January 5th, 2009
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Cautious trade was met with moderate buying.
Equities suffered from some back and filling trade following last week’s impressive New Year rally but buying stepped in.  Aside from construction spending data that was reported to be slightly better than expected, the news story of [...]

December 30th, 2008
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Boring trade leaves indices range bound.
It was another quiet day on Wall Street in terms of market participation.  Those trading futures on the CME in Chicago were likely just as bored as insiders note a lack of retail order flow and highly reduced levels of institutional trade.
Stock [...]

December 29th, 2008
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Low, make that no, volume…stay away from the markets.
There is a reason why brokers, traders and other industry insiders take their vacations in December; low volumes.  It isn’t difficult to imagine that given market volatility and a turbulent economy trading volume has never been so low.  In overnight [...]

Mid-Day December 23rd, 2008
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Brutally light volume equates to poor trading conditions, sidelines.
Most traders, both professional and retail, have opted to spend time with their families rather than with the markets.  We believe this to be the best method of defense against what has been and will continue to be choppy [...]

December 16th, 2008
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The Fed sets a target on the target rate.
Stock index futures traded within a tight intra-day range ahead of the FOMC announcement.  As we previously noted, the light volume seemed to favor an eventful reaction as well as an upside bias.  Today’s post announcement trade left the shorts [...]

December 11th, 2008
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Equity Indices give up ground, but bulls aren’t down and out.
The major stock indices traded within a relatively narrow range for a majority of the session, but late day selling managed to break support levels.  I expect that the selling will continue into Friday but also believe that [...]

December 9th, 2008
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Stocks Digest, but don’t give up.
Less than optimistic corporate outlooks and a lack of economic news set the mood for a digestive trading day.  Coming into the session, stocks had posted gains in 9 of the previous 11 sessions to give some investors hope that there will be light [...]

December 8th, 2008
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Mutual fund Monday and short covering extends stock index gains.
Expectations of an auto-maker deal and a sense that all of the bad news must be out, has energized stock indices.  The rally comes on the heels of the worst jobs number in over 30 years as well as news [...]

December 2nd, 2008
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Bouncing bulls, but bears reign.
Equities traded considerably higher following yesterday’s mass carnage, but the market tone remains questionable.  The day-to-day direction of the market is highly uncertain, but I do believe that we are in the process of finding a bottom.  The highly volatile and essentially directionless trade witnessed [...]

December 1st, 2008
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Record-breaking stock rally ends abruptly.
After posting the best consecutive five trading days in 75 years, the major indices collapsed under pressure.  The sudden turn in sentiment is leaving many to wonder if the holiday is over, or if the Santa Claus rally will save the markets.  The bulls are [...]