COMMENTARY

Ahead of tomorrow’s all-important non-farm payroll the markets end in mixed fashion with the Dow leading to the upside and the NASDAQ closing marginally lower.  Volume was mixed on the day with the NYSE volume coming higher.  The day started out on a good foot the...

Well, we got what we wanted to see a boring day consolidating recent gains.  Volume was much lower across the day another good sign for this uptrend.  Even disappointing ADP and ISM figures pushed the market lower.  The cold weather the US has been experiencing...

Big volume surged into the markets today as the markets ignore geopolitical actions.  Pushing to all-time highs the S&P 500 wasn’t the biggest winner of the day.  The Russell 2000 gained more than 2.75% the clear winner on the day.  Coming in second was the NASDAQ...

The big headline from the weekend was Russia moving into the Ukraine with ground forces.  Fears over a conflict spread throughout Twittersphere and Blogosphere.  Overnight we had geopolitical experts spewing nonsense regarding the situation.  Our focus is purely price...

We aren’t surprised to see this market closing higher and the NASDAQ hitting a new high today.  Volume wasn’t higher on the session as once again new highs are hit without volume.  Leading stocks continue to act real well and have been treating us quite well. ...

A positive new home sales figure helped lift stocks to their highs, but they wouldn’t be able to sustain the new highs.  NASDAQ volume was lower on the session as volume on the NYSE was higher on the day.  Despite the lack of excitement in the overall markets we did...

The market followed up yesterday gains with a relatively quiet day of consolidation.  Economic data continues to be mixed with Case-Shiller coming in slightly better than expected while the Richmond Fed index and Consumer confidence figures disappoint.  In the end it...

Lead by the NASDAQ stocks encounter sellers in the final hour selling off into the close.  Gains were still solid on the day as the Russell 2000 led all gainers with a 1.03% gain.  S&P 500 closed with gains of .62% gain brining up the rear for the major market...