Thar She Blows, Volume 2: Time to Closely Read the S&P 500 Signals
at The Street - Fri Aug 01, 4:27PM CDT
The stock indexes tool another hit Friday on huge downside volume.
Jobs Report Allows Fed to Focus on Employment Instead of Inflation
at The Street - Fri Aug 01, 12:39PM CDT
The jobs report set aside fears that the Fed will have to raise rates sooner than anticipated.
ISM Manufacturing Index Highest in 3 Years - Real Time Insight
Neena Mishra - ZACKS - Fri Aug 01, 10:45AM CDT
Manufacturing activity in July was much better than expected.
BLS Jobs Report Perfect for Goldilocks - Ahead of Wall Street
Sheraz Mian - ZACKS - Fri Aug 01, 9:14AM CDT
This morning's not-too-hot-not-too-cold jobs reading will likely soothe some of the market fears over Fed policy.
Thar She Blows! The Fed-Induced Stock Bubble Has Popped
at The Street - Thu Jul 31, 4:35PM CDT
Today's selloff across the board came on huge volume.
SPDR Trust Series 1 Falls 1.97% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Jul 31, 4:08PM CDT
SPDR Trust Series 1 (AMEX:SPY) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $192.97 to a high of $195.78. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $196.16 on volume of 176.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
The Curious Job of the Fed: Create Employment or Curb Inflation?
at The Street - Thu Jul 31, 11:14AM CDT
Ahead of the jobs report, the debate intensifies if the Fed is focusing too much on the labor market and not enough on inflation.
July 31 Premarket Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
at The Street - Thu Jul 31, 6:27AM CDT
U.S. stock futures were gloomy Thursday, as Argentina's bonds crashed into a default and another massive earnings day got underway.
Fed Continues to Cut Bond Buying
at The Street - Wed Jul 30, 1:07PM CDT
The Central Bank is marching toward the end of its stimulus program.
Warren Buffett's Favorite Indicator Shows Equities May Be Stretched
at The Street - Wed Jul 30, 12:23PM CDT
Warren Buffett's favorite indicator, equities over economic output, reveals that valuations may be moving beyond the usual comfort zone.
U.S. Growth Surge Intensifies the Great Interest Rate Debate
at The Street - Wed Jul 30, 8:59AM CDT
The U.S. economy grew much more than expected in the second-quarter, but the good news begs the question of how the Fed will respond.
Buying the Dips and Selling the Rips Is the New Norm for This Market
at The Street - Tue Jul 29, 4:28PM CDT
The stock market continues to make wild intraday swings and traders need to be extremely careful.
Use IBD's ETF Market Strategy To Calibrate Portfolio
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Jul 28, 5:03PM CDT
Figure out the general market's direction, and you've gone a long way toward making the correct stock-investment decisions. That's because leading stocks tend to follow the main indexes. But determining market direction can be tricky. Topping and...
How Many More 100-Point-Swing Days on the DJIA Can You Take?
at The Street - Mon Jul 28, 4:43PM CDT
The stock indexes fluctuated wildly on Monday as the hedge funds trading the S&P between the daily trading range.
Re-Reading the 2014 Tea Leaves -- Assessing Year-End Predictions
at The Street - Mon Jul 28, 3:57PM CDT
Looking back on looking ahead, we see, overall, decent calls on the markets, bad on interest rates and sports.