Author: Deron Wagner

Building on bearish momentum from the previous day’s losses, stocks opened sharply lower yesterday, slid further throughout the morning session, then merely traded in a tight, sideways range in the afternoon. Never looking...

Stocks gapped sharply lower on yesterday’s open, oscillated in a sideways range throughout the first half of the day, then reversed to new intraday highs after the 2:15 pm ET Fed announcement on economic policy. However,...

Following through on the strength of last Friday’s late-day rally, stocks scored a moderate round of gains yesterday, but considerably lighter turnover showed the “big money” remained on the sidelines. The...

A volatile, indecisive day of trading concluded last week’s session, as the main stock market indexes hopped on a roller coaster ride before settling slightly lower. After opening approximately 1% lower, the major indices...

For the second day in a row, the major averages were able to fight off some early morning selling and put together a productive session. While Tuesday’s action was more of a chop fest to digest the prior day’s...

Analysis of a winning trade from “undercut” entry (DBA) – The Wagner DailyThe major indices followed up Monday’s strong rally with an acceptable session of quiet price action. After a range-bound session...

Stocks got off to a great start Monday morning, as most broad market averages gapped more than 1% higher on the open. The opening hour of trading set the tone for the session, as stocks followed through to the upside on strong...

After a moderate gap up on the open, stocks quickly reversed and sold off sharply through the morning session. By noon, most major averages were down 2% or more from the intraday high on a significant pick up in volume. Though...

After opening near the flat line, the major indices drifted steadily lower throughout the entire day, causing the main stock market indexes to finish substantially lower. Like the previous day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...