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U.S. News Brushes Euro Woes Away (WMT, HD, DKS, TJX, VIT, DQ)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:49PM on November 15th

News out of the U.S. actually helped drive the market today and brush away some of the fears caused by Europe’s woes. Solid economic data, highlighted by better-than-expected October retail sales and a surprising jump in The Empire State Manufacturing…

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Europe Driving the Markets (BBY, ISIL, AET, NYX, VIT, FEED)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:39PM on September 13th

It was another seesaw type day on Wall Street, although not nearly to the extremes we have recently seen. Europe continues to be in focus, with news and rumors from across the pond helping to shape the U.S. trading day.…

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Europe Remains a Bugaboo (PRGO, TJX, URBN, DKS, CNOA, VIT)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:57PM on August 16th

Despite some positive economic news in the form of strong industrial production and some fairly good retail earnings reports, the winning streak for stocks ended today. Sluggish growth out of Germany, which had been the EU’s stalwart, was the main…

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China Spy: Investors Bid Up ‘High Flying’ Stocks (GA, CYOU, NQ, CGA, VIT, CEA)

Posted by Eric Monte at 2:39PM on July 27th

The Hang Seng Index performed well over the past week, gaining over 3%. As clarity was brought to the Greek debt crisis investors began to take on more risk. Traditionally high flying Indexes that focus on the Internet saw the…

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China Spy: Rough Week Leaves High Flyers Reeling (CSKI, NED, DL, NCTY, VIT, CSIQ)

Posted by Eric Monte at 2:40PM on July 12th

The Hang Seng Index struggled over the past week, losing over 3%. The past week saw Chinese stocks react to what most of the world had its eyes on, the European debt crisis. Indexes of a more traditionally conservative nature,…

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With the Market Choppiness, Ease Into Stocks Slowly (PKE, TTWO, VIT, PTIE, XCO)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:58PM on June 27th

Despite a weak consumer spending reading for May, stocks had a strong day buoyed by French banks agreeing to accept slower debt repayments from Greece, allowing the country to focus on other more immediate financial obligations. The moves made by…

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Afternoon Spy: Markets are on a Roll, Led by Healthcare (CNU, MDF, TBV, WNI, VIT, AMZN, LDK, AAPL)

Posted by Eric Monte at 1:30PM on June 27th

The markets are trading with solid gains this afternoon. In economic news, personal spending was flat in May after increasing 0.3% in April. Analysts’ consensus expected personal spending to increase 0.1%.

Today’s Top tickerspy Indexes:

Specialized Healthcare and Outpatient Services Stocks (up…

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Are Choppy Waters Ahead? (ADBE, KMX, JBL, AZN, XRAY, CSUN, VIT)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 5:29PM on June 22nd

After a solid start to the day, stocks sold off after the Fed predicted slower economic growth but didn’t offer any more plans for further stimulus with QE2 coming to an end. We’re expecting stocks to still drift lower through…

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Chasing China: The Hard Hit China Names that May Interest Adventurous Speculators (ISS, VIT, ASIA, TPI, CMED, CSUN, DQ, SOL, SORL, CYD, ZX, WATG, CAAS)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:16PM on June 14th

The recent pullback has hit nearly every segment of the market, but more speculative names have been hit the hardest. The dozens of Chinese small caps that now populate the major U.S. exchanges have been regarded by many as risky…

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Morning Spy: Good News from Europe for Once, Solar Snaps Back (LDK, CSIQ, VIT, CNIT, NAFC, SPTN, SI, LTD, PAL, SWC, TM, HMC, POT, MOS, NOK)

Posted by Jason Smith at 10:29AM on May 31st

Positive headlines from Europe over the long weekend helped markets kick off Tuesday in positive territory. A somewhat tepid consumer confidence number, meanwhile, hasn’t been enough to put too much of a damper on things.

Today’s Top tickerspy Indexes:

Solar Stocks (up…

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