Stocks Shake off Early Morning Losses; Small Caps Shine

Stocks Shake off Early Morning Losses; Small Caps Shine

Ahead of a major winter storm hitting the Northeast of the United States stocks were able to push off the lows of the session.  Greek elections were big news and late Sunday night they were negatively impacting futures.  Futures would not be held down for very long...

New Uptrend is Confirmed; ECB QE Higher than Expected

After a shaky start to the session the stock market was able to find its footing confirming a new uptrend.  A solid day all around for the stock market with volume higher and solid price gains.  ECB announced its QE program to the tune of 60 billion Euros a month.  At...

Market Awaits ECB QE Program

Today was a light trading day on Wall Street as many await the ECB’s announcement of its own Bond buying program.  Once again small cap stocks lagged behind the general market closing lower by more than 30 basis points.  Volume was lighter on the session and it does...
Small Caps Lag as NASDAQ Leads Market Higher

Small Caps Lag as NASDAQ Leads Market Higher

Hopes over a new European Quantitative Easing program boosted US futures early.  Bank earnings have been disappointing and MS followed the trend releasing earnings at 7am.  The lone piece of economic data was the NAHB Housing Market Index and it disappointed by one...