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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed up +1.67%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) close up +2.28%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +1.70%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday rose by +0.87%. The dollar rallied Wednesday due to an easing of the harsh trade rhetoric against China after President Trump said he plans to be "very nice" to China in any talks and that tariffs will drop if the two countries can reach...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +3.30%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +2.80%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +4.03%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +3.13%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.57%. The dollar is climbing today due to an easing of the harsh trade rhetoric against China after President Trump said he plans to be “very nice” to China in any talks and that tariffs will drop if the two countries...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +3.14%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +2.57%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +3.74%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +3.08%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

All major indices show substantial early gains.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up +2.51%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +2.66%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.63%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +2.52%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose by +0.65%. The dollar rallied moderately Tuesday and rebounded from Monday's 3-year low. Short covering emerged in the dollar Tuesday on trade deal optimism after US trade negotiators said they have made "significant progress" toward a bilateral trade deal with India following talks...

Uncertainty is the term most often applied to this stock market. Uncertainty over tariffs. Uncertainty of whether the S&P 500 (SPY) will fall into bear territory. Uncertainty over what happens next. Steve Reitmeister dives into the uncertainty to make sense of the market in this week’s commentary.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +1.82%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.91%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +2.13%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +1.98%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.32%. The dollar today is rebounding higher from Monday's 3-year low. Short covering emerged in the dollar today on trade deal optimism after US trade negotiators said they have made "significant progress" toward a bilateral trade deal with India following talks...