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Look for Clear Direction Come September (HNZ, BF.B, JOSB, DY, TSEM, JKS)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:50PM on August 29th

Stocks managed to eek out small gains today in another day of light trading that is typical for the week before Labor Day. The economic reports today were stronger than expected, with home sales data providing another indicator that housing…

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All Eyes on the Fed (MOV, BWS, HNZ, LXK, JKS, QIHU)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:31PM on August 28th

The major market averages closed mixed a second-straight day. The economic news was also mixed, with the housing market continuing to show signs of strength, but consumer sentiment pulling back. One of the most interesting pieces of news on the…

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U.S. the Place to Invest (LOW, COCO, BBY, ZAGG, AET, CVH, JKS)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:43PM on August 20th

It was a relatively quiet day on Wall Street, with the major market averages barely budging. Aetna’s (AET) purchase of Coventry Healthcare (CVH) gave the healthcare sector a lift, but the German central bank questioning whether the ECB should buy bonds of…

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Monday Losing Streak Broken! (TSN, RAIL, KCG, BBY, JKS, MGAM)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:36PM on August 6th

After seeing every Monday in June and July finish in the red, the Dow finally broke its losing streak of starting the week lower. The strength was broad based, led by material and tech names. The gains helped extend yesterday’s…

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Price of Crude Leads the Way (APOL, LDK, DAL, NWSA, MHO, JKS)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:39PM on June 26th

Stocks scraped out gains on the day to help recoup some of yesterday’s losses. The market largely followed the price of crude, which after some choppy trading, edged out a gain as well. All in all, it was a slow…

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Europe Moves the Market Again, But This Time It’s Data-Driven (LOW, JCP, CTRP, VIP, BXG, JKS)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:47PM on November 14th

Stocks fell on the day as weak economic data from Europe weighed on the market. Euro zone industrial production fell the most since early 2009 in September, while factory output dropped -2.0%. All in all, the market is likely to…

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Late Day Rocket (RDWR, MSPD, UBS, AMED, GTIV, LHCG, JKS, PMC)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:46PM on October 4th

We’ve seen a lot of crazy days on Wall Street recently, but today was certainly one of the wildest. The market firmly entrenched itself into bear territory early in the morning with a big sell-off, but stocks rocketed higher in…

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Macro Woes in Focus (LEN, NFLX, GR, UTX, COL, RAH, CAG, IPGP, JKS)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:44PM on September 19th

Stocks slid on the day, dragged down by renewed worries concerning Greece and news that President Obama is looking to propose new taxes. Greece could run out of money by next month, and the IMF told the country that it…

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A Perfect Week (RIMM, DMND, UTX, YHOO, KIOR, JKS)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 6:12PM on September 16th

It was a perfect week for the market, with stocks gaining ground each day this week. Europe remains the center of investor attention, although the rally came despite a dispute between U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and German Finance Minister…

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Europe Sends Shivers (LULU, KR, ULTA, TXN, CBPO, JKS)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:47PM on September 9th

The volatility in the market continued, with a big swing to the downside today. News out of Europe remains the biggest driver of equities, and the resignation of European Central Bank (ECB) official Jeurgen Stark, of Germany, sent shivers down…

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