Beige Book Gives Buyers Confidence as Stocks Close Flat

Stocks rallied off the morning lows only to take out the morning lows by early afternoon. The morning session the market looked great setting up an outside reversal day. Volume was running higher, but the rug was pulled out from underneath buyers until sellers were...

Late Day Rally Helps lift the Market off its Lows

Economic data was on the light side today with only the ISM New York figure hitting the wires. European markets were lower in heavier trade putting pressure on futures and much of the morning session. Volume jumped above Monday’s level giving the S&P 500 another...

Russell 2000 Leads the Market lower; Gold slammed lower

It appears market participants ate too much Tryptophan and couldn’t keep this market afloat. Generally speaking global PMIs were positive and it was certainly the case here in the states. Gold took a beating today as “King Dollar” appears poised to move higher. The...

Volume Falls ahead of Thanksgiving, but Stocks Climb Again

A burst of economic data hit the market this morning. Once again the data was mixed with the Chicago PMI once again showing strength. Durable goods weren’t up to snuff. However, the data was quickly forgotten as many were looking ahead to the Thanksgiving Day holiday....

NASDAQ leads the way as Volume Jumps across the Board

Just another day in Wonderland as stocks close in the green, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hit stall speed. Volume jumped across the board, perhaps institutions are trying to get allocations ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Economic data...