S&P 500 Retakes its 50 Day Completes 5 Day Winning Streak

Today was another strong performance from our stock market leaders and overall stock market. Volume unfortunately did not accompany today’s move, but given individual stock moves volume is secondary. It is nice to see gains from market leaders especially when they are...

Syria Headline Clips Gains; NASDAQ Shines as Volume Rises

Another day and another missed shot at a bona fide follow-through day. However, given the volume surge in the NASDAQ and its ability to clear/hold yesterday’s high things are brighter than they may seem. The Fed’s Beige Book release did little to stock movement, but...

Obama Beats the War Drum; Stocks have Gains Cut

Out of the gate the market was higher as market participants dragged themselves back from a long weekend. Summer is now over, unofficially and perhaps volume overall will come back into the market. Volume did jump over Friday’s end-of-the-month volume surge at the...