The six-week rally will be tested in the next few days by the much-anticipated midterm election and the Fed policy statement. And if that weren’t enough to make things interesting on Tuesday and Wednesday, October’s jobs report…
Stocks closed essentially unchanged Friday as mixed economic news and earnings data failed to distract traders from next week’s mid-term elections and Federal Reserve policy statement.
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Solid quarterly earnings and anticipation of more stimulus from the Fed have helped lift the Dow by 400 points over the past two weeks. However, another boost is coming from individuals who’ve begun moving money from bonds to e…
The U.S. stock market has been on a tear since Sept. 1, but technical caution flags are now appearing in the charts. A close look at action in the VIX, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and financials reveal that the tide may be about to sta…
Volatility started picking up in the last few sessions, and now that a downbeat Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has made another round of stimulus all but certain, traders are taking notice that things aren’t nearly as go…