Chart Slide Show - Daily Charts of the Broad Market Indices

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 […]

A Look at Alternative Energy Stocks - FuelCell Energy, Echelon, JA Solar, and First Solar

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)

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Ciena Corporation (CIEN) - A Lackluster Reaction to Earnings?

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)

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Midday Market Check - Back to Flat

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)

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At the Open - A Lower Open But…

The opening bell has rung and here is what I see…Pre-open stock futures suggested weakness and that is what we saw as the regular session came to life…(Read More)

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The! Biggest! News! of! the! Day! - Not Bernanke, Sears, Ciena, the GDP, A New iPod, or Mozilo

Here are some of the contenders for today’s biggest…news…of…the…day…  The suggestion [subscription required] that Ben Bernanke may not rush to save the stock market…[note - here is a summary of the article for those who don’t have a WSJ subscription…]Earnings from Ciena Corp…(Read More)

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Into the Open - Upgrades and Downgrades

We head toward the bell with stock futures still pointing to a downside bias…the S&Ps are now more than 10 points below fair value…gold is down 1.80…Here are a few of the analyst upgrades and downgrades that I thought were worth noting this morning…Upgrades Infineon (IFX) Joy Global (JOYG) Laboratory Corp (LH) Motorola (MOT) STMicroelectronics (STM) TASER (TASR) VeraSun Energy (VSE)Downgrades Coldwater […]

Unusual Stock Volume Scan

Here are the results for today’s unusual stock volume scan. The scan looks at the previous day’s volume and compares it to the recent average volume…(Read More)

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