Jobs Report Surprises; Stocks Rise

Another solid week in gains for the market last week. Capped by a better than expected jobs report Small Cap stocks led Friday’s gains. QQQs lagged but given the leadership since the beginning of April it comes as no surprise the other major indexes are playing catch...

Futures Indicate a Positive Open; Impeachment in Focus

With the first phase of a trade deal out of the way and the last FOMC meeting of the year pundits turn to the impeachment vote. Whether it has much of an impact to the stock market remains to be seen. Friday’s market had small caps the big losers on the session while...

Stocks Inch out Gains

Closing just over the positive side stocks continued their march higher. Volume was up across the exchanges. Gold miners were big winners on the day. GDX and GDXJ had big gains on the day. On the downside we saw Energy related ETFs struggle. Not a bad day for the...

Futures Indicate a Lower Open to Begin Week

A new week and a new opportunity to improve our performance. Futures are indicating a lower open to begin the week and after this most recent push higher this comes as no surprise. We saw last week the bulls take over and active money managers exposure nearing extreme...

Stocks Close Lower; Volume Higher

The Dow and S&P 500 notch a day of distribution on Thursday as volume swelled across the board. Small Cap stocks led the market lower while the NASDAQ was able to escape distribution. This market is knocking at all-time highs a day of distribution should not be a...