The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA – 13,357.7) advanced 109 points, or 0.82% today…(Read More)

After reading my colleague Beth Gaston Moon’s contribution in today’s biggest news of the day post, I was intrigued as to what may have been some of the strangest will requests ever made…(Read More)

We are headed into the final hour of trading, and it appears that Bernanke and Bush’s comments may be the impetus for a positive end for the week…(Read More)

So, the clock has struck 1:30, which means it is my turn to take the reins on Nick’s wildly popular blog …(Read More)

What could be more exciting for the market ahead of a sleepy holiday weekend than the promise of near-vigilante justice for unscrupulous lenders from President George W…(Read More)

Thanks to an impending speech from President Bush, the contents of which have basically been revealed to be a plan to help dig out of the subprime crisis, the market was shot out of a cannon…(Read More)

About an hour before the opening bell is scheduled to sound, S&P futures are solidly higher, while Dow industrial futures are seeing triple-digit gains…(Read More)

After staging a mid-morning rally into positive territory, the market spent the afternoon sliding lower… As you can see in the S&P 500 (SPX) chart, it wasn’t a straight slide down – it was more like a struggle…(Read More)

Here is my weekly update of the daily charts of the S&P 500 (SPX), Dow Jones Diamonds (DIA), Nasdaq Composite (COMP), and Russell 2000 (RUT)…For those interested in chart slide shows they may have missed, below are links to some recent posts:Last week’s Broad Market UpdateChart Slide Show – Call Option Basics Chart Slide Show – ETF Basics Chart Slide Show – Chart Basics: The Rounding TopChart Slide Show – Implied Volatility…(Read More)

I just finished up my weekly ETF column and one of the things I noticed was that despite the market pullback, the PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy (PBW) was still holding a gain on the year…(Read More)

Earlier today I noted Ciena Corporation (CIEN) reported earnings. My colleague Jocelynn Drake took an in-depth look at the situation and noted some concerns – among them the lackluster reaction to the report…(Read More)

We are a little more than two hours into the session and find the S&P 500 (SPX) back to flat…or even a bit better…The opening action followed through on the downside bias we saw in stock futures but it looked like the market was trying to bounce from its initial lows…(Read More)