Here are some of the contenders for today’s biggest…news…of…the…day…  Earnings from Microsoft (MSFT)…Earnings from Sun Microsystems Inc…(Read More)

Stocks to watch today include E-Trade Financial Corp (ETFC), TASER International, Inc…(Read More)

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)

Good morning everyone – welcome to the final day of the trading week where we find stock futures trying to extend the gains of the last two days…(Read More)

The day ends with the S&P 500 (SPX) near its best levels of the session… Chart Courtesy of Thomson Financial Index Index Value Point Change Percent Change S&P 500 (SPX) 1352.1 13.5 points 1.01 percent Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) 12378.6 108 points 0.88 percent Nasdaq Composite (COMP) 2360.9 44.5 points 1.92 percent Russell 2000 (RUT) 692.7 -0.7 points -0.10 percent CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) 27.78 -1.24 points -4.3 percent Click here for symbol descriptions A mid-afternoon pullback found its footing before hitting breakeven and we had a late-session bit’o buying that pushed toward the highs…(Read More)

Earlier today I noted that shares of SunPower Corporation (SPWR) were poised to gap down 15% after their earnings guidance…(Read More)

Broadcom Corporation (BRCM) is scheduled to report earnings after the close today…(Read More)

We head deeper into the second half of the session with the market holding small gains… Chart Courtesy of Thomson Financial Click here for symbol descriptions In a break from the recent (extreme) volatility, the S&P 500 (SPX) has been content to bounce along the breakeven line…(Read More)

I have a couple of quick things I wanted to mention this afternoon. The first relates to yesterday’s post – The iShares DJ Financial (IYF), SPDR Homebuilders (XHB) and Retail HOLDRS (RTH) – Wait for Proof…(Read More)

Here is my weekly update on the broad market indices. This video covers the daily charts of the S&P 500 (SPX), Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Nasdaq Composite (COMP), and Russell 2000 (RUT)…(Read More)

Shares of Baidu.com, Inc. (BIDU) have been in focus since last week when they hit their most oversold reading since February of 2006…(Read More)

We are just over an hour into the session and here’s what I see… Click here for symbol descriptions The day so far has an upside bias as only the iShares Treasury Bond (TLT), SPDR Homebuilders (XHB), and S&P Retail Index (RLX) are trading lower…(Read More)