Small Caps Push Higher; GOOGL Weighs on NASDAQ

A solid day of gains for small cap stocks as measured by IWM, but QQQ stumbles after GOOGL falls post earnings. Volume was mixed on the session with NASDAQ volume ending lower while NYSE inched higher. The NASDAQ escaped a day of distribution. DIA closed flat with a...

Nasty outside Reversal Casts Shadow over Markets

Early morning rise in futures and subsequent open to the market eventually caved and ushered in heavy volume selling.  Markit released its PMI reading and it was slightly weaker than expected, but did not hold back the equity markets from rallying just after the...

Small Caps Lag as the market Closes in the Red

For the third straight session stocks closed in the red and for the second day in three notch a day of distribution.  Today’s distribution makes for 7 and should raise at least a yellow flag for the overall market in general.  Aside from the distribution there were...

Market Participants await Economic Data and the Fed

A quiet day on Wall Street today as summer trading continues. Many are likely still trying to recover from their weekend festivities. Perhaps many were with Steve Cohen. Pending home sales weren’t as bad as the market was looking for, but was still negative month over...