Author: Richard Hefter

The stock market indices had a volatile morning, opened with a sharp gap lower, rallied back sharply on the Nasdaq 100, but couldn’t match that on the S&P 500 and Dow, and rolled over to new session lows on the S&P...

And this is what normally happens in markets that are trending higher. The Nasdaq, or higher risk stocks, usually do better and today was no exception. On a percentage basis the Nasdaq held up significantly better than the rest...

This morning’s up-gap open in the U.S. Natural Gas Fund ETF (NYSE: UNG) could be a very significant, constructive signal after yesterday’s new low, followed by an upside reversal from an extremely oversold condition....

The stock market indices plunged at the opening on lower pre-market futures, but then they immediately reversed after reaching the session lows at 2095 on the Nasdaq 100 and 1178 S&P 500. They rallied back into positive...

You look at the market and wonder when it will turn a bit. When will it sell off from this up trend to unwind those overbought daily oscillators? We have at, or near, 70 RSI on all the major index charts for weeks now, and a...

The stock market indices started the week out on a positive note, although a last half-hour sell off took back a chunk of the profits. The day started out with a gap up and strong early morning rally that took the Nasdaq 100 to...

The stock market indices had an unusual day today. The Dow and S&P 500 traded in a very narrow range, with the SPX in a less than 5-point range today. However, the S&P 500 managed to eek out a gain in the last 15...