Stocks Halt New Year Rally, and Why This Debt Ceiling Deadline Is Different From the Last 1/18/23

Major markets lost momentum in a big way toward the close, with the Nasdaq breaking its longest win streak since November 2021 and the Dow shedding over 600 points. Does today’s action mark the end of the rally we saw to kick off the year? Plus the U.S. is marching toward the deadline for raising its debt limit. Why the milestone is so on the radar for our traders.