U.S. Stocks Mixed As Volatility Rebounds: U.S. stocks were mixed today after traders digested a week and a half of higher momentum. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 14,450.06 up 2.77 or 0.02% while the NASDAQ was down by 10.55 ending the day at 3,242.32 or -0.32%. The S&P 500 also closed down 3.74…
Equities Make Comeback After 2013 Worst Day Ever On Consumer And Housing Data Will it last? Stocks made a strong comeback today after the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 200 points yesterday to close with the worst point loss in 2013 so far. After 3 weeks of severely tight trading, stocks broke out of…
Predictions 2013: Bonds vs. Stocks: It’s simple. Stocks. This year will be lackluster for bonds. Most of the year, we expect bonds to do poorly and this follows from our analysis last year. We were telling our readers to avoid the TLT exchange traded fund and buy the XLF. We saw a few people around…
Stocks Turn Around Late In Session Before Election Day 2012: The stock market drifted down in the early part of the trading session but rallied towards the close as investors await the presidential election tomorrow. Most traders are hoping for a smooth election without a large scandal that keeps the balance of power from changing…
Stocks Extend Early August 2012 Rally But Small Caps Underperform: Stocks extended yesterday’s gains with the S&P 500 rising comfortably above 1,400. The price increases were led by financials and tech again today but the rally faded by 3:00 PM. The S&P 500 rose to 1,407 and got bulls ready for more action this…
