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Will We Get Our Bounce?

I am throwing away Friday’s action due to Russell’s rebalance.  Although the action on the outside looked appealing it is too hard to tell what kind of influence the rebalance had on the market  It seems “too good to be true” scenerio that stocks would bounce soley due to a rebalance in an index.  The […]

Bernanke and Friends Fail to Inspire Stock Gains

Stocks were boosted by a fall in oil prices but were less than pleased about the FOMC statement. At the end of the day, stocks simply stalled and fell back to where they were prior to the FOMC release.  The only thing positive from yesterday’s trading was we ended the day mostly green.  Even […]

Stocks Turn Lower on Increased Volume; FOMC Looms

The FOMC started its first day of a two day meeting whereby they will be voting on whether or not to raise/lower/keep steady the FOMC Target Rate.  There was much fan fare about a better than expected housing report but the report still displayed prices had dropped to 2004 levels in many areas of the […]

Financials Continue the Pain, NASDAQ Rolling Over

Stocks failed to rebound from Friday’s action as selling pressure was just too great. The NASDAQ lead the major indexes to the downside as big cap technology stocks continue to fall out of favor. There is no question that Small Cap and Mid Cap stocks are the place to be in this market, […]

Large Cap Stocks Continue the Charge Lower

Quadruple witching Friday added a bit of fury to the market’s fire.  Since March, witching Friday has brought on higher volume up days or follow-through days.  Heading into Friday many were expecting the market to rise.  Stocks had a different idea.  More fear about rising crude oil prices, Israel’s dry run (Military exercise; attack on […]

Stocks Continue to Slide, Oil and Gas Continue to Party as Inflation Looms

Financial stocks continue to weigh heavily on the major indexes as continued fear regarding the health of the economy and the banking system dragged down stocks. Assisting the fear was Light Sweet Crude Oil prices moving higher towards all time highs. Small Cap Oil related stocks surged higher from recent consolidation. Volume […]

Stocks Slide on Continued Banking Fears, Volume Lower

Goldman Sachs banking note stating the US banks would need to raise an additional $65billion to offset losses.  However, the note comes at a time where the industry as a whole stated $120billion would be needed.  The additional funding Goldman had stated would push the total near the $120.  The selling had a hard time […]

Summer Trading Volume Nets Nasdaq Gains

Volume was lighter across the board as many on Wall Street are taking vacations. Summer months, June through August tend be on the light side for volume. The Nasdaq showing once again it is the leader of this market. Big cap indexes like the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials continue to […]

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