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Tuesday was a snooze-fest as stocks traded in a very tight range, hardly straying from break-even. By the close the Dow had gained 14-points, the S&P added 1, and most of other the major stock indices traded up less than 0.2%, with only the Transportation Index being down - although bonds were down as well.

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Stocks came jumping out of the starting gate on Monday morning with another gap up opening. The Dow ended the day up 259-points, or +1%, leading the way percentage-wise as the positive trade news helps the global companies more than small caps. Speaking of small caps, the Russell 2000 was up just 0.16%. A good day normally, but well below the large cap indices. The S-fund, which is a mixture of small and mid-sized companies, gained 0.4%.

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It was a strong day for stocks on Friday as the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was singing a dovish song for the economy at the Fed's annual symposium in Jackson Hole. The Dow gained 133-points, or 0.52% on the day, with the broader indices performing even better.

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Stocks began the week with a higher open on Monday. Thereafter, the S&P 500 remained above last week's close but action was mixed intra-week as we've been used to lately while indices are trading near their highs. Stocks jumped higher Friday following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's message that the Fed plans to keep the rise of interest rates gradual despite the heat of the growing economy. Investors jumped into stocks and the S&P 500 broke into a new high to end its longest streak without reaching ...

Stocks slipped on Thursday as the Dow shed 77-points with modest to minor losses in the broader indices. Once again the double top is holding as resistance but the bears are not putting any pressure on the bulls, so we're having a bit of a standoff rather than a pullback.

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