The Final Bar

Blow-Off Top?! Market Reacts to the FED Announcement

David Keller

David Keller

Chief Market Strategist, StockCharts.com

Happy Fed Day on this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar. There was quite a bit of movement leading into the FOMC announcement, with exceptional amounts of movement afterwards. Markets continued to push aggressively to the upside, with the S&P 500 closing the day out above 4700!! So what's the take away? Is this the blowoff end of the move, or just a hint at a magical Santa Claus rally that lies ahead?

Also, guest TG Watkins, Director of Stocks at Simpler Trading, stopped by the studio today to give his take on this sudden upswing after Powell's press conference, sharing how he sees breadth playing into the latest market swings.

This video originally premiered on December 13, 2023. Watch on our dedicated Final Bar page on StockCharts TV, or click this link to watch on YouTube.

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David Keller
About the author: , CMT is Chief Market Strategist at StockCharts.com, where he helps investors minimize behavioral biases through technical analysis. He is a frequent host on StockCharts TV, and he relates mindfulness techniques to investor decision making in his blog, The Mindful Investor. David is also President and Chief Strategist at Sierra Alpha Research LLC, a boutique investment research firm focused on managing risk through market awareness. He combines the strengths of technical analysis, behavioral finance, and data visualization to identify investment opportunities and enrich relationships between advisors and clients. Learn More