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Stocks Slip as Traders Limped into the Holiday Weekend

After a dismal report out of DELL Thursday night technology stocks took the que and sold off.  AAPL and GOOG both slid dragging down the NASDAQ 100 with them.  Once again crude oil continue to fail to hold onto its day high.  As crude pulled back from its highs it eased the pain for stocks […]

Stocks Get Bullish Action, but Volume Remains Below Average

Stocks stage a bullish rally on Thursday as volume crept higher than the previous day. The NYSE was finally able to retake its 50dma on higher volume. However, volume across the board was lower than its 50dma suggesting that large institutional support was absent from Thursday’s action. A bigger story on the […]

Stocks Jumped Higher but Volume was Mixed

The low volume theme continued on Wednesday as stocks got a mild boost but volume ended mixed. NYSE volume fell while the NASDAQ saw increased trade. However, volume again was under the 50dma signaling the lack of interest in the market. At the end of August we can not expect volume to […]

Stocks Gain Support but Lack Significant Volume

Certainly this market can get much more boring, but it has become so mundane that it will force some hands to fold and walk away. Like a bandaid the quicker you peel it off the less pain you receive, but the longer you stretch out the peeling the more pain you feel. This […]

Financial Stocks Continue to Weigh on the Market

It should come to no surprise that financial stocks are causing more and more fear in the market. However, this fear is not showing up in the form of the VIX or VXN. These two indexes are not showing traders are worried that we have not seen our lows. Volume eased on […]

Low Volume Market Continues

Low volume continues to rule the market. Wall Street loves to take the last few weeks of August off and leave the trading to their junior staff. This is simply an ultra tough environment to find healthy growth stocks and make money! The past few Augusts we have seen follow-through days, but […]

Dog Days of Summer Hanging Over the Market

This low volume environment is giving little excitement no matter how hard CNBC tries to pump the market. Crude Oil’s spike yesterday didn’t help stocks out, but with a snap back like that smells like shorts got squeezed and dumb money trying to catch a bottom in oil prices. I expect oil to […]

Stocks Higher but Fail to Retake Moving Averages

Stocks enjoyed a roller coaster ride on Wednesday as stocks found it difficult to maintain a trend intraday. Crude Inventories surprised to the upside causing the oil pits to recalibrate positions. However, stocks didn’t find too much comfort while crude headed lower. The bigger story of the day was what FRE and […]

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