Stock market today, December 26, 2014: Good morning! U.S. stock futures for Friday, Dec. 26, forecasted a 31-point gain. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose six points to close at a record high. Investor optimism continued on news that the economy is strengthening. Third-quarter GDP hit 5%, while the U.S. economy has seen 2.7 million new jobs added this year – its best […]
Suppose we could ask all participants in the U.S. stock market whether they are bullish, bearish, or neutral on the market’s direction and get a fresh reading every minute? That might be useful information, as it would show when bullish or bearish sentiment is turning; when it is becoming extreme; when it is staying bullish or bearish over time, etc.When […]
MARKET SUMMARY- Stocks and oil fall together. Weaker world economy? Increased supply? Does it matter?- Yearend rally is off the rails, but leaders continue holding the line, holding out the chance for a little Christmas magic.- IEA cuts its oil forecast as well.- Michigan Sentiment surges as citizens accept lower growth, lower standards of living as the new normal.- Looking […]
View photo.The biotech stocks are hitting fresh new highs to start the week after the announcement of yet another multi-billion dollar deal. Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) has agreed to purchase advanced antibiotic pharmaceutical company Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CBST) for $9.5 billion.The deal breaks down to Merck paying about $102 a share, a 37-percent premium from […]
DEC 5thUpbeat Jobs Data Leads To Modest Strength On Wall Street – Shy of a Major Milestone, Dow Closes at New High – Nov jobs report comes in well ahead of expectations – Financials lead on the day, energy falls againU.S. stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 on track for their seventh straight weekly advance after […]
TraderFeed: Some Dark Clouds on the Stock Market Horizon
Some Dark Clouds on the Stock Market HorizonIt’s been a great run in stocks from the mid-October lows, fueled by significant buying pressure coming out of those lows. By mid-November, my measures were showing diminished upside momentum, but not the kind of weakness that would normally lead to meaningful intermediate-term corrections. By […]
Friday was a choppy session with little momentum as indexes have now worked off their extreme overbought conditions. The S&P 500 added 0.02% and the NASDAQ 0.18%. U.S. retail sales rose 0.5% last month when stripping out volatile elements like gasoline, autos, building materials and food services, according to the Commerce Department data released on Friday. That was the biggest […]
A bit of a change in pattern today as indexes opened up quite strongly but some selling hit the market later in the day. The S&P 500 ended up with a gain of 0.05% and the NASDAQ 0.11%. The big story of the day was another implosion in the price of oil. Retail stocks were also in the news.Indexes continue […]
Much like yesterday some early morning red numbers led to dip buyers coming in to buy as we had an unusually quiet employment report day. Usually there is much more volatility off the jobs data – Friday the S&P 500 gained 0.03% and the NASDAQ dropped 0.13%. The Labor Department reported payrolls increased by 214,000 last month, less than the […]
Benchmarks ended mostly in the negative territory on Wednesday after a drop in Apple shares weighed on the broader markets. A possibility of a cease-fire between Ukraine and Russia had initially lifted the markets. Meanwhile, investors were reluctant to bet big bucks ahead of the European Central Bank’s monthly policy meeting on Thursday.For a look at the issues currently facing […]
