Friends   Despite a good jobs number, stocks still struggled throughout Friday's trading session. Word that the President was ready with additional tariffs for China sent stocks to their lows midday. Things got a little better for the bulls, but in the end the bears...

Friends  Stocks recovered from an early morning selloff to post modest losses by the close. Nike was a drag on the Dow after their rather curious new ad campaign was unveiled yesterday. But, stocks in general had a negative bias as we move into September, the month...

Friends  The talks are off! The talks are still on! As headlines flashed about the Canadian trade talks stocks vacillated back and forth but mainly in negative territory. We'll let all the trade talks work themselves out, and in the interim we'll take a moment to tip...

Friends  The bulls took a breather today as stocks, other than Apple and Amazon, spent the bulk of the trading session in negative territory. Weakness in emerging markets and Chinese tariff talk were the main culprits with regards to the negative bias for stocks.  By...

Friends  Worries that the 2nd quarter GDP number would be revised downward were overblown as this morning's release showed the number actually increased from 4.1% to 4.2%. Stocks responded with a good day for the bulls, led by the Nasdaq which was up nearly 1% for the...

Friends  Stocks are breaking through resistance levels which has to be a disturbing development for the bears. Before the actual announcement of a new trading deal with Mexico, stocks had already had a good start to the trading session. As the President conducted a...

Friends  Stocks struggled from the get-go this morning and the bulls never bothered to get involved as the trading session wore on. Market participants will be monitoring the comments of Fed Chairman Powell from Jackson Hole, Wyoming tomorrow, to determine whether the...

Friends  It was a mixed day for stocks with the Dow and the S&P a bit lower while Nasdaq was up a little. Market participants spent the day trying to digest all the political news that broke yesterday afternoon. The takeaway seems to be that we've dealt with...

Friends  More rumors that various trade negotiations, including with Mexico, might be moving forward once again helped stocks add to yesterday's gains. Stocks were slightly weaker at the opening, but moved higher in the afternoon portion of the trading session.  By...

Friends  Word that negotiations with China on trade are scheduled sent stocks higher today. From the lows of yesterday to the highs of today we saw quite a swing in the favor of the bulls, not only in price but in sentiment. As we have seen for the past nine years,...

Friends  Well, back down we went today, although things did improve in the later part of the trading session (the Dow had been down more than 330 points earlier in the day). The strength in the dollar not only hurts those overseas, but it also has an effect on the...

Friends  Stocks bounced back today as the contagion worries abated- at least for one day. Even though the shares did not react that well, Home Depot had a strong earnings report which seemed to push market participants to consider the retail sector. It's been a good...

Friends  The word contagion is back on the lips of market participants. We went through this with Greece and others over the past many decades. Markets are never quite sure originally when these crises arise just how it will affect the rest of the world. So, it's not...

Friends  Stocks sold off a little bit this afternoon and it might have been because of simple boredom. For most of the trading session it appeared everything was stuck in neutral, so the bears showed up to see if they could catch the bulls napping. As we pointed out...

Friends  It was another very quiet day of trading. The market averages were mixed and the trading volume was light. It is not unusual at this time of year as folks are on vacation before school starts again. Earnings season is mostly behind us and the Fed doesn't meet...