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Thomas Carreno: Today’s action in the stock market was absolutely huge. Today’s action was a clear demonstration of the power of the bullish divergence. This was a shorter term bullish divergence of the most powerful variety and led to enormous Read more…
Stocks closed modestly lower in the pre-holiday session, while volume not surprisingly eased. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) demonstrated the most relative strength, as it managed to close flat on the session. The Nasdaq dropped 0.1% on the day. Both the S&P 500 and the S&P MidCap 400 edged 0.2% lower. Read more…
Ron Rowland: I’ve been investing in sectors for more than 25 years — first with mutual funds and now ETFs. Following the trends from one industry to the next is one of the best investment strategies I know. Read more…
Tom Essaye: There’s no question that the rally we’ve seen in markets up to this point in the year has been impressive. Through the end of last week, the S&P 500 (NYSEArca:SPY) was up almost 9 percent and we’re not even through two full months of 2012! Read more…
David Gillie: The Dow Theory holds that sectors confirm one another as the true sign of economic growth. Primarily, if manufacturing is growing, shipping of raw materials such as coal, steel, etc. will show an increase in transports—especially railroads. Additionally, moving the manufactured goods to the Read more…
Stocks slid lower on Friday but on lighter trade. All five major indices fell into the red, with higher beta issues leading the decline. By the closing bell the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEArca:IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 had shed 1.4% and 1.1 % respectively. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) shed 0.8%, Read more…
Stocks closed modestly higher yesterday on brisk trade. All five major indices finished in positive territory, with the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) showing the most resiliency. The tech-rich index added 0.4%. The S&P 500 (NYSEArca:SPY) gained 0.2%, while both the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEArca:IWM) Read more…
Stocks eased modestly on Monday, on very light trade. The major indices chopped around in a tight range for the entire day and eventually closed just below session highs. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEArca:IWM) fell 0.3%, while the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ), DJIA (NYSEArca:DIA)and S&P Read more…
Wall Street was smiling yesterday as stocks ripped higher and the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) claimed an 11 year high. All five major indices posted impressive gains with the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEArca:IWM) leading the march higher. The small cap index rallied 2.2%. Both the Nasdaq and Read more…
For the third time in as many days, stocks showed little direction, and ended the session mixed. By the closing bell three of the five major indices were up and two were down. Higher beta issues led the way, as the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEArca:IWM), S&P MidCap 400 and the Nasdaq Read more…
Stocks ended the day mixed as volume waned. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) was the only, of the five major indices, to post a loss yesterday, as it closed lower by a modest 0.1%. Higher beta stocks led the day as the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ), small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) Read more…
Michael Johnston: As the number of exchange-traded funds continues to multiply, investors have the ability to achieve increasingly granular exposure to narrow segments of the global economy. This development has worked out quite nicely for investors who utilize a “core and explore” strategy that calls Read more…
Stocks rose modestly on Thursday, as volume faded. Stocks closed mixed on Wednesday on modestly higher volume. Large cap tech stocks weighed down the market for most of the day. After being ravaged by almost 2.5%, the Nasdaq surged higher late in the session to close down only 1.0% on the day. Read more…
Benjamin Shepherd: Transportation is a cyclical business; if the economy isn’t growing, there likely aren’t many raw materials and finished products to move around the country. In this anemic economic environment, the transportation sector has been largely overlooked. Read more…
Samantha Bomkamp from the AP reports that “FedEx Corp. on Wednesday warned it expects “extremely difficult” conditions in the next two quarters, after the nation’s second largest package shipper posted a bigger fiscal fourth-quarter loss due to hefty one-time charges and lower revenue.” Read more…
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