Volume Slows as Stocks Slide

For the most part today was a pretty decent day of consolidation for the overall market. Early morning gains were quickly erased before the market could really get its feet underneath itself. Selling was not unrelenting as volume was well under Tuesday’s level. Small...

Small Caps Hit Hard; AAPL Sputters despite Earnings Beat

Once again small cap stocks had a tough day as the Russell 2000 was down more than 1.2% on the session. The big cap indexes saw small losses in heavier turnover. Over the past few sessions after the earnings from GOOGL, AMZN, and MSFT small cap stocks have lagged well...
Market Awaits Federal Reserve; AAPL Falls

Market Awaits Federal Reserve; AAPL Falls

The last week of trading for the month of October and the stock market ends lower. Despite the drop in AAPL the NASDAQ was able to sneak out gains thanks to gains from PCLN, GOOGL, AMZN, and FB. Natural gas fell nearly 10% on the day as commodities in general fell...
Epic Volatility Hits the Street; Stocks Lower

Epic Volatility Hits the Street; Stocks Lower

Overnight the markets were rocked by Chinese markets as the Shanghai crashed more than 8%. Concerns over the Chinese economy and its ripple effects were the talking heads excuse for the selling. The Dow has been in a downtrend and the S&P 500 has been able to...

Afternoon Selling Knocks Stocks off their Highs

A weakier than expected ADP report pushed futures higher prior to the open. Weak data is perceived as a positive as the Federal Reserve is data dependent. Any possibility the Fed pushes out hiking rates will be seen as a positive. DIS shares were lower as the company...