Fed Minutes boost Stocks as Volume Subsides

The Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed the Fed’s focus is not ending QE but when the next rate hike will come.  Janet Yellen will now try to take the focus off of QE and keep the narrative on interest rates.  Initially, the market did not like what it saw from the...

Stocks Extend Losses in Heavy Turnover

Losses were carried over from yesterday’s session as volume jumped today.  We have seen the first real distribution in quite some time as volume soared above Monday’s level.  The lone sector in the S&P 500 in the green was the Utility sector.  Selling was...

Russell 2000 Leads the General Market Lower

After a long holiday weekend those who were back in the office were sellers of this market today.  A debate will certainly rage over whether today will count as a distribution day or not.  We’ll count it as such, but we’ll need to see more evidence this market is...