Broader Market Gains; Small Caps Left Behind

An interesting day on the street Monday as stocks enjoy a bit of a roller coaster ride intraday. Volume was lower across the board from Friday’s option expiry level. Not a surprise in the slightest. Earnings continue to be a focus of the market, but with the ECB and...

Stocks Look to Bounce Back from Friday’s Sell-Off

Friday’s stock market session started off well, but sellers had a completely different idea. Yes, Friday’s session was option expiry an expectation of weird trading is high. The reversal of fortune for bulls was not what they wanted to see from the market. Of course,...

Stocks Rebound in Higher Volume

At the start of Thursday’s session, it certainly appeared as if the Dow was going to head towards a 3-day losing streak. The market reversed course and end higher across the board with the Dow edging out a 3-point gain. NY Fed comments over a rate cut certainly helped...

NASDAQ and S&P 500 Notch a Day of Distribution

While we are not going to issue an all-out sell signal, Tuesday’s distribution day should highlight the need to have an exit strategy in place. While the Russell 2000 as measured by IWM inched out gains the broader market did not and ultimately ended the day in...

Russell 2000 Stumbles; NASDAQ 100 Gains

Monday’s action saw the S&P 500 hit a new all-time high, but volume subside. At the very least we did not see the market roll over in heavy volume or a distribution day. The Russell 2000 had a weak session and continues to be a laggard amongst the NASDAQ and...