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Hello volatility. Where have you been? It's interesting that the day in between the Fed policy statement and the Friday jobs report gets the big spike in the VIX (Volatility Index). The Dow lost 317-points and the carnage was spread around most indices.

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Stocks were mixed on Wednesday and went on a rollercoaster ride after opening sharply higher. Up 72-points at the open after a big GDP report, the Dow dropped precipitously and within 90-minutes was down 95 points. All this was well before the Fed policy statement was announced.

After the announcement, the Dow erased all of the early losses and pushed ...

Stocks opened strongly on Tuesday, but a couple of geopolitical news events turned things around - One at about 11 AM ET and the other just after 2 PM ET. The Dow, which was up over 70 in early traded, ended the day down 70-points so we saw negative reversals on most of the charts.

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Stocks opened sharply lower on Monday, but made a nice comeback with a couple of indices closing in positive territory, including the Dow (+22-points) and the S&P 500, although by just a fraction of a point.

I'm at 35,000 feet heading home and hoping my laptop battery ...

Stocks fell on Friday and bonds rallied. The Dow lost 123-points and once again small caps were the laggards. The S&P 500 and I-fund posted modest losses of about 1/2 of a percent.
I have been on vacation and won't get back until late Monday night so just a couple more quick commentaries before I get back on my regular schedule. ...