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Stocks were very flat on Monday but once again they traded in a fairly wide range considering the standstill. Yesterday the range was 2980 - 3000 on the S&P 500, which is closer to the lower end of that 2980 - 3020 range that we have been in for the last couple of weeks. The Dow gained 15-points and it was flat city in most major indices, although the Transports were down and continue to lag while clinging to support. The I-fund is also lagging with some recent strength in the dollar. ...

Stocks opened higher on Friday, but like the prior week or so, we've seen more choppy back and forth action as the S&P 500 has traded between 2980 and 3020, and some of those days nearly hit the top and bottom of that range in a single day. Friday traded near the top of that range to start the day, and closed closer to the bottom. The Dow lost 160-points.

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A bumpy week in stock prices ends with mostly selling after potential trouble in trade negotiations Friday. Although the bears ended the S&P 500 weekly winning streak, it is not fair to say they are in control; but neither are the bulls. The trading action the last couple weeks has been in a flat trading range with a few extremities. It wasn't an eventless week. The Fed cut rates by a quarter percent and there was an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Both events initiated swings but a real ...

Stocks opened higher on Thursday, as you might expect after Wednesday's positive reversal day, but the bears were not about to let the bulls make new highs all that easily. Stocks drifted lower into the close and the Dow ended the day down 52-points. Small caps and the Transports lagged again, while the Nasdaq, despite negative breadth, was up on a strong day for Microsoft.

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Stocks were flat to slightly lower for much of the day leading into Wednesday's rate cut and policy statement, and from there the fireworks started. It's surprising to see the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq move so slightly - up 0.13%, up 0.03%, and down 0.11% respectively, on a day where interest rates were cut. It was much more volatile than that. Stocks sank initially after the rate cut announcement but the last hour of trading saw dip buyers and buy programs kick in and pull the indices into positive ...