COMMENTARY

Stock rise again as traders feel the joy of hints at better than expected retail sales.  Holiday volume took over once again, but it is not unexpected as many traders are taking vacation.  The uptrend continues and it continues to be strong. We are going to be wise...

Trader's once again ignored bad economic data as new home sales plunged 11.3%.  Initially, the market did see selling as traders reacted to the terrible housing data.  Slowly but surely stocks began to creep higher and eventually hitting into new high territory. ...

GDP figures were revised lower once again as President Obama's stimulus package of $780 billion simply was not effective enough.  Traders simply ignored the revision and plowed forward pushing stock prices higher.  Unfortunately, volume simply was not seen as we are...

Following through on the gains from Friday were Small Cap stocks as well as the NASDAQ Composite index.  The market continues to be in an uptrend and we continue to find stocks moving quite nicely in this uptrend. Monday's gap up was a welcoming sign as the NASDAQ...

Today's postings.

I fully update new longs and shorts EVERY night with full analysis and charts, I update my forums every night with new sells and watchlist with a video after every important market session, and always have early longs up for PLAT members before the morning. Everything...

Heavy trading in Citigroup dwarfs the market as we are reminded we are in a shaky market.  The NASDAQ and S&P 500 closed just off their lows of the session suggesting very little support for the indexes.  Citigroup certainly skewed volume, but with the amount of...

Stocks finished near session lows as the Federal Reserve policy statement failed to inspire buyers.  S&P 50 and NASDAQ ended the day near but off their lows.  Small caps on the other hand finished much stronger.  Volume on the NYSE slid on the day while NASDAQ...

Inflation data along with news Wells Fargo paying back its share of the TARP set the tone early on.  Producer prices rose higher than expected sending a bit of fear into traders as early morning trade reflected a fear trade.  Bucking the trend was Wells Fargo, but it...