Stocks Open the Week Lower

The market entered a historically weak period with sellers winning the day.  Leadership thinned even further today.  Leading the market lower was once again small cap stocks followed closely by the NASDAQ Composite index.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to...

S&P 500 Sets Another All-Time High

It was a day of new highs as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial average hit new all-time highs.  The NASDAQ continues to hit multi-year highs.  Russell 2000 remains weak and is not near its all-time high.  Big Cap stocks have been leading this market higher and...

Stocks Retreat from Highs after FOMC Announcement

Just when you thought were off to the races sellers swooped in knocking prices lower by the close.  For much of the day stocks drifted toward the breakeven levels up until the FOMC announcement.  As expected the Federal Reserve Bank said it would end its QE program at...
NASDAQ Suffers Another Distribution Day

NASDAQ Suffers Another Distribution Day

There was certainly a divide in the market today as NASDAQ and Russell 2000 fell hard while the Dow closed in positive territory.  A big beat for the Empire Manufacturing number was a nice surprise, but it did very little to excite market participants coming off the...