Stocks Battle Back from Morning Lows

Early morning jitters over global unrest gave way to buyers as early morning lows were quickly forgotten.  Pending home sales disappointed as month-over-month pending sales sank 1% while year-over-year fell more than 4%.  Perhaps bad news is good news in hopes to keep...

Last Week of Summer Kicks off with New Highs

The S&P 500 failed to hang on to 2000, but it still closed in all-time highs.  Over on the NASDAQ the index hit a 14 ½ year high. Volume on the NASDAQ was higher, but lower on the NYSE.  IWM remains well below its all-time high and has a bit of work in order to...
Russell 2000 Continues to Lag the Major Averages

Russell 2000 Continues to Lag the Major Averages

The story of the session was the volatility following the release of the FOMC meeting minutes.  For much of the session leading up to the release the market was relatively quiet.  Immediately following the release the market initially moved lower only to find buyers...

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...