High Beta Stocks Get Pummeled

Early morning selling was the story of the session after last week’s holiday shortened week.  AAPL even appeared to flash crash during the first 30 minutes of the session.  It was clear from the start high beta stocks were targets of sellers and they were not going to...

European Fears Spook Stocks

Europe continues to stumble despite the ECB’s pledge to begin its own Quantitative Easing program.  After today’s session the stock market is now in a precarious position.  If we do not rally and rally well off these lows could be very dangerous for those who continue...

Stocks Fall Hard in Heavy Turnover

Yesterday’s gains were quickly erased today by heavy volume selling. There was not much to cheer about except GPRO continuing to add to its gains. Sellers were in complete control of the market for much of the day. Buyers were simply absent and were not around to...
NASDAQ Suffers Another Distribution Day

NASDAQ Suffers Another Distribution Day

There was certainly a divide in the market today as NASDAQ and Russell 2000 fell hard while the Dow closed in positive territory.  A big beat for the Empire Manufacturing number was a nice surprise, but it did very little to excite market participants coming off the...