Options Supplement: July 27, 2016 By Daniel Darrow The July Fed meeting today did little to change the recent choppy action in stocks. The S&P 500kept the alternating gains/losses streak alive for the 10th day in a row, finishing down .12%, but theNasdaq got a big boost from AAPL and managed to close up .58% on […]
Options Supplement: July 26, 2016 By Daniel Darrow Stocks had a choppy back and forth session today ahead of the July Fed meeting tomorrow. TheS&P 500 eked out a small gain (+.03%) while the Nasdaq got a bump from some better than expected earnings, finishing up .24%. Averages opened slightly lower and quickly reversed green as […]
Options Supplement: July 25, 2016 By Daniel Darrow Stocks continued their recent trend of alternating gains and losses today, ending lower after a light volume session. The S&P 500 finished down .30% while the Nasdaq closed off marginally (-.05%) to kick off a busy trading week. Oil (- 2.58%) weighed heavily on averages today after […]
Options Supplement: July 24, 2016 By Daniel Darrow Stocks bounced back Friday to finish the choppy week on a positive note. The S&P 500gained .46% on the session and ended the week up .6%, while the Nasdaq was higher by .52% Friday and closed up 1.4% for the week. Both averages had an up […]
Options Supplement: July 21, 2016 By Daniel Darrow Stocks erased their gains from Wednesday today and the Dow finally broke its long winning streak. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both finished down close to .33%, while the Dow ended the session off .42%, snapping its 9 day rally. Averages opened the day just about flat […]
Options Supplement: July 20, 2016 By Daniel Darrow Stocks resumed their rally today after taking Tuesday off. The S&P 500 bounced back from yesterday’s drop to finish up .43% and at a new 52 week high, while the Nasdaq benefited from a strong showing in tech, ending the day higher by 1.06%. Europe gave US […]
Options Supplement: July 19, 2016 By Daniel Darrow Stocks had a surprisingly quiet session on a busy day of earnings. The S&P 500 finished down .14% while the Nasdaq fared slightly worse, ending off .38%, on a light volume, narrow trading day. Solid numbers out of a few heavyweights did little to get things moving […]
Options Supplement: July 18, 2016 By Daniel Darrow Stocks shook off global worries including the developments out of Turkey from late Friday to finish Monday green. The S&P 500 finished the session up .24% while the Nasdaq more than doubled that gain, ending higher by .52%. Oil (-1.48%) was an early drag on stocks and really struggled to mount any […]
Options Supplement: July 17 2016 Stocks had a lackluster ending to another strong week. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both finished .09% lower on Friday but each ended the first week of earnings season up 1.5%, also marking their third straight week of gains in a row. Action was slow for the session even […]
Options Supplement: July 14 2016 After pausing Wednesday, stocks resumed their run today. The S&P 500 gained .53% while the Nasdaq bounced back from yesterday’s drop, finishing up .57%. Stocks were strong out of the gate this morning even though the Bank of England held off cutting rates which was a surprise to most. […]