Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 30, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Thursday, June 29, 2017 That's exactly what it's felt like recently... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 29, 2017 at 09:01 AM
Market Recap for Wednesday, June 28, 2017 All of our major indices finished higher on Wednesday with the small cap Russell 2000 and tech-laden NASDAQ indices leading the charge with 1.55% and 1.43% gains, respectively... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 28, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Tuesday, June 27, 2017 The relative sector leader for over a year - technology (XLK, -1.64%) - took another beating on Tuesday as selling ramped up for a second consecutive session... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 27, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Monday, June 26, 2017 The Volatility Index ($VIX) is a signal of what the market expects in terms of volatility over the near-term (1 to 2 months)... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 26, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Friday, June 23, 2017 It's been a rough ride for crude oil ($WTIC) over the past several months and the steady march lower has taken oil back to test its November low just above $42 per barrel... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 22, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Biotechs ($DJUSBT) are the "semiconductors of healthcare". When they move, they move! Healthcare (XLV, +1.27%) was easily the best performing sector on Wednesday as the DJUSBT soared 3.43%... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 21, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Tuesday, June 20, 2017 Healthcare (XLV, +0.33%) was one of just two sectors - utilities (XLU, +0.06%) was the other - to rise on Tuesday as much of Monday's gains was relinquished... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 20, 2017 at 09:05 AM
Market Recap for Monday, June 19, 2017 Technology (XLK, +1.48%), healthcare (XLV, +1.04%) and financials (XLF, +1.03%) led a broad-based rally on Monday that included seven of the nine sectors. Only energy (XLE, -0.63%) and the defensive utilities (XLU, -0... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 19, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Special Announcement At 4:30pm EST this afternoon, just after the U.S. stock market closes, I'll be joining John Hopkins, President of EarningsBeats.com, for a special 90 minute presentation... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 16, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Thursday, June 15, 2017 There's been marked improvement in the relative strength of industrials (XLI, +0.60%) in recent weeks and that was on full display Thursday... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 15, 2017 at 09:01 AM
Market Recap for Wednesday, June 14, 2017 The FOMC concluded its two day meeting on Wednesday afternoon and, for the most part, followed its prior script... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 14, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Technology (XLK, +0.72%) rebounded after two days of brutal selling. It occurred after a hammer printed off a 50 day SMA test on Monday... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 13, 2017 at 09:01 AM
Market Recap for Monday, June 12, 2017 U.S. indices fell in unison on Monday and the tech-laden NASDAQ led the action, but after Friday's bloodbath, it certainly could have been worse... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 12, 2017 at 09:01 AM
Market Recap for Friday, June 9, 2017 They say a picture can say a thousand words so before I further discuss the carnage from Friday, take a look at this performance chart of NASDAQ 100 components: Several of the best performing stocks (based on SCTR scores) were absolutely hamm... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 09, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Thursday, June 8, 2017 Small caps were the clear and undeniable leader on Thursday as the Russell 2000 gained 1.36% while the NASDAQ was the second best performing index at +0.39%... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 08, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Crude oil ($WTIC) took a dive on Wednesday as inventories rose unexpectedly, causing a bit of panic among traders. Inventory supplies had fallen for eight straight weeks and traders were anticipating another drop of 3.5 million barrels... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 07, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Tuesday, June 6, 2017 Energy (XLE, +1.18) was easily the best performing sector on Tuesday as materials (XLB, +0.06%) was the only other sector to finish in positive territory - barely... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 06, 2017 at 09:02 AM
Market Recap for Monday, June 5, 2017 It wasn't a horrible day on Wall Street. After all, we've been in a strong advance since mid-May with the S&P 500 rising nearly 4% during that span. So a little bit of profit taking shouldn't be of too much concern... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 05, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Friday, June 2, 2017 Technology (XLK, +0.92%) led U.S. equities higher on Friday and that's been the case for several months now. The XLK has been the best performing sector with a current SCTR (StockCharts Technical Rank) reading of 92 further validating that... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 02, 2017 at 09:03 AM
Market Recap for Thursday, June 1, 2017 U.S. equities had a very strong day on Thursday, with the small cap Russell 2000 leading the charge with a solid 1.89% gain. The move was also widely participated in, with all nine sectors finishing higher. Financials (XLF, +1... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley June 01, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Utilities (XLU, +0.50%) and healthcare (XLV, +0.40%) led a defensive-oriented market on Wednesday with the latter nearing a significant bullish ascending triangle breakout. Materials (XLB, +0.30%) and consumer staples (XLP, +0... Read More