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It's been several weeks since the Top 50 had a shift in stock allocation exceeding 10%, but this week there's movement at the top. Here's the charts:




The Top 50 increased their collective stock exposure by a healthy 17.82% going into the new trading week. Total stock allocation now sits at 34.06%. That's still not exactly bullish, but not nearly as bearish as it was last week. What I find interesting ...

After the excitement of the past four days, today was downright dull as the broader market chopped around listlessly all day. There was some selling pressure early on, but it didn't last. Monday is the last day of trading for October, which means if you're out of IFTs, Tuesday will fix that problem.



There wasn't much news today, but we did get some data points. Personal income in September was up 0.1%, but that was under economist's expectations ...

I found it somewhat odd yesterday, that the market rallied in spite of the EU Summit members coming up seemingly empty on a plan of action. But then last night an agreement was reached and today the market soared to levels not seen in about 3 months. Sell-the-news? Not yet.

If one was a bear who was shorting this market, you got annihilated during this month. If one was a bull and long you were loving life. But the fact is, an awful lot of traders and investors have been watching ...

After days of wondering what plan members of the EU Summit would come up with to address their debt crisis, we finally got our answer. Another delay that could take weeks. But that didn't seem to bother the broader market as it recouped a large measure of yesterday's losses.



There was one data point released today. September durable goods orders showed a decline of 0.8%, although it was higher by 1.7% minus transportation. Economists were ...

Front running a sell-the-news event? Perhaps. And once again the catalyst is the European Union debt crisis. Although more specifically tomorrow's Summit.



Right at the open, the market gapped lower and never really looked back as news of a EU finance minister meeting scheduled for tomorrow was canceled. This is not the same meeting as the EU Summit, also scheduled for tomorrow, but the market drew a parallel between the two. And while the ...