Stocks Retreat from Highs after FOMC Announcement

Just when you thought were off to the races sellers swooped in knocking prices lower by the close.  For much of the day stocks drifted toward the breakeven levels up until the FOMC announcement.  As expected the Federal Reserve Bank said it would end its QE program at...
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...

AAPL Rebound Lifts NASDAQ

A quiet day for economic news for CNBC and Bloomberg as they continued their focus on the NFL’s handling of the Ray Rice situation.  AAPL was able to climb higher today after yesterday’s roller coaster ride.  The stock was able to push the NASDAQ higher despite the...

Momentum Continues with the S&P 500 Leading the Way

For the past seven out of eight days the NASDAQ has seen a positive close.  Today, the S&P 500 would take over leading the market higher as volume across both the NYSE and NASDAQ fell from yesterday’s levels.  Lagging once again was the Russell 2000.  Whether or...
GDP Beats Expectations yet Stocks Continue to Churn

GDP Beats Expectations yet Stocks Continue to Churn

Despite a disappointment from the ADP Employment report the market received good news as second quarter GDP came in at 4%.  The GDP figure came in well ahead of expectations pushing futures higher prior to the market open.  Unfortunately, the highs set in the morning...