Stock Market Rallies As GDP Triggers Recession

The stock market extended gains yesterday, in parallel the US economy officially entered a recession based on the commonly accepted definition. Amazon.com (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) reported their quarterly results after the close and added to the market's gains:

Amazon up 12% , Apple up 4%. Stock market futures conitnue to rally as well.

The 10-year Treasury yield ticked down to 2.68%, closing at its lowest level since early April.

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The stock market uptrend shrugged off the recession signal, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 gained 1% and 1.2%, respectively. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rallied 1.1%. The small-cap Russell 2000 advanced 1.3%. While recession could slow earnings, it appears that most of the negative news are already discounted and priced into the stock market.

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What does that mean for swing-traders?

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