Stocks – Understanding the Whipsaw

Published January 12

Stocks started Monday higher, but the green faded to red fast. Then a rally showed up in the last 45 minutes of trading. So are you wondering why the whipsaw? I’ll try to answer that here and also point long-term investors toward what to keep an eye on for a meaningful change in trend. See the full report about the whipsaw for stocks here. See the full story about whipsaw for stocks.

Sector Securities	Monday’s Open	Monday’s Close
SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY)	+0.6%	+0.1%
SPDR Dow Jones (NYSE: DIA)	+0.6%	+0.4%
PowerShares QQQ (Nasdaq: QQQ)	+0.7%	+0.3%
iShares Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM)	+0.3%	-0.4%
Vanguard Total Stock Market (NYSE: VTI)	+0.6%	-0.1%
iShares Europe (NYSE: IEV)	+1.1%	+0.4%
iShares China Large-Cap (NYSE: FXI)	+0.2%	-0.5%
iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil (NYSE: OIL)	-1.1%	-5.6%
SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD)	-0.2%	-0.9%

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