Win Streak Ends in Distribution

The market’s win streak comes to an end as volume ticks higher. Today’s session was a distribution day, but it was not all that bad. For now, only the NASDAQ and Russell 2000 have been rejected at their respective 50 day moving averages. S&P 500 still...

Stocks Coast in Light Trade

A light day on the street as Columbus Day had many off the job and enjoying a long weekend. Volume was off about 20% across the board. Light volume on Monday’s is no real surprise as many Monday’s have been light. The VIX has come back to earth in a hurry and is...

Stocks Reverse Losses; Fed Releases Minutes

Biotech continues its woes as small caps lead the way once again. Utilities and Transportation stocks enjoyed stellar days too. VIX dropped further as investors expect future volatility to drop. Although today’s reversal was strong and it was a day where the Fed...

Du Pont Drives Dow; Biotech weighs on the NASDAQ

The Dow climbed higher due to DD as the company is going to split in two. Biotech once again was hit hard as sellers continue to pound the group. At one point today at the lows the NASDAQ was down more than 1% on the session. By the close, the NASDAQ was able to climb...

Stocks Add to Gains; S&P 500 Win Streak hits 5 Days

After a dismal jobs report Friday the market was able to confirm a new uptrend and we continued the gains today. Volume did not jump like it did on Friday, but was decent for a Monday. Biotech stocks continued to get hammered as fears over drug prices and the upcoming...