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The Friday Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly jobs number gave the market a big surprise, falling well short of the expected blowout where estimates were as high a million “new” jobs with some whisper numbers of 2 million jobs. Of course, we all know that the economy is not creating new jobs, it is simply recovering jobs lost as a result of the pandemic, and the report revealed that... Read More

Haphazard and erratic are perhaps the two best words to use in describing a market environment that remains mostly trendless and volatile, which I suppose is a less dramatic way of putting things! This, however, a fantastic action for traders, but investors seeking intermediate- to longer-term trends may find it less hospitable. Yesterday Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen came out and made... Read More

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The big picture is a market rotating away from small-cap/mid-cap/growth and into large-cap/S&P 500/blue-chip stocks. The clearest signs of this divergence can be found in charts of the cumulative NYSE advance-decline line and the % of NYSE stocks above their 50- and 200-day moving averages. This rotation into lower-risk names is classic late-cycle behavior. It has been discussed numerous... Read More

Stocks remain in good shape, bolstered by strong earnings growth and still-low interest rates. The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 are just days off their all-time highs, while the advance’s breadth is solid. Leadership in the growth sector has been notable, with a few liquid glamours leading the way along with numerous more-speculative issues, including Tilray (TLRY), Bandwidth... Read More

Stock averages continue to hold their own as proceedings move through a normally slower season of vacations. While volume left a little something to be desired on the S&P 500’s latest move to a new high, turnover on the Nasdaq made up for that. ... Read More

The averages make progress as they put their brief June swoon behind them. Volume remains less than desired, especially at the level of the averages. For example, activity has actually diminished on all four S&P rallies since the Apr. 2 low. ... Read More