Despite a strong rebound on Friday, all major U.S. indices closed lower for the week. The past two... Read More

Despite a strong rebound on Friday, all major U.S. indices closed lower for the week. The past two rebounds, in mid-December and in early January, were triggered by communication from the Federal... Read More

In last week’s Market Outlook, I warned that stocks could be in for a tough January as long... Read More

In last week’s Market Outlook, I warned that stocks could be in for a tough January as long as the market-leading technology sector was weak and the small-cap Russell 2000 remained below its... Read More

All major U.S. indices posted gains last week, led by the small-cap Russell 2000, which advanced... Read More

All major U.S. indices posted gains last week, led by the small-cap Russell 2000, which advanced 1.6% and is now up 4.4% for the year. A sustained move above the 1,213 March high would confirm a... Read More

On Wednesday, the stock market reacted to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s post-FOMC... Read More

On Wednesday, the stock market reacted to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s post-FOMC meeting press conference with a strong one-day rally that led into the S&P 500’s biggest... Read More

In last week’s Market Outlook, I cautioned readers that a 57-year pattern of seasonal... Read More

In last week’s Market Outlook, I cautioned readers that a 57-year pattern of seasonal weakness in the S&P 500 warned of a near-term decline in equity prices. That is exactly what we got... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices finished in positive territory last week except for the Nasdaq 100,... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices finished in positive territory last week except for the Nasdaq 100, which lost 0.6%. Technology stocks must resume their leadership role quickly, ideally with some help... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices finished in positive territory last week, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices finished in positive territory last week, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, which gained 2% and is up 20.8% so far in 2014. With small-cap stocks lagging all year, the... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices finished in positive territory last week except for the small-cap... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices finished in positive territory last week except for the small-cap Russell 2000, which lost 0.1% and is up just 0.8% this year. On the other end of the spectrum, the tech... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices finished in positive territory for the fourth consecutive week, led by... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices finished in positive territory for the fourth consecutive week, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, which gained 1.6% and is now up 17.6% for the year. This index has been... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices finished in positive territory for the third consecutive week, but... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices finished in positive territory for the third consecutive week, but just barely, led by the broad market S&P 500, which gained just 0.7%. All are also in the black for... Read More