Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 31, 2017 at 09:01 AM
Market Recap for Monday, October 30, 2017 Weakness permeated the U.S. stock market on Monday with the small cap Russell 2000 losing more than 17 points, or 1.15%. Other U.S... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 30, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Special Note Every Monday, I provide possible short-term trade setups (today's featured setup is reflected below in the Monday Setups section). All of these setups, along with setups from the past few weeks, can be accessed by CLICKING HERE... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 27, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Thursday, October 26, 2017 U.S. indices spent Thursday attempting to bounce back from losses earlier in the week. Based on that goal, it was mostly a successful day as most major indices finished with fractional gains... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 26, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Wednesday, October 25, 2017 It's difficult to know what to expect after U.S. equities posted their largest decline since September 5th. I don't recall the last time we saw all nine sectors lower, but that's exactly what we saw on Wednesday. Healthcare (XLV, -0... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 25, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Tuesday, October 24, 2017 The Dow Jones powered to another record high close on Tuesday, finishing the session higher by 167.80 points... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 24, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Monday, October 23, 2017 After early strength, Monday was a seller's market. As you might expect on one of the more bearish days of late, defensive sectors showed renewed relative strength with utilities (XLU, +0.05%) and consumer staples (XLP, -0... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 23, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Friday, October 20, 2017 Friday was a day of more all-time high closes. It's been quite redundant, but the bulls certainly don't mind. This time we saw leadership from aggressive areas of the market - a very bullish sign indeed. Financials (XLF, +1... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 20, 2017 at 09:00 AM
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Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 19, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Wednesday, October 18, 2017 The Dow Jones sliced through 23000 like a hot knife through butter. Many times, these round numbers represent a psychological challenge for traders, but that was not an issue for this bull market... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 18, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Healthcare stocks (XLV, +1.34%) led the Dow Jones to yet another all-time high close as the Dow traded above 23000 on an intraday basis for the first time in its history, closing just beneath that psychological level at 22997... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 17, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Monday, October 16, 2017 In true bull market fashion, U.S. stocks rose once again in rather boring action. The Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ gained 0.37%, 0.18% and 0.28%, respectively, to each finish at all-time closing highs... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 16, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Friday, October 13, 2017 There are plenty of superstitious folks out there, but apparently the majority of stock traders don't fall under that umbrella. U.S... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 13, 2017 at 09:06 AM
Market Recap for Thursday, October 12, 2017 It was certainly a bifurcated day among sectors. Four sectors advanced, including industrials (XLI, +0.53%) and utilities (XLU, +0.52%), while five declined. Financials (XLF, -0... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 12, 2017 at 09:01 AM
Market Recap for Wednesday, October 11, 2017 A strange pair - utilities (XLU, +0.43%) and technology (XLK, +0.33%) - combined to lead our major indices higher on Wednesday with the NASDAQ rising 0.25% to close at another all-time high... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 11, 2017 at 09:01 AM
Market Recap for Tuesday, October 10, 2017 The Dow Jones finished 69 points higher on Tuesday to close at yet another all-time high. It's an illustration of how equities can remain overbought for an extended period of time... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 10, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Monday, October 9, 2017 The U.S. major stock market indices took a breather - if you want to call it that - on Monday as the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ all fell less than 0.25%. Only the Russell 2000 lost more than that, dropping 0... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 09, 2017 at 09:02 AM
Market Recap for Friday, October 9, 2017 Extremely overbought and extended conditions. Complacency in the form of a very low Volatility Index ($VIX) reading. Geopolitical tensions. Then a negative jobs report. The market was surely doomed on Friday, right? Wrong... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 06, 2017 at 09:05 AM
Market Recap for Thursday, October 5, 2017 Well, if you were worried about an underperforming technology sector and the inability of the NASDAQ 100 ($NDX) to reach new highs, you can stop worrying... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 05, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Wednesday, October 4, 2017 This bull market advance continues to be about rotation. Index rotation. Sector rotation. Individual stock rotation. Few areas of the market are breaking down. It's mostly about gains, consolidation, then more gains... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 04, 2017 at 09:03 AM
Market Recap for Tuesday, October 3, 2017 It didn't take long for the seasonal tailwinds to kick in for airlines ($DJUSAR)... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 03, 2017 at 09:00 AM
Market Recap for Monday, October 2, 2017 It was another record day on Wall Street. The Dow Jones, S&P 500, NASDAQ and Russell 2000 all closed at fresh all-time highs... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 02, 2017 at 09:02 AM
Market Recap for Friday, September 29, 2017 We wrapped up the third quarter on Friday with all-time highs showing up everywhere. There was a big buying push into the close on Friday, likely in anticipation of more strength during the fourth quarter... Read More
