COMMENTARY
NASDAQ 100 Slammed; Dow and Russell 2000 Higher
Wednesday’s market action was certainly interesting with the NASDAQ 100 coming under a lot of selling pressure. Volume soared as institutions appeared to be leading the charge selling down NASDAQ 100 names. FANG stocks were hit hard and apart from NFLX were able to...
Cryptos are on Fire; Stocks Shake off North Korean Missile Test
The two biggest stories of the day on Tuesday were certainly Bitcoin heading to 10,000 and North Korea launching another missile. First, North Korea has been quiet as of late. We did have some rhetoric from the isolated regime, but military activity hadn’t been...
Small Cap Stocks Begin Week Lower; Dow Inches Higher
First and foremost, we hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving week and weekend. The Dow was able to squeak out gains during Monday’s session. Small cap stocks as measured by the Russell 2000 index were down the most at 39bps. VIX dropped nearly 2% as low...
New All-Time Highs Continue; Volume Up
In a show a strength buyers came out in full force and pushed stocks to more all-time highs. Earnings are the excuse, but this uptrend has been in place for quite some time. Volume was up across the board indicating buyers were more than happier to pay up for stocks....
Small Caps Lead Gains; NASDAQ 100 Slumps
It is Thanksgiving week here in the US and historically speaking is a good week for gains. Volume was lighter on Monday, but gains were made in the Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. We had our normal news flow, but calls for a market top are now coming...
WMT and CSCO Lift Stocks after Earnings
After the market had gone quiet for a few days we get a day like Thursday. Sentiment across the world had quickly become bearish as many are looking to pick the top of the market. We on the other hand simply follow the trend and react to the market rather than...
Constructive Consolidation Continues; Stocks Close near Session Highs
Once again, we saw the market pull back only to find buyers pushing the market to the highs of the session. Volume was higher on the NYSE while NASDAQ volume inched lower. Losses were small on the S&P 500 and Dow as Distribution was avoided on the NASDAQ. We would...
Market Adds to Gains; Albeit Small
Monday’s session saw stocks inch higher finishing off their lows after a shaky start to the day. We continue to see bullish action and although gains are minimal there is still buying power underneath. AMZN and NFLX helped the NASDAQ out with gains today as both...
Stocks Rally off Lows; Senate Releases Tax Plan
We finally got a bit of volatility, but once again this market showed its resiliency and pushed off the lows to finish the day strong. Where we go next is anyone’s best guess. However, Thursday’s action shows we still have a strong market and we must respect its...
Stocks Continue with Gains
Wednesday’s action has been much of the same. Low volatility continues with gains. Commentary is a little late and we have the luxury of seeing futures down more than we have seen recently. Perhaps volatility will finally creep in and we can finally get a meaningful...
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