COMMENTARY

Score another big win with Big Cap Tech as the NASDAQ 100 led the market with the best gains across the major indexes. Volume was lower across the board, but it was AAPL along with AMZN pushing the index higher. BA helped keep the Dow in negative territory as the...

Optimism over a Chinese trade deal helped boost stocks at the open. Small Cap stocks initially led, but eventually would be overtaken by the NASDAQ 100. Traders and investors continue to pump money into the NASDAQ 100 as the index remains the leader. We are still...

A decent start to the second quarter as the general market gained more than 1% on the session. Volume came in lower when compared with Friday’s inflated end-of-the-month rebalancing. This is expected behavior from the market. Crude oil has been on a tear this year now...

Volume was up across the board as stocks fell across the board. Led by the NASDAQ Composite index the major market indexes finished lower on the session albeit off the lows. We did not see the Russell 2000 lead the market lower, but the index did shave off 39bps and...

After Friday’s big sell-off traders returned on Monday jittery and worried about economic factors. Headlines focused on the Mueller report while we are focused on price action. Small cap stocks are our focus as they have been struggling and now the Russell 2000 sits...

The FOMC meeting concluded yesterday and they certainly signaled rates will remain steady for the foreseeable future. Stocks cheered the initially after the release of the statement at 2pm EST. However, by the final hour sellers were able to wrestle control and knock...

Monday’s trading session began with buyers coming back into the market soaking up supply and pushing prices higher. Without warning, as 11am EST hit sellers regained control sending stocks lower. While we will not use hyperbole to describe the drop it was certainly...

Volume was up across the board as the NASDAQ 100 led the way for major market indexes. It was nice to see volume jump along with price. However, the downside was the lack of leadership from the Russell 2000 as Small Caps have been a bit shunned for a few weeks. NYSE...

A big start to the week for the stocks as the NASDAQ and Russell 2000 lead the market higher. Volume was mixed as NYSE ended the day higher while NASDAQ volume was lower. After last week’s decline it was nice to see the rebound. We still would like this market to...

We are finally seeing some pullback in the markets. Volume is a bit elevated and the Russell 2000 losses are a bit much. However, we have come a long way from the December lows and a little volatility should be expected. Overall, the market was a bit overbought and a...