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From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The $SPX rallied right to its 200-moving average, and it was rejected.

We bounced in the morning due to CPI...

They say to buy when there's blood in the streets.

Does this count?

Hardly.

Many...

The regional banking panic that began last week has caused a drastic repricing of financial stocks. 

As selling pressure accelerates for a variety of vulnerable banks, executives are coming out and buying shares in an effort to shore up the...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

We've got CPI up at bat this morning.

I'm sure we'll see wild swings, so it's hard for me to pick a stock before the data.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Overall, I'll give the market credit: It hung on most of the day.

Tomorrow morning we have a CPI report, so that may be a...

Historically they’re all usually just making a big deal about things that are not a big deal.

It's their job to make noise. And in some cases, it's not even their job,...

The most significant insider transaction on today’s list comes in a 13D from Carl Icahn reporting an increase in his Southwest Gas Holdings $SWX stake.

Icahn now owns 12.64% of outstanding shares, a significant change from the 9.8%...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The market is very erratic right now.

Last night the futures were as high as 3,970, and now we're back to 3,900.

It's the weekly bond edition of What the FICC?

The Silicon Valley Bank $SIVB collapse dominates the week's headlines.

While risks appear isolated for now, unlike in 2008, the next chart reveals a storm brewing beneath the surface......