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Stocks trended higher most of the day on Monday before some late selling took the indices off their early afternoon highs. The final gains were muted and we saw a bit of a negative reversal, but it was more gains, none-the-less. The Dow closed up 11-points and small caps outperformed again, while the Transports continued to struggle. yes, the S&P 500 made a new high, but you can see there was some selling at those highs.

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Stocks rallied on Friday after a slow start to the day. Intel's earnings disappointment created a mixed start because investors were also celebrating the better than expected 3.2% GDP number that we got before the opening bell. So, after some initial selling of stocks like Intel, Micron, UPS, and Facebook, the dip buyers shook it off and did their thing. The Dow ended the day up 81-points with the S&P 500 and small caps performing even better percentage-wise. Bonds were also up on the day ...

Large cap stocks reached new record highs twice this week thanks to good earnings reports and an uplifting GDP report. Not all earnings this week have been on the winning side but bigger players like Amazon and Facebook stole the show with their outperforming reports. The bar has been set lower than usual for earnings this season but leading companies so far have given investors less reasons to sell.

Stocks surged to new highs Friday following the release of the latest GDP report. ...

Stocks were near flat at the open but quickly plummeted after 3M and UPS reported weak earnings reports. The Dow lost 135-points, or -0.51%, but that was well off the morning lows as investors bought up those lows. The S&P 500 was flat, the Nasdaq led on the upside, while small caps and the Transports struggled. The dollar was up and bonds were down slightly.

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Stocks sold off toward the end of the day on Tuesday to close modestly lower on the day. The Dow lost 59-points, or 0.22%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both saw similar percentage losses. The I-fund was down sharply on a strong day for the dollar. Small caps held onto a slight gain while the Transports rallied sharply. Bonds also rallied.

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