-yet-market-breadth-hangs-on-the-market-breadth/#respond Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:48:44 +0000 https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/?p=82609 The Market Breadth Summary The Stock Market Summary Technology finally cracked under the weight of multiple pressure points. The biggest catalyst came from the AI spending race as companies such as Intel and Alphabet made it clear that they intend to continue increasing capital expenditures (capex) to remain competitive. Investors responded by focusing on the ... Read more

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]]> https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/26/tech-cracks-under-pressure-yet-market-breadth-hangs-on-the-market-breadth/feed/ 0 A Memory-Stock Reversal Comes Up Short – The Market Breadth https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/19/a-memory-stock-reversal-comes-up-short-the-market-breadth/ https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/19/a-memory-stock-reversal-comes-up-short-the-market-breadth/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:40:23 +0000 https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/?p=82488 The Market Breadth Summary The Stock Market Summary Tech weakness resurfaced last week as the AI trade continued to slowly roll over. A plunge in memory stocks featured prominently in this expanding weakness. After another deep gap down on Friday, buyers pulled off a major intraday reversal in memory stocks. However, this reversal stopped short ... Read more

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]]> https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/19/a-memory-stock-reversal-comes-up-short-the-market-breadth/feed/ 0 Oil Rebounds, Bulls Barely Blink – The Market Breadth https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/11/oil-rebounds-bulls-barely-blink-the-market-breadth/ https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/11/oil-rebounds-bulls-barely-blink-the-market-breadth/#respond Sun, 12 Jul 2026 02:36:20 +0000 https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/?p=82367 The Market Breadth Summary The Stock Market Summary I focused on two major developments during the past week of trading: the reemergence of oil and the skittishness of the AI trade. The resumption of the war against Iran nudged oil higher after multiple attacks against oil tankers had already brought an end to oil’s weeks-long ... Read more

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]]> https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/11/oil-rebounds-bulls-barely-blink-the-market-breadth/feed/ 0 The Stock Market’s Soccer Moves: Pass, Rotate, Advance – The Market Breadth https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/04/stock-markets-soccer-moves-pass-rotate-advance-the-market-breadth/ https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/04/stock-markets-soccer-moves-pass-rotate-advance-the-market-breadth/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2026 03:59:58 +0000 https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/?p=82209 The Market Breadth Summary The Stock Market Summary Just like many of you, I have been glued to the World Cup drama. I have been rooting for the United States and several other countries, and it got me thinking about how much the stock market resembles a soccer match: pass, rotate, advance. The current stock ... Read more

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]]> https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/07/04/stock-markets-soccer-moves-pass-rotate-advance-the-market-breadth/feed/ 0 What Happened in the Housing Market – Stasis Continues https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/06/29/what-happened-in-the-housing-market-stasis-continues/ https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/2026/06/29/what-happened-in-the-housing-market-stasis-continues/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:49:48 +0000 https://drduru.com/onetwentytwo/?p=81752 Housing Market Intro and Summary While Congressional passage of landmark housing legislation positively changed sentiment toward home builders, the underlying housing data continues to point toward stasis. Only existing home sales showed life in May while all the other indicators deteriorated or remained flattish. A decline in builder sentiment for May suggests that housing data ... Read more

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