The major indices followed through on Monday's bounce off the 50-day moving averages, scoring another round of large gains yesterday. After rallying throughout the first half of the day, stocks initially became threatened by an afternoon sell-off that sent stocks down to test their intraday lows, ... Read more

Gapping substantially higher on yesterday's open, the stock market initially looked as though it was going to break out above its recent range. However, the bears quickly took control, reversing the opening momentum and sparking a sharp sell-off. Stocks trended steadily lower throughout most of th ... Read more

The recent bullishness persisted into the end of the week, enabling stocks to achieve another solid advance in last Friday's session. The major indices drifted sideways throughout most of the session, then made a late-day push into the close. The Nasdaq Composite rallied 1.2%, the S&P 500 1.0% ... Read more

Stocks feebly attempted to rebound from Tuesday's nasty decline, causing the major indices to finish modestly in positive territory yesterday. The broad market opened slightly higher, then chopped around in a sideways range throughout the rest of the day. Just after mid-day, stocks briefly dipped ... Read more

As anticipated, stocks were quiet ahead of today's expected Senate vote on the latest economic stimulus bill. The main stock market indexes oscillated in a narrow, sideways range throughout the day before finishing near the flat line. The S&P 500 eked out a 0.1% gain, as the Dow Jones Industri ... Read more

Building on the momentum from Wednesday's sell-off, stocks continued to correct from their recent gains yesterday. The Nasdaq Composite fell 4.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average 4.9%, and the S&P 500 5.0%. The small-cap Russell 2000 and S&P Midcap 400 indices shed 3.7% and 4.6% respecti ... Read more

After rallying nearly 20% off their lows in just one week, the major indices pulled back substantially yesterday. Stocks opened lower, briefly bounced, then trended lower throughout the rest of the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5.1%, the S&P 500 5.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite 5.5%. T ... Read more

The Nasdaq Composite scored its sixth straight day of gains yesterday, as the major indices logged an impressive round of gains on higher volume. The S&P 500 rallied 4.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average 3.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite 3.1%. The small-cap Russell 2000 and S&P Midcap 400 in ... Read more

Trading in a narrow, sideways range before closing with mixed results, the major indices kicked off the month with a session of healthy price consolidation. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.3%, as the S&P 500 declined by the same percentage. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower by just 0.1% ... Read more

Plummeting on sharply higher volume yesterday, stocks gave a death knell to the broad market's recent rally attempt. The main stock market indexes opened substantially lower, traded sideways for a few hours, then suffered another leg down in the afternoon. The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 4.8%, the Do ... Read more