Greece bailout talks catalyzed stocks to have a strong open on Monday, however there was an early peak and stocks closed off the highs. Tuesday opened high as well but faded into negative territory by mid-day where buyers stepped back in to reach some modest gains by the close. Wednesday opened lower and stocks continuedRead… Read more »
Stocks opened higher on Monday but the early gains began deteriorating into the close and by mid-Tuesday stocks were falling steadily into red territory. The sell-off continued through to the late trading hours of Wednesday where the bulls stepped back in to buy the dip. The buying continued and modest gains were posted Thursday. TheRead… Read more »
Stocks opened higher this past Monday but things went sour pretty quickly as volatility picked up, and by Thursday afternoon there was a little bit of panic in the air. On Friday the bulls stepped up and bought the oversold market and we saw some key support levels hold. Here are the weekly, monthly, andRead… Read more »
Monday had a strong bounce back from the oversold Friday which set the tone for solid week. There was mixed turbulence Tuesday resulting in a slight loss in the S&P 500 for its only red day of the week. From there stocks pushed through Wednesday and onto Thursday were we saw new highs in bothRead… Read more »
Stocks opened higher Monday, however the bears started to take control and before long we saw negative numbers across the board, possibly fueled by low expectations in earnings. Negative momentum continued into Tuesday’s open but the bulls fought back and the S&P 500 closed nearly flat. Some strong earnings reports led to decent gains WednesdayRead… Read more »
It was another positive week for stocks that started off with the reaction to the prior Friday’s poor jobs report, an example of bad news is good news if it means potentially prolonged low interest rates from the Federal Reserve. From there we saw slow and choppy action through midweek until stocks rallied starting earlyRead… Read more »
It was a harsh week for investors starting with a sell off into Monday’s close and from there we said goodbye to last week’s big gains. Wednesday’s losses were the greatest sting of the week as stocks fell sharply most of the day. Stocks leveled out a bit on Thursday however it was the fourthRead… Read more »
Stocks were green across the board for the week as investors celebrated the Feds policy statement Wednesday. The week started with a strong open on Monday gapping above Friday’s close of 2053 which couldn’t even fit of the chart. Stocks gapped down Tuesday and again Wednesday as traders were tentative about the Fed’s policyRead… Read more »
Stocks had their third consecutive week of loss after a rising dollar hurts earnings for U.S.-based multinational companies whose products become more expensive overseas. The rising dollar also brought oil down to $44.84, another key factor affecting strength in stocks. Here are the weekly, monthly, and annual TSP fund returns for the week ending MarchRead… Read more »
Investors were taking a breather midweek after sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 to record closes on Monday and it looked as if we were going to see another flat week for stocks. However, stocks hit a wall on Friday and retreated after the strong jobs report was released as the bigRead… Read more »