The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened higher on Tuesday before quickly moving into negative territory. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both opened higher. Stocks may be looking for direction after the China-U.

So, the party continues – stocks advanced…..investors, traders and algo’s reacting to the headlines about tariffs, trade, the FED, the eco data, the bond market, earnings, the recession ...

The Dow industrials surged more than 1,000 points after Monday’s selloff.

Energy and consumer-discretionary stocks, which could be extra sensitive to economic weakness, were surging on Thursday on trade optimism. The S&P 500's energy sector was up 2%, while its consumer-discretionary segment was gaining 2.

U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady following a report that showed inflation unexpectedly slowed across the country last month. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Tuesday.

The Piper Sandler strategist said he still expects the S&P 500 to surge to 6,600 ... his bullishness on the stock market despite the elevated volatility from Trump's trade tariffs.

The S&P 500 rose more than 3% on Monday, hitting its highest since early March as a U.S.-China agreement to temporarily slash tariffs brought some hopes for easing of a global trade war, which U.S. President Donald Trump ignited in early April.