Friends How can you blame traders, investors and market participants in general for simply being exhausted? The ride that we all experienced in the first quarter of 2016 was one for the books. As you well know, stock indexes tumbled 10% to the downside by the time we were...
Friends The bulls continued to display their enthusiasm for Fed Chair Yellen’s dovish comments yesterday, and drove stocks higher from today’s opening bell. After the first hour of trading, though, stocks drifted for the remainder of the trading session. The ADP number came in right about as expected with...
Friends Fed Chair Janet Yellen spoke before the Economic Club of New York today and delivered the goods for those who were hoping for a more dovish stance from the Fed. Despite some hawkish comments from Regional Fed Officials over the past week or two, Ms. Yellen laid out...
Friends It appeared that traders were still feeling the effects of the holiday weekend, as trading volume was very light and volatility very modest. Yes, after drifting higher in early afternoon trading, stocks fell slightly with news of gunshots at the Capital Visitor’s Center, but all-in-all it was a...
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Friends It appeared for most of today’s very quiet trading session that the drift lower that we have seen this week was going to continue. Indeed, stocks fell in early trading, but as the afternoon wore on the losses dissipated. Perhaps, as we mentioned, the shorts/bears decided to cover...
CHJ Cares Program donated to The Woodlands Mothers of Multiples’ 10th Annual Golf Tournament and Silent Auction. The annual fundraiser raised more than $22,000 and goes towards helping WMOM’s work in building a support network to aid the parents of multiple births. WMOM provides members a focus on educational...
Friends It appears that the stock trading community is on an extended spring break. For a third trading session this week, volume has been light and volatility almost non-existent. Yes, we have drifted lower over the past couple of sessions, but more than bears selling, it really seems to...
Friends Just when we were settling in for a quiet week before the Easter holiday, we woke up this morning once again to news of terrorist attacks overseas. As in these situations before, it is difficult to comment on what happened in the stock market when lives have been...
Friends Stocks drifted somewhat aimlessly for the entire trading session today. The lack of volatility and/or interest in getting involved may simply stem from the fact that after the dramatic action that we have seen over the past 11 weeks, market participants simply need a rest. The Fed meeting...
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