That requires a 6. 4 decline we are just around that level at the moment the s p is on pace for its worst week since november 2008 the nasdaq since january 2016. You know what, the dow especially, comparing it to 2008, the drop we had was Something Like 17 yes, its the worst since then, but were still nowhere near where it was 18 . Was it 18 thank you. The key level is 23,885 if we go below that at the close. It is the worst week since 2008. But nowhere near as bad as that week. Exactly well check the action as we look to close out this week. What a week its been. Bertha coombs is at the nasdaq watching the movement there. Bob pisani on the floor of the nyse bob, lets start with you on the session today. Im a little encouraged today for the first time all this week because were starting to see a little bit of buyer interest let me show you an intraday chart of the trading activity. Ive circled the key point almost every day this week, we have seen rallies on lighter volume and the decl
Now people are suggesting because of the weirdo incidents, cramer called them morons the vix is leading the market because people are selling to pay for positions they were in over their head on. Wouldnt be the first time the tail wags the dog. Is it the tail or the dog the answer is yes. Guys, take it away. Have a good couple hours. Thank you this is the closing bell, everybody. The final hour of trade has everybody focused on whether were going to go back and retest the lows weve seen this week. We have sort of, but is it enough thats the question. Is is it enough for the market another big selloff. The dow was down nearly 700 points at the lows midday, but we are well off those lows right now but that could change. Stick around as bill mentioned, we have higher Interest Rates. That could be one factor sparking selling another thing to keep an eye on, the u. S. Dollar hit a twoweek high earlier in the session before it gave background. Right now we have Team Coverage of this decline
Trade. Heres a good example. 3m, down 4, 1. 6 . Thats almost 30 points in the dow. Another Big Industrial name. Excuse me, scott, lets move over here and showing you boeing down almost 4 thats another 30 points essentially off the dow, 1 . Another Big Industrial name. Then we get to some very specific stores, this Health Care Story weve been telling you about, the berkshire story and amazon story look what its done to United Health group this is the Biggest Health insurer in the United States dow component. 10 to the downside, thats about 70 points in the Dow Jones Industrial average another specific story mcdonalds down 6 mcdonalds had good earnings beat but they have that big 1 menu there are concerns that cheap menu might drag down growth. Thats another 40 points you put these four stocks together, thats about half the decline in the better than 300 points we saw . It the dow dow is priceweighted. Theres not much positive today, but the market is very defensive in tone. Theres some
Extraordinary upside moves we saw this year but now the action is just as extraordinary on the downside as what we saw moving higher since we turned the calendar. This is when we start to dust off the old adages down is quicker typically than the up markets weve had all a rise, we dont have to remind you of that, but the we have to pay the piper and the dow is down by the way, you cant compare the percentage terms down 802 on the dow. Biggest point decline prior to this was 776 during the financial crisis now, back then it was 7 , 8 drop today were talking 3 its rare to see that kind of move well show you everything going on with the spiking volatility. Its unsettling because it happens all at once. Well bring mike santoli in in a little bit we were talking about how the market has changed in 2018 compared to what we saw the last couple of years. Where most days the move higher would be a small one we were hitting base hits or doubles or something now weve been hitting home runs both u
Major averages are moving higher we have a panel of experts coming up here shortly. Dont forget about earnings we have a bunch coming our way after the bell, including disney well have an exclusive interview with ceo bob iger. Looking forward to that. First, though, theres also some news out of washington at this hour lets get down to aeamon javers with remarks from the president. Reporter it came about the dangers of the ms13 gang. The president talking about immigration saying he ultimately might want to shut the government down if he cant get a deal on immigration this week. Heres what he said. Id love to see a shutdown if we dont get this stuff taken care of. If we have to shut is it down because the democrats dont want safety and unrelated but still related, they dont want to take care of our military, then shut it down. Well go with another shutdown reporter the president there seeming to embrace the idea of another Government Shutdown on february 8th, later on this week thats th