Author: Deron Wagner

Stocks snapped their four-day losing streak yesterday, as the major indices reversed early losses to close moderately higher. Equities opened substantially lower, grinded back to the flat line by mid-day, then moved into...

After gapping sharply lower on the open, stocks continued south for first 30 minutes of trading until catching a bid and finding support. Thereafter, the major indices reversed higher into mid-day, but drifted back down in the...

Sparked by initial enthusiasm over some merger and acquisition activity in the market, stocks got off to a strong start yesterday morning. However, the enthusiasm was short-lived. The major indices quickly reversed, fell into...

The major indices managed to fight back after early losses on Friday. It was a typical “whippy” trading day as is often associated with options expiration. The market gapped down and sold off until 12:00 pm and...

Putting your recent trading performance in perspective – The Wagner DailyAfter a three-day bounce off the August lows, stocks suffered a sharp round of broad-based selling yesterday, causing the major indices to resume...

Stocks followed up Tuesday’s rally with a modest round of gains yesterday, but the Nasdaq Composite remained below its 50 day moving average. Both the S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1% higher,...

A broad-based rally on higher volume yesterday enabled the major indices to reclaim a chunk of last week’s losses, but a bit of late day weakness caused stocks to give back a significant portion of their intraday gains....

After gapping lower on the open, the major indices reversed to the flat line within the first thirty minutes of trading. However, stocks failed to gain traction thereafter, and the broad market merely oscillated in a sideways...

Stocks closed the week with a fourth straight day of losses last Friday, as the major indices spent the entire session oscillating in a tight, sideways range before finishing moderately lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Fighting off a significant gap down on the open, stocks pushed higher through the morning session before chopping around in a fairly tight range during the afternoon. A slight bounce in the final hour of trading allowed most...