Fighting back from a sharp sell-off earlier in the session, stocks finished modestly higher last Friday, though the broad market still posted its fourth consecutive week of losses. Initially following through on bearish momentum from the previous day's plunge, the major indices trended lower throu ... Read more

The stock market correction that began last month resumed in a big way yesterday, as the major indices suffered a nasty round of high volume selling, causing them to break support of their recent lows. The broad market gapped about 1% lower on the open, immediately began selling off, and trended s ... Read more

After bouncing off their recent lows with two consecutive days of robust gains, stocks took a breather yesterday. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average oscillated within their previous day's trading ranges before finishing lower by 0.6% and 0.3% respectively. Faring better, the Nasdaq b ... Read more

Building on the momentum of Monday's strength, the major indices scored another round of solid gains yesterday. This time, higher volume also confirmed the move. Less than an hour after opening near the flat line, stocks entered into a steady uptrend that persisted throughout the entire session. T ... Read more

The major indices concluded the month of January with another day of substantial losses last Friday, as higher volume indicated continued institutional selling. Stocks initially got off to a positive start, but turned tail after the first hour of trading, and continued lower throughout the rest o ... Read more

After opening near the flat line, stocks traded in a narrow, sideways range ahead of the afternoon Fed announcement on interest rates and economic policy. Upon receiving the anticipated news that rates are expected to remain "exceptionally low for an extended period," the major indices r ... Read more

Throughout the first half of yesterday's session, stocks tried to build on the previous day's bounce, but afternoon selling caused the major indices to again finish in negative territory. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped less than 0.1%, the Nasdaq Composite receded 0.3%, and the ... Read more

Registering a modest advance across the board, stocks began the week with a slight bit of relief from last week's pounding, but volume levels fell off sharply. The major indices opened higher, then merely oscillated in a tight, sideways range throughout the rest of the day. The Nasdaq Composite bo ... Read more

Stocks concluded the holiday-shortened week with a third consecutive plunge last Friday, causing the major indices to firmly slice through support of their 50-day moving averages. The broad market traded sideways to lower throughout the morning session, but the bears returned with conviction in th ... Read more

Building on the previous day's bearish momentum, stocks suffered another day of sharp losses that caused the major indices to slice through key short-term support levels. The broad market opened nearly flat, but sellers quickly took control, causing stocks to tumble through the morning session. Th ... Read more