Stocks Drop as Fears Mount

China fears continue to mount as circuit breakers halted China’s stock exchanges overnight. US futures took a pounding all throughout the early morning. Today’s session once again proved why cash is king. At the close the market officially had its worse 4...
Epic Volatility Hits the Street; Stocks Lower

Epic Volatility Hits the Street; Stocks Lower

Overnight the markets were rocked by Chinese markets as the Shanghai crashed more than 8%. Concerns over the Chinese economy and its ripple effects were the talking heads excuse for the selling. The Dow has been in a downtrend and the S&P 500 has been able to...
Stocks Higher as Greece dominates Headlines

Stocks Higher as Greece dominates Headlines

At least for now Greece is not in default and sent into a death spiral. European stocks jumped the most with the German DAX jumping more than 3%. The US indexes benefited from the rise in European shares, but didn’t get the price gains. Volume was lower across the...
Stocks Fall Hard after Long Weekend; Volume Jumps

Stocks Fall Hard after Long Weekend; Volume Jumps

This is not the way you want to return from a long weekend. After many enjoyed BBQs and remember those who have served those who came into the day long were hit hard by sellers. A plethora of mixed economic data hit the market, but nothing stands out where the media...
AAPL Exposed to Selling; Beige Book Fails to Inspire

AAPL Exposed to Selling; Beige Book Fails to Inspire

Small Caps and the NASDAQ 100 led the market lower today after solid gains yesterday.  The news regarding the Celebrity Nude scandal finally go to AAPL as traders were using the excuse as the stock sold off in heavy volume.  Volume on the NYSE ran lower on the...