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A positive start to the day led to a disappointing finish for the bulls, as stocks surrendered early gains to close modestly lower yesterday. The Nasdaq Composite ($COMPQ) was trading 0.8% higher at its intraday peak, but reversed to finish 0.3% lower. The S&P 500 ($SPX) Read more…
Jackie Noblett, writing for Ignites.com, spotted a recent SEC filing by Nasdaq that proposes a “Market Quality Program” (MQP) where, “an ETF sponsor would pay an annual fee of $50,000 to $100,000 per ETF to Nasdaq. The fee, which would be in addition to the traditional listing fees, would be passed Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: For traders, assessing volume is important to defining the health or weakness of a trend in motion. Volume should confirm price, meaning volume should rise during up-swings in a bullish uptrend… or else rise during down-swings in a bearish downtrend. Read more…
Kerri Shannon: The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEArca:DIA) closed above 13000 yesterday (Tuesday) for the first time since May 19, 2008, as investors remain optimistic amid global economic unease. Read more…
Shah Gilani: It happened almost a year ago, and it’s happening again. The meteoric rise in Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price is distorting the major benchmark indexes, including the Nasdaq-100, the Nasdaq Composite, and the S&P 500. Read more…
Jon D. Markman: With stocks down for the sixth straight week, we need to start looking at where we might expect to see the summer market lows. Read more…
Jon D. Markman: The stock market swirled lower over the past week as a barge full of U.S. economic data sank in stormy seas. But don’t worry: We may actually be able to ride some of these Read more…
Jon D. Markman: Of all the economic news last week, the fall in unemployment claims had the most positive impact. It’s great to see them come down, and my work suggests that May is on track for a Read more…
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