Stocks Kick Off February with Gains

A late day rally helped kick the month of February off with solid gains across the board.  Led by energy the S&P 500 closed higher by 1.3%.  The Dow Jones Industrial average followed up with a gain of 1.14%.  Lagging the session was the NASDAQ and Russell 2000. ...

Stocks Find Support near Recent Lows

Today’s session did not start off very well and at a few points looked as if the December lows would no longer hold up as support.  As if by magic just after 11am buyers began to pick up momentum and eventually a powerful force.  Volume slipped on the NASDAQ, but on...

Hawkish Fed Sends Stocks Lower

The market received an early boost from AAPL and YHOO, but it would not last long.  All eyes were on the Federal Reserve and its policy statement.  Many were expecting the normal dovish Fed waiting on raising interest rates.  However, the Federal Reserve turned...
Stocks Shake off Early Morning Losses; Small Caps Shine

Stocks Shake off Early Morning Losses; Small Caps Shine

Ahead of a major winter storm hitting the Northeast of the United States stocks were able to push off the lows of the session.  Greek elections were big news and late Sunday night they were negatively impacting futures.  Futures would not be held down for very long...