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Daily State of the Markets Friday Morning – April 8, 2011 Publishing Note: I have commitments on Monday and Tuesday mornings with very early meeting times. Thus, we will be publishing the new “lite” version of...

Daily State of the Markets Thursday Morning – April 7, 2011 These are the times when it is oh so easy to become complacent with the action in the stock market. And in short, this just might be one of those times. For the...

Daily State of the Markets Wednesday Morning – April 6, 2011 How tough is it to be a bear these days, you ask? Well, by my count, there were no fewer than eight negative headlines for the bears to try and take advantage of...

Daily State of the Markets Tuesday Morning – April 5, 2011 Despite the green screens seen at the close, the bulls basically took a break on Monday. After a steady two-week rally that pushed prices either back to or above...

Daily State of the Markets Monday Morning – April 4, 2011 Although it might be a bit of a stretch to call it a “Goldilocks” report, Friday’s jobs data did seem to provide the type of not-too-hot, yet...

Daily State of the Markets Friday Morning – March 25, 2011 Publishing Note: I am traveling with my family next week and will not publish a report on Monday. Daily State of the Markets reports will return on Tuesday. Good...

Daily State of the Markets Thursday Morning – March 24, 2011 Good morning. Although I do my darndest to present a balanced view of the markets each morning (remember, our goal is to identify what is driving the markets on...

Daily State of the Markets Wednesday Morning – March 23, 2011 Good morning. After dealing with four weeks of frenetic trading and vaulting more than 400 points higher in the prior three sessions, it appears that traders...

Daily State of the Markets Tuesday Morning – March 22, 2011 Good morning. As the saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Take for example, the current lingo used to describe the stock...

Daily State of the Markets Monday Morning – March 21, 2011 Good morning. For nine days, all eyes were focused on Japan as traders and investors alike worried about the potential for a nuclear disaster. For more days than I...