Fed Minutes Fail to Spark Buyers; Stocks End Lower

by | Nov 20, 2014

Early trading was dominated by sellers as this market continues to operate in overbought conditions.  Morning lows saw buyers respond pushing the market above the midpoint of the session.  All eyes would point to the release of the latest Federal Reserve meeting...

Stocks Advance as Volume Ends Mixed

by | Nov 19, 2014

The unrelenting stock market rally continues to push higher with the NASDAQ finishing higher leading all major stock market indexes.  Volume was mixed with the NASDAQ experiencing lower volume while volume jumped higher on the S&P 500 (MarketSmith shows lower...

Utilities Lead as Japan Enters Another Recession

by | Nov 18, 2014

News Japan slid into another recession sent futures lower as the Nikkei fell more than 2% in overnight trading.  Mixed economic news did very little to move futures in one direction or another.  Early morning push higher was met with a fierce, but brief selling...

Small Caps Lag as NASDAQ Stalls

by | Nov 14, 2014

The market had some giddy up during the early going as buyers were out pushing the market higher.  Just as it appeared buyers would hold the upper hand in a flash the market erased its gains. Most notably were small cap stocks as the Russell 2000 came under heavy...

Volume Kicks Up; Stocks End Mixed

by | Nov 13, 2014

Small cap stocks were the winners of the day followed by the NASDAQ.  For the first time in over a week the S&P 500 closed in the red.  The same goes for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.  Both indexes were able to escape a day of distribution with support at the...