Author: Deron Wagner

Solid earnings reports from Herculean leading companies such as Intel Corp. (INTC) and JP Morgan Chase (JPM) ignited a broad-based surge in the market yesterday, as overall volume levels heated up as well. The major indices...

After shaking off early weakness yesterday morning, stocks recovered to close slightly higher. However, it was generally another day that lacked enthusiasm, commitment, and momentum. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.3%. Both the...

Initially following through on the previous afternoon’s weakness, stocks opened lower yesterday morning, but the bearishiness was short-lived. Bulls took advantage of the gap down, stepping in to reverse the broad market...

After opening modestly lower, stocks chopped around in a range throughout most of the day, then encountered a high-volume wave of selling in the afternoon. The die-hard bulls attempted to spark a rally in the final thirty...

Stocks opened slightly lower yesterday, grinded back to the flat line by mid-day, rallied into moderately positive territory in the afternoon, then drifted off their highs into the close. By day’s end, the major indices...

Traders returned from Easter weekend in a bullish mood, prompting the major indices to finally close at fresh 52-week highs, but lighter overall volume failed to confirm the breakout. The main stock market indexes opened higher,...

Gapping sharply higher on the open, the main stock market indexes briefly kicked off the second quarter of the year above their sideways ranges and at fresh 52-week highs, but the initial buying enthusiasm quickly faded. Traders...

As has become par for the course lately, the major indices chopped around in indecisive fashion yesterday before again finishing near the middle of their recent trading ranges. This time, stocks finished moderately lower, but...