Friends Stocks were able to carve out some gains today, in what was a quiet news day economically speaking. The weekly jobless claims number was as expected and although Alcoa missed a bit on revenues and sold off some, the rest of the market was unaffected by the...

Friends Stocks once again struggled to find direction today, and the somewhat confusing March FOMC  minutes released this afternoon kept traders on the sidelines, clutching their buy and sell orders. Those Fed minutes indicated that there were some voting members who...

Friends Stocks were quietly positive for most of the trading session today, as traders seem to be waiting for the beginning of earnings season to get more involved. After a nice opening, we experienced the dreaded drift and by the close had coasted back toward the...

Friends The disappointing non-farm payroll number that was released last Friday when the stock market was closed had futures traders wringing their hands over the Easter weekend. Indeed, stocks tumbled at the open of trading this morning, but quickly reversed in what...

Friends Stocks meandered in positive territory for most of today's trading session, then this afternoon when news of the pending deal with Iran hit the tape, stocks rallied a bit more as oil prices fell. Yes, there seems to be some kind of cockamamie nuclear deal our...

Friends Stocks did not a have a very good day, and that is no April Fool's joke. Futures were lower overnight and despite an early morning rally in those futures, stocks began trading to the downside and remained in negative territory for the entire trading session....