When the S&P 500 index futures are deep in the red following a bad session in the previous session, it does not take much to incite an explosive rally. Case…
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The last day of the quarter is historically a good one in the markets, as fund managers attempt to dress up their portfolio with winners. However, to end Q3 it…
When the S&P 500 index closes near the lows of the session one of two things can happen. Either the “buy the dip” crowd defends the close/low and instigates an…
Based on the strong close of the S&P 500 index to end the week, along with robust early premarket trading, it appeared the index was going to have another good…
On the surface, the S&P 500 did not do much this week, at least on a closing basis. After ending last week’s quadruple expiration at 4421.75, the index added 24…
When the S&P 500 index has a big move in either direction, investors are anxious to see if it is just a one-day phenomenon, or will the index continue in…
The S&P 500 index tends to perform fairly well on days of Federal Reserve Meetings/Policy announcements and the index did not disappoint in Wednesday’s session. The selling pressure from the…
After Monday’s steep decline, the premarket rally, as well any intraday pops, were welcomed with palms out (trading pit term for selling). On the surface, the damage was not all…
Friday’s after-hours trading action, where the S&P 500 index slumped another 13 handles from its closing price (4421.75), was a good indication for much of Monday’s session. In fact, the…
For only the third time this year, the S&P 500 index has endured back-to-back losing weeks, the first one being in February and the latter being in April. Given the…
