Selling Pressure Continues; Volume Jumps

There is something certainly giving sellers a leg up here with continued selling pressure and today it was the entire market.  Small caps measured by the Russell 2000 lead the entire market lower, but the Dow and S&P 500 weren’t spared today.  For much of the day...
Dow Leads the Market Higher as Volume Slumps

Dow Leads the Market Higher as Volume Slumps

Thanks to big moves in some Dow components like JNJ and IBM the old blue chip index is powering ahead despite sluggishness in the NASDAQ and Russell 2000. The market was greeted this morning with decent economic data with only the Richmond Federal Reserve...

Yellen Confuses Pundits as Stocks Fall

In typical fashion volatility was sparked after the rate announcement from the Federal Reserve. Janet Yellen’s first meeting is now out of the way and we can move forward. On the positive side of the market today is we were able to close above Monday’s high on the...