State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending September 6th, 2015 (Fed Watchers See Rate Hike 09-06-2015) It was a tough week for investors, and most bulls were happy to see the week come to an end. The government jobs report for August was supposed to answer some questions, but the lackluster 173,000 jobs we…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending August 30th, 2015 (Dow Plunges and Recovers 08-30-2015) By the looks of the flat and mixed close for stocks on Friday, most investors would have thought it was just one more of those lazy trading days of summer. The weekly numbers essentially said the same…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending August 23rd, 2015 (Dow Drops 530 Points 08-23-2015) Weak economic data from China set the stage for Friday’s big sell off in the stock market, as did the resignation of Greece’s Prime Minister, as “global shock” themes were clearly back in play. The Dow dropped 530…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending August 15th, 2015 (Dow Continues Worst Streak in Four Years 08-15-2015) It was a strange week on Wall Street, as stocks rose sharply Monday and then faded hard and fast to a mid-Wednesday low that was looking precarious to say the least. The early week…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending August 9th, 2015 (Dow Continues Worst Streak in Four Years 08-09-2015) The stock market fell on Friday, as a solid jobs report left open the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike next month. The Dow fell 46, or 0.3%, to 17,373. The Dow declined…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending August 2nd, 2015 (The Strange Year in Stocks Continues 08-02-2015) It has been a strange month for the stock market to say the least. It has been a strange year as well, and looking back to January 2nd, the S&P 500 was at 2,058. We have zigged…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending July 26th, 2015 (Push and Pull in Big-cap Tech 07-26-2015) It was a strange week for the stock market in which we saw Apple (AAPL) fall early in the week on sub-par numbers, but then we saw Amazon (AMZN) rocket higher to close out the…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending July 19th, 2015 (Economy “Googling” its Way Toward Growth 07-19-2015) With Greece subsiding as the big worry of the week, investors gave a big cheer as the Nasdaq hit a fresh, all-time high. Powering the rise was none other than Google (GOOG), whose shares rose…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending July 12th, 2015 (Thrills and Chills Rattle Bulls and Bears 07-12-2015) It was a week of thrills and chills, with enough drama to rattle bulls and bears alike. The 3-plus hour closure of NYSE trading on Wednesday suggested that we might have seen another “Flash Crash”…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending July 5th, 2015 (Bulls Wanted a Happy 4th of July Weekend 07-05-2015) As we headed into the long Fourth of July Weekend, bulls were hoping for a strong Thursday performance that would have sent us into the weekend with fireworks to the upside, but that…
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