Stocks Settle after Yesterday’s Gains

A slight miss from GDP prior to the market open kicked the trading day off. Small cap stocks remain volatile with the Russell 2000 down more than 1% on the session. The S&P 500 on the other hand was able to close down just 4 basis points. Health care and Energy...

A Hawkish Fed holds Rates Steady; Stocks Soar

Led by nearly a 3% gain the Russell 2000 led all major market averages. Volume poured into this market after the Federal Reserve once again delayed hiking interest rates. AAPL finally started moving after the Fed announcement after reacting quietly to earnings. A big...

Small Caps Hit Hard; AAPL Sputters despite Earnings Beat

Once again small cap stocks had a tough day as the Russell 2000 was down more than 1.2% on the session. The big cap indexes saw small losses in heavier turnover. Over the past few sessions after the earnings from GOOGL, AMZN, and MSFT small cap stocks have lagged well...
Market Awaits Federal Reserve; AAPL Falls

Market Awaits Federal Reserve; AAPL Falls

The last week of trading for the month of October and the stock market ends lower. Despite the drop in AAPL the NASDAQ was able to sneak out gains thanks to gains from PCLN, GOOGL, AMZN, and FB. Natural gas fell nearly 10% on the day as commodities in general fell...

ECB Provides the Juice as Stocks Push Higher

What a difference one day makes. Yesterday’s action was definitely something to be concerned with, but after today’s massive move on big volume is quite telling. Bonds did not play along as yields remained steady. The excitement was certainly with stocks and we are...