What Will It Take to Follow Through on the Upside?
Markets bounce as buyers find promise in the economic data and hope in the ADP and Jobless Claims. Right or wrong the buyers used the news to put money to work. As we discussed last Read More
Investors Prepare for Another Week of Battle
Last week the earnings from the large cap technology stocks shook the confidence of investors. The drop on Friday got the attention of most, but we can’t just blame tech, there was McDonalds, General Electric, Read More
European Headlines Keep Investors Guessing
Monday, September 24th The market ends lower on day after opening on the downside in response to Europe. Worry? Not really a big worry if you put in weight behind the VIX index. Sentiment? Yes, Read More
Markets Drift Sideways for the Week
Friday, September 21st The market ends lower on the week with five days of drifting lower. Selling would be too harsh a description for the market activity. Even with quadruple expiration on Friday it was a Read More
Some Early Selling Test Investor Psyche
Thursday, September 20th The broad market indexes opened lower on worries about the global economy. The Philly Fed Survey was -1.9 for September better than the -4 estimates, and it was an improvement from Augusts -7.1 Read More
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