Traders Take a Step Back as Stocks and Volume Slide

Gold and silver continued their downward move flushing out weak hands as the dollar continued its counter-trend rally.  Outside the dollar and precious metals, stocks simply enjoyed a low volume pull back with the action resembling paint drying on the wall.  It was a...

Late Date Reversal as Traders Await November's Job Report

A late day reversal in front of the November jobs report has Wall Street on their toes heading into Friday’s jobs number.  Early going, the market got a shot from the ISM which saw its non-manufacturing sector contract showing a reading of 48.7.  The contraction...

Small Caps Lead Again as Stocks Finish off Highs

The market got spooked as the S&P 500 hit new highs, but this time we did not see a high volume turnaround.  Since August when the market hits new highs we have been witness to high volume reversals.  It wasn’t in the cards to day as volume was lower across...

Institutional Surge Sparks End of Day Rally

Friday’s shortened session provided fireworks, but Monday’s morning session showed traders were hung-over from the festivities.  It appeared institutions were simply stepping aside during the morning as traders were dumping holdings from Friday’s move.  Another low...