Late Day Sellers Spoil Rally

An afternoon bout of selling dampened the day as gains were wiped out by the close.  A quiet session as stocks rose slowly for much of the day.  It wasn’t until the close to where we saw a big seller whack the market lower.  Crude prices fell on the session back to a...

Dow Closes above 18,000; S&P 500 at All-Time Highs

Futures received a jolt after third quarter GDP was revised higher to 5%.  A slew of other economic data was released in front of tomorrow’s holiday shortened session.  Durable goods and new home sales disappointed as the University of Michigan sentiment index...
Dow Leads Market Higher; Natural Gas Plummets

Dow Leads Market Higher; Natural Gas Plummets

For the fourth straight day the market saw higher prices as global worries have faded.  Despite a big drop in existing home sales the market trucked higher.  Volume was below average, but given it is a holiday week it is not a surprise to see volume lower.  Aside from...