Friends It was a strange day for stocks. First, before the opening, the ADP private payroll number came in a bit weaker than expected which sets the stage for tomorrow's non-farm payroll number. The consensus estimate for tomorrow is that about 175,000 new jobs were...

Friends The stock market added to yesterday's gains today, as the fears that market participants were waiting for the calendar to turn over to sell winners and put pressure on the market has begun to dissipate. The theory was that individuals were waiting to take...

Friends We hope everyone had a great holiday season. As for today, it looked like traders came in all fired up to buy some stocks this morning but after the first hour of trading the rally lost its sizzle. The Dow's 170 point rally quickly dissipated and stocks fell...