Ugly Jobs Report Sends Stocks Lower | October 4th 2015

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending October 4th, 2015 (Ugly Jobs Report Sends Stocks Lower | 10-04-2015) Following some very tough stock market conditions in August and September, investors were hoping for some positive news that would drive stocks higher by the end of this past week. Then came the ugly-looking jobs…

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Fed Rate Hike May Still Be Imminent | September 27th 2015

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending September 27th, 2015 (Fed Rate Hike Still Imminent 09-27-2015) The Dow may have closed out Friday up more than 100 points, but the Nasdaq was down a percentage point for the day and the S&P 500 finished modestly in the red. The Dow received a…

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The Fed Met and the Market Yawned | September 20th 2015

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending September 20th, 2015 (The Fed Met and the Market Yawned 09-20-2015) For all of the weeks and weeks of analysis, commentary and discussion about what the Fed would do this past week with regard to interest rates, you would have thought we would have had…

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This Month’s Stock Market is One Wild Ride | September 13th 2015

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending September 13th, 2015 (This Month’s Stock Market is One Wild Ride 09-13-2015) It has been a wild ride for the stock market for the past month, and the bullish camp was really hoping for a strong Friday close to wrap up the week. That was…

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Fed Watchers Foresee Rate Hike | September 6th 2015

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…

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Dow Plunges and Recovers | August 30th 2015

State 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…

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Dow Drops 530 Points | August 23rd 2015

State 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…

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China is the Stock Market’s Wild Card| August 15th 2015

State 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…

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Dow Continues Worst Streak in Four Years | August 9th 2015

State 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…

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The Strange Year in Stocks Continues | August 2nd 2015

State 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…

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