COMMENTARY
NASDAQ Closes off its Highs as Volume Slides, but Above Average
The market ended off the highs of the session, but with volume coming in lower we avoid a day of stalling. Russell 2000 small cap index raced higher tying the NASDAQ composite for the top index of the day. Interestingly, enough both indexes have yet to have the golden...
Facebook $FB Files for an IPO as a late day sell-off takes down the S&P 500
The big talk of the town was FB filing for its IPO. Despite the news of the IPO sellers hit the market late day pushing stocks from its highs. Over at the NASDAQ despite sellers on the NYSE the NASDAQ appeared to be somewhat immune. Volume soared on the NASDAQ as...
January Closes with a Whimper; AMZN Disappoints After Releasing Earnings
The early morning jolt higher the market was hit with unexpected disappointing economic news from the Chicago PMI and Consumer Confidence. While it did appear the market was heading for a day of distribution buyers stepped up just after the lunch hour. Financials...
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Closing off the Lows, Stocks Show Resilience
While market pundits wait for a Greece and its creditors to come to an agreement, stocks quietly put in a solid day. At the open it did not appear stocks would have a good day as the market pulled back nearly one percent. Small cap stocks were having a difficult time,...
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A Handful Of Stocks Ready To Move Higher
Leaders Turn Lower as Stocks Reverse Hard
The NASDAQ notched its first day of distribution after putting in a new high in the most recent rally. A solid durable goods order number helped push the market higher. However, a bigger expected drop in New Home sales didn’t help and put pressure on stocks. It wasn’t...
Fighting the Fed is Futile; AAPL and Bernanke Send Stocks Higher
Stocks were weak to begin the day as pending home sales were weaker than expected. The weakness didn’t last very long as traders and investors were positioning themselves ahead of the Federal Reserve policy statement. By noon, stocks were at session highs, but it...
AAPL Blows Away Earnings in After-Hour Session
Another great day for the stock market as again buyers step up and support the market. The market did get help from the Richmond Federal Reserve Manufacturing index as it came in better than expected. However, the market turned its attention to AAPL’s quarterly...
Volume falls ahead of the Federal Reserve’s two day meeting
The day began with a solid move off the lows and it was looking like the market was going to surrender to the bulls. After the 10 o’clock hour sellers hit the market sending stocks lower, but in a bullish fashion stocks were able to find support. Today’s move would...
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