Author: Deron Wagner

Gapping higher on yesterday’s open, the major indices initially attempted to build on recent bullish momentum, but the early strength quickly faded. Stocks drifted lower throughout the morning session, oscillated in a...

After opening near unchanged levels, the main stock market indexes grinded higher throughout the day, held onto the advance, and scored their third straight day of gains. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.2%, the S&P 500 1.1%,...

Stocks followed up the previous day’s breakout with another round of gains last Friday, as near-term market sentiment continued improving. The major indices chopped around in a sideways range throughout the first half of...

Giving traders a case of whiplash over the past few days, the stock market jumped higher yesterday, erasing the previous day’s substantial losses and then some. The major indices gapped up on the open, continued higher...

Opening higher on the back of positive earnings from Apple (AAPL), stocks got off to an encouraging start yesterday morning, but traders immediately sold into strength of the gap, causing the major indices to quickly erase their...

A negative reaction to earnings reports from IBM, Texas Instruments, and Goldman Sachs caused stocks to gap sharply lower yesterday morning, but the major indices subsequently staged an impressive reversal that led to solid...

Stocks kicked off the week with a choppy, indecisive session of trading yesterday, as the broad market reclaimed a chunk of the previous day’s losses. The major indices opened higher, sold off to briefly...

An encouraging start to the week concluded on a rather negative note last Friday, as the main stock market indexes plunged across the board. The major indices gapped lower on the open, then trended steadily lower as the day...

Stocks got off to a negative start yesterday morning, as the main stock market indexes tumbled 1.5% within the first hour of trading. But the bulls returned to the scene in the afternoon, enabling the main stock market indexes...

Stocks took a breather yesterday, as the major indices consolidated in a tight range throughout the session before settling near the flat line. Showing a bit of relative strength, the Nasdaq Composite edged 0.3% higher, bringing...