Tight Action Continues as Stocks Ease Lower

The major market indexes finished lower yesterday as volume jumped higher. Transportation and Utilities continue to march higher. Real Estate stocks enjoyed a nice day as well despite the Fed all but guaranteeing a rate hike in December. Financials finished lower...

More All-Time Highs; Small Caps Inch Lower

Just another day in this market where all-time highs keep coming and bears continue to get slammed. Earnings season is now upon us with bank earnings to kick-off the season. It appears that if we are going to get any down days they will be small and not clustered...

Volume Jumps as Stocks Move Up

We continue to see new highs from this market, but you don’t hear exuberance from the crowd. What the crowd thinks or does is not of our concern. However, this market has been plagued by naysayers since 2009. It is not out of the question to see this continue. The...

Quiet Trade to Kick off Week

A nice solid day of consolidation kicked off the week’s trading. Volume subsided by more than 10% across the board as stocks put in a day of much needed consolidation. There is no question we are a bit overheated, but days like Monday do help in relieving the...

Rally Continues as Jobs Report Comes into Focus

Another solid day of gains on Thursday as the NASDAQ 100 led all the major market averages with nearly a 1% gain. Small caps lagged behind the broader market, but the group has had a gigantic run as of late. We are certainly in overbought territory and given the...