Markets Jump; Volume Mixed

Nice day across the board with solid price gains despite mixed volume.  The NASDAQ enjoyed solid gains with volume higher on the exchange.  NYSE volume ended lower, but typical for a Monday session.  This week is a holiday shortened week with Friday’s Good Friday...

Stocks Find Support, but Close Lower

Fears over the dollar, plane crash, and potential war in Yemen had many traders scared this morning.  Heavy selling began the day and it appeared as if we were heading down the same path as yesterday’s market.  As the early afternoon progressed it appeared we were...

Stocks Open the Week Lower

The market entered a historically weak period with sellers winning the day.  Leadership thinned even further today.  Leading the market lower was once again small cap stocks followed closely by the NASDAQ Composite index.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to...
NASDAQ Suffers Another Distribution Day

NASDAQ Suffers Another Distribution Day

There was certainly a divide in the market today as NASDAQ and Russell 2000 fell hard while the Dow closed in positive territory.  A big beat for the Empire Manufacturing number was a nice surprise, but it did very little to excite market participants coming off the...