Same Old Story; Small Caps Lag as S&P and NASDAQ Rise

We continue to see Small Cap Stocks lag the broader market as the NASDAQ and S&P 500 continue to push higher. Small Caps are typically seen as a risk-on trade. Traders and investors alike are not flooding to the group as we would like to see for a bull market....

Sluggish Day as Volume Picks up; Small Caps Dive

Thursday’s price action wouldn’t be too bad hadn’t we gapped up at the open and sold off the remainder of the day. Small Cap stocks led the decline and closed below its 200 day moving average. Not what you want to see from the index as it continues to lag the broader...

Quiet Day on Wall Street as Earnings Season Kicks Up

Monday’s trading session was quiet as many Monday’s tend to be. Financials were the worst performing sector in the S&P 500. Bank earnings have come in a bit better than expected, but a flat yield curve is not inspiring a lot of confidence in the group. On the...

FOMC Leaves Door Open to Hiking Rates

A solid day of gains for the market as Small Cap stocks lead the entire market higher during Wednesday’s session. Lagging behind was the Dow Jones Industrial average as it was only able to sneak out a 6 point gain. Volume was mixed on the exchanges with NYSE volume...

Dow Slumps; AAPL Lifts NASDAQ

Score another big win with Big Cap Tech as the NASDAQ 100 led the market with the best gains across the major indexes. Volume was lower across the board, but it was AAPL along with AMZN pushing the index higher. BA helped keep the Dow in negative territory as the...