Insights, Delivered Daily.

Dots R Us. Markets swung wildly yesterday as investors initially rode equities up on hope for all things great only to sell off on trade fears late in the session. Markets have priced in earnings growth, a US China trade pact, and a forever-dovish Fed - any challenge to those hopes are met with...

The lazy river. Stocks drifted down (or rather up) a lazy river with the Federal reserve, closing slightly higher in yesterday’s session. Traders defied any negativity choosing instead to follow on last week's bullish momentum as retail investors jumped into the fray in a FOMO trade.

Every “witch” way. Stocks traded up in a high volume, quadruple witching session on Firday. Friday’s session topped off a week of gains, the best since last November, resulting from little economic news but lots of optimism.

Contemplation. Stocks took a day of rest closing mostly unchanged yesterday as traders contemplated their next moves. It was a mixed news day with nothing strong enough to move markets in either direction resulting in a low volume session.

Melt up. Stocks ran up for a third straight day on risk-friendly economic releases. In a relatively quiet day of trading, stocks undaunted by any true hurdles, traded up with all indexes ending in positive territory and the S&P500 reaching a five-month high.

Indecision. Stocks closed mixed yesterday as the Dow Jones was the sole index to close in the red, held back by Boeing’s travails. Mixed stimulus from benign economic numbers to troubles for UK Prime Minister Theresa May led to a relatively uneventful day for traders.