News: The first release of Initial Unemployment filings fell below 250,000 for the first time in a month. The report put wind in the market’s sails. And the bulls dominated.  74% of stocks posted gains … only 22% declined on Thursday. The indexes sur...

News: Wednesday belonged to the bulls. 62% of stocks posted gains. All four indexes closed green. And the Dow and S&P 500 snapped 3-day losing streaks… Take note of the biggest gainer… Dow Jones +0.2% Nasdaq +0.4% S&P 500 +0.3% Russell 2000 +...

News: The market lacked conviction on Tuesday. 50% of stock advanced while 45% declined. The indexes ended within 0.5% of where they started. Dow Jones -0.5% Nasdaq -0.0% S&P 500 -0.2% Russell 2000 +0.2% Sector Roundup 4 of 11 sectors ended the d...

News: Yesterday, there wasn’t a buyer to be found. Markets fell throughout the day and closed near their lows. Each major index declined 2% or more. Headlines blamed Powell’s upcoming speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on Friday. Ul...

News: On Friday, the markets snapped a four-week win streak. The S&P 500 fell 1.3%, putting it down 1.2% for the week. Dow Jones -0.9% (-0.2% week) Nasdaq -2.0% (-2.6% week) Russell 2000 -2.2% (-3.0% week) Under the surface, it was tough to find...

News: Thursday was green across the board on Wall Street. The major three indexes posted modest gains between 0.1 – 0.2% each. Small caps outperformed, pushing the Russell 2000 higher with a gain of 0.7%. Looking for a catalyst? Here’s what we know…...

News: The market spent Wednesday trading in the red. All eyes were focused on the 2 p.m. release of the FOMC minutes from July. Markets showed little reaction to the release… Nearly 80% of stocks ended the day lower. The Nasdaq and Russell 2000 fell...

News: Tuesday was a mixed day for stocks but a clear win for retail. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 ended the day in positive territory, with gains of +0.7% & 0.2%, respectively. The Nasdaq fell 0.2% Russell 2000 ended flat There was a near-even d...

News: Markets open the week in the red. But it didn’t last long … By lunchtime, the major indexes all pushed into positive territory and held their gains into the close. The gains were modest… The Nasdaq led +0.6%  The Russell 2000 underperformed +0....

News: Markets surged higher again on Friday … closing out a 4th consecutive week of gains. The Russell 2000 gained 2.1% and closed 22.2% above its lowest close of the year … Officially ending its bear market. The Nasdaq, also logging a gain of 2.1%,...