Stocks Erase Morning Gains End Lower

Stocks Erase Morning Gains End Lower

All appeared well in the world with US futures getting a boost from markets around the world.  At its highs Brazil was up more than 8%.  However, sellers had a different plan in store for this market.  Volume ended mixed with volume on the NASDAQ exchange higher than...

Stocks End Mixed; Russell 2000 Snaps Back

After a bout of selling this morning the stock market was able to rebound.  During the morning’s selling the VIX really did not jump as if there was a ton of fear in the market.  We do have a jobs report tomorrow, but was it anticipation of Yom Kippur ushering in...

Fourth Quarter Begins on Sour Note

For the third straight session stocks slide lower in above average volume.  At least the Russell 2000 did not lead the market to the downside.  The NASDAQ lead the decline today with the Russell 2000 not to far behind.  We still remain in a bad seasonality period, but...

Third Quarter Ends with Indexes Closing in the Red

Despite a midday rally stocks simply could not hold onto gains as end of the month volume ramps at the close.  We continue to see some positive action in select stocks, but the indexes simply cannot find their footing.  GPRO continues to extend its gains and we...

Stocks Battle Back from Morning Lows

Early morning jitters over global unrest gave way to buyers as early morning lows were quickly forgotten.  Pending home sales disappointed as month-over-month pending sales sank 1% while year-over-year fell more than 4%.  Perhaps bad news is good news in hopes to keep...