Stocks Fall Hard; Distribution Strikes

It did not take long for sellers to take over this market and push the major market averages lower. Volume soared too. Above average on the NASDAQ as healthcare related stocks took a large hit. We are still in a negative seasonality period for stocks. This action is...

Weekend Update And Top Current Holdings

I went into this past week with a neutral bias and I am leaving the most recent trading week with a neutral bias. I also stated that if this market did not breakout sooner than later in this sideways consolidation that the path of least resistance would turn down....

Stocks Rise as Jobs Friday Nears

A late day slide clipped the day’s gains, but we were able to close higher on the session. Volume ended higher across the board today. Perhaps a good sign we are seeing accumulation? Banks continue to push higher while utilities and real estate stocks suffer. Interest...

Utilities Tumble as Bond Yields jump

Utilities have another terrible day dropping more than 2%. Telecom and Real Estate weren’t too far behind utilities. Bond yields jump again and now we are seeing interest rate sensitive sectors falling with anticipation of higher rates. Stocks fell on the session as...

Light Volume pullback after Friday’s Rally

Just what the doctor ordered for this market after Friday’s huge rally after fears over a DB collapse subsided. Volume was light on the session coming off the weekend. Lows of the day were set at 12:30 and we were able to find buyers through to the close. It was nice...