Stocks End Mixed; Fed Meeting Looms

An early morning sell off as pending home sales disappointed did not last long.  Buyers and we use this term loosely came to the market’s rescue pushing the market back near Friday’s closing prices.  Crude oil was a hot topic as the commodity briefly traded below $80...

Volatility Continues as Stocks Rebound

Yesterday’s losses were quickly erased as traders cheered earnings.  CAT reported earnings prior to the bell and after buying back a ton of stock they were able to goose earnings enough to beat rather easily to the upside.  Buying started from the start and did let up...

Near Distribution Day Spells Trouble for Confirmed Rally

All was going well for the markets until afternoon selling soured the entire rally.  Yesterday’s big volume and big price move confirmed a new market rally.  The unfortunate news today was immediately following a confirmation day was a near distribution day....

Market Confirms New Rally

On the back of AAPL’s earnings the stock market confirmed a new market rally with an explosion to the upside.  While confirming a new rally is always exciting this was done very quickly and well away from lows.  The shape of this rally is not one we like to see to...

AAPL and NASDAQ 100 Lead Stocks Higher

Early morning disappointing earnings news from IBM kicked off the week by sending US futures lower.  European indexes were lower following the weekend adding to the weakness in US futures.  Since the last Federal Reserve meeting stocks have been unable to hold many...