COMMENTARY

Extreme oversold conditions setup Monday’s rebound.  Institutions failed to step up and support the market as volume was well off from Friday’s levels.  A stronger than expected ISM number set the tone for the market early on.  Volume really began to fall off as the...

The market received another jolt of selling as traders dumped stock.  President Obama’s State of the Union address failed to inspire Wall Street to push stock prices higher.  Even with the Federal Reserve holding steady with its game plan Wall Street simply wasn’t...

The correction didn’t end today, but buyers stepped up with volume behind them.  Stocks set a new low for the current correction after New Home sales unexpectedly slowed in December.  Selling pressure slowed as traders began positioning themselves for the FOMC rate...

Sellers took over in the last hour sending the major indexes near the lows at the close.  When you have a market in correction late day sell-offs are not unusual, but expected.  Volume was higher on the day indicating institutions were willing to dump stock at lower...

Stocks relieve oversold conditions by ending the day higher on lower volume.  Financials gave the S&P 500 a boost, but volume lagged.  The lack of volume is something we’ve seen with this market after it has suffered bouts of intense selling.  Like the S&P 500...

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First things first, back by popular demand is our Holiday Special pricing for the Platinum and Gold memberships.  Check it out here. Sellers took over the market as the dollar rose, but once again support came to the rescue.  However, the damage can be seen throughout...

Stocks shook off Friday's sell off reversing course and closing near the highs of the day.  Perhaps the perceived victory by Scott Brown in Massachusetts help drive Healthcare stocks higher.  Regardless of the reason, stocks drove higher.  Volume was lower after a...

Another day and another day where stock prices finish off in the green.  Volume slid on the day as many on Wall Street pulled back from Wednesday's euphoric action.  The Alcoa earnings miss has all but been forgotten as stocks have moved past the disappointment.  This...