This morning, all of the leading financial stocks are trading higher on the session. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) is the one lone financial stock that is trading negative after reporting earning earlier... Read »

Earnings seasons are always the best times of the year to be researching stocks. I have a number of benchmark stocks that I very much look forward to reviewing and I enjoy reading up on these companies... Read »

The most important chart that anyone can follow is a chart of the U.S. Dollar Index. The major stock indexes and most leading commodities will usually trade inverse to the world’s reserve currency.... Read »

This morning, most of the leading stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are trading higher. Traders must remember that the DJIA is a price cap weighted index unlike the S&P 500 Index and... Read »

Janet Yellen, Bernanke’s soul mate (and mouthpiece) spoke last week. She argued that the Federal Reserve’s Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) should be maintained for another three years. Tim... Read »

This morning, many of the leading retail stocks are declining lower to start the session. The important Merrill Lynch Retail HOLDRS ETF (NYSEARCA:RTH) is declining lower by 0.20 cents to $41.28 a share.... Read »

Wow!  Who said this business was easy. After clear breaks of their short-term uptrend and 50-day moving averages,  the major U.S. equity indices have staged a powerful two day rally off their Tuesday... Read »

Stocks are jumping for the second day in a row. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) is trading at $138.42, +1.52 (+1.11%). This strong move up is coming prior to major economic and earnings news in... Read »

Nice chart and analysis from the New York Fed’s blog, The chart also shows that the current economic situation is much weaker in several euro-area periphery countries. The recession in Greece has yet... Read »

This morning, the 10 and 30 year U.S. Treasuries are declining lower. The fall in the bond market comes as stocks soar higher and fear in the marketplace fades. Traders can easily watch a chart of the... Read »