Mid-Day Rally Fades into the Close

The market giveth and the market taketh. Today’s selling certainly puts the NASDAQ in danger of entering into a new downtrend. Volume on the NASDAQ rose on the day while the NYSE fell against Monday’s inflated volume figures. VIX rose, but could not reach a 16 handle....

NASDAQ ends Losing Streak; May begins on a Positive Note

May kicked off with stocks pushing off morning lows to close near session highs. According to IBD’s website NYSE volume was flat, but NASDAQ volume slipped on the session. For the most part the day lacked any volume push until the end of the session. Given the...

NASDAQ Lags as the Fed’s Support for Stocks Continues

Earnings led by AAPL were a real drag on the NASDAQ today as the Russell 2000 continues to lead this market higher. Volume was up on the session, but it does not come as a surprise. The key part of the FOMC statement was the fact June’s potential rate hike is now off...
Earnings and the Fed remain in Focus

Earnings and the Fed remain in Focus

One more day until we get another release of the latest FOMC policy statement. Small caps led the market today gaining more than 1% on the session. We cannot say the same for the other averages as the NASDAQ ended lower and the Dow and S&P 500 limping into the...

Light Volume Session as Stocks await the Fed

For some time, we have been waiting for this market to pull back from its recent run and it appears we are beginning to get at least a small pullback. A three day losing streak for the NASDAQ is not something we have been accustomed to after the lows back in February....