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Forward march!! Stocks closed mixed yesterday with the S&P500 reaching a new all time high as investors sorted through a flood of mixed earnings. Weak economic data and Department of Justice inquiries were ignored with a yawn by unstoppable bulls.

A sea of green! Stocks rallied yesterday on news of a US-China face-to-face meeting and upbeat earnings. Traders were too excited to focus on anything bad yesterday, pushing stocks up close to their all time highs.

Joyful sentiments. Stocks posted modest gains yesterday as investors continued to press go, knowing that the Fed will have their backs. With no real news, decent earnings, potential advances in trade discussions, and the upcoming Fed meeting traders bought stocks.

Summer is here… on Wall Street. Stocks slumped on Friday as disappointed bulls received clarification from the NY Fed, that its President was not signaling a 50 basis point rate cut. Traders were too quick to react to a speech by a Fed official and were let down when the Fed felt the need to...

Mixed signals. Stocks were up slightly yesterday amid mixed earnings and renewed trade fears. Stocks spent most of the day in the red but managed to climb into the black on the heels of some positive news in manufacturing and despite disappointing earnings releases.

Days of reckoning. Stocks slipped yesterday as mixed earnings results, weak economic numbers, and trade fears gave traders reason for pause. Earnings season is here, and it’s time for companies to show their stuff.