A Wild Ride as Stocks Close Mixed

A pop at the open was quickly erased as sellers rushed into the market pushing to the lows of the session.  Case-Shiller home prices showed some decent gains helping ease some of the premarket selling in futures.  The selling came fast and furious, but in this...

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...
Ukraine Fears Push the Market Lower

Ukraine Fears Push the Market Lower

Forget the ISM figures and other economic data point the geopolitical issues in the world are causing jitters to increase.  The market did take a bit of a dip after the release of the ISM non-manufacturing numbers.  However, the market was able to stabilize and inch...