State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending May 24th, 2015 (Inflation Rises, Stocks Decline 05-24-2015) The stock market closed slightly lower on Friday, as inflation rose and Janet Yellen said the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates gradually this year. The Dow fell 54, or 0.3%, to 18,232. The Nasdaq lost a…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending May 16th, 2015 (A Record Close is Still a Record Close 05-16-2015) Bulls were hoping that stocks would turn on the juice and move confidently toward new highs on Friday, but that was not to be the case. The good news was that the S&P…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending May 10th, 2015 (Stocks Rise Sharply After Employment Report 05-10-2015) Bulls were cautiously optimistic heading into Friday, and what we needed was a solid jobs number. That was exactly what we saw Friday morning, as investors gave a “thumbs up” to the government employment report…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending May 3rd, 2015 (GDP Misses the Mark 05-03-2015) Bulls were disappointed to see April close on such a sour note, but at least May began with an impressive rally that put to rest many of the worries that characterized the past week. It was definitely a…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending April 26th, 2015 (Another Great Week For the Bulls 04-26-2015) It was a roller coaster week for the stock market as mixed economic news, mixed earnings news, and global concerns pushed and pulled stocks in both directions. When the closing bell rang on Friday, however, the…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending April 19th, 2015 (Another Great Week For the Bulls 04-19-2015) Bulls headed into Friday’s session thinking that we might just close out the week with the Dow and the S&P 500 hitting all-time highs, but that was not to be the case. Global issues had suddenly…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending April 12th, 2015 (Another Great Week For the Bulls 04-12-2015) It was a pretty good week for the bulls. There were plenty of worries about earnings, the Fed, interest rates, the strong dollar and first-quarter GDP, but the stock market managed to close out the week…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending April 5th, 2015 (Friday Showed Modest Gains 04-05-2015) There was optimism and pessimism ahead of the government jobs number on Friday, but the number was not that great. In fact, it was pretty bad. Expectations were for 248,000 new jobs in March, so the paltry 126,000…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending March 28th, 2015 (Friday Showed Modest Gains 03-28-2015) Bulls were pleased to see the stock market close out Friday to the upside, even though Friday’s gains were quite modest and subdued. A win is still a win, though, and bulls were quite happy that Friday’s…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending March 22nd, 2015 (Nasdaq Hits New 15 Year High 03-22-2015) Bulls were hoping for a strong finish to the week, and Friday’s session did not disappoint. The Nasdaq led the charge higher as it hit a new 15-year high, and is now within striking range…
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