Stock markets continue to rejoice on hopes and dreams of a path through the European mess. Italian yields dropped sharply today after major austerity measures were pushed through. The SPDR S&P 500... Read »

Ever since AMR Corp (NYSE:AMR) filed for bankruptcy the other leading airline stocks have taken off to the upside. Many of the airline stock have surged higher by 10.0 percent or more in just five trading... Read »

Wow! That was some move. Take a look at FAZ, the triple short financial, down 17.5 percent on the day! Every trader and their mother were getting long that after last night’s close on the S&P downgrade... Read »

This past weekend, I went through about 200 stock charts (yes, I live an exciting life) and was shocked at how bad the setups were. Frankly I could only find about 4-6 charts I’d really consider... Read »

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Sometimes you have to step back and remember not everyone in your audience lives, breathes, and dies the markets 24/7 so this morning’s central bank news probably was a bit opaque for those who actually... Read »

U.S. futures were up for the morning going into the 8 AM hour (mostly as the Chinese central bank has turned course and seems to be back to easing for the first time in 3 years) but just took another big... Read »

This afternoon, the highly followed NASDAQ Composite is trading slightly lower on the session. This decline in the tech heavy NASDAQ comes as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index... Read »

This morning, the leading retail stocks are trading higher. The important and highly traded Retail Holder Trust (NYSE:RTH) is trading higher by $1.22 to $109.84 a share. This is a very solid move for the... Read »

As I was saying during some of the massive oversold bounces in August and September, these are not signs of health but an over reactive, headline driven market where daytrading is dominating. The most... Read »