Fighting off morning losses to close slightly higher, the stock market once again demonstrated its incredible resiliency we've become accustomed to in recent weeks. After opening near the flat line, stocks trended lower throughout the first ninety minutes of trading, but the bulls reclaimed the up ... Read more

Following through on the previous day's bounce off the recent lows, the main stock market indexes scored a solid round of gains yesterday. Stocks initially opened lower, but the bulls quickly took control, reversing the broad market into positive territory within the first thirty minutes of tradi ... Read more

Last Friday's session was marked by divergence, as tech stocks logged substantial gains, but blue chips lagged behind. After opening slightly higher, the major indices drifted lower throughout most of the session, then bounced off their lows in the final ninety minutes of trading. The Nasdaq Compo ... Read more

The major indices see-sawed between positive and negative territory through another choppy, indecisive session yesterday. Like the previous day, buying and selling pressure was roughly in parity, but this time the bulls had the slight edge into the close. The S&P 500 bounced from a 0.9% intrad ... Read more

Stocks broke their four-day winning streak yesterday, but lower turnover that accompanied the moderate pullback was healthy. The major indices opened lower, drifted south throughout the morning, then edged higher to trim their losses in the afternoon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.5% ... Read more

A huge bounce in the beaten-down financial sector sparked a massive rally on Wall Street yesterday, enabling the major indices to score their largest one-day gains in months. Stocks gapped higher on the open, then trended steadily higher as the day progressed. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 7.1%, the ... Read more

Stocks got off to a higher start yesterday morning, but reversed lower after testing resistance of their previous day's highs. The major indices subsequently trended south throughout the afternoon before settling near their recent lows. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2% and the S&P 50 ... Read more

Slicing through key support levels of their intermediate-term uptrends, stocks technically fell back into correction mode yesterday. After opening several percent lower, the major indices oscillated in a tight, sideways range throughout the rest of the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled ... Read more

The Nasdaq Composite's move above its 50-day moving average last Thursday sparked another wave of buying that enabled the major indices to finish the week with solid gains. After opening slightly higher last Friday morning, the main stock market indexes cruised steadily higher throughout the day b ... Read more