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Stocks were mixed on Monday with the Dow and small caps both down on the day, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were flying high. The Dow lost 56-points and the Nasdaq led with a gain of almost 1%. Bonds rallied - yields down, the dollar was flat, oil was up, gold was down.

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The Economic Symposium helped keep trading emotions highs, and while you can't always trust the moves in these circumstances, the market has been relentless for long enough that we shouldn't surprised that investors took it as another reason to buy. The Dow gained 243-points, getting back Thursday's near 200-point loss, as did most of the other indices. Small caps led and had a great week, showing decent life after lagging for months. Bonds were up sharply - yields ...

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The climb to new highs continued this week with small caps joining and leading the way. Both the C and I-funds were up more than 1.5% this week but were overshadowed by the S-fund which more doubled their performance. Momentum from the rally that started the previous Thursday continued to start this week and stocks (large caps) strung together five consecutive days of gains before pulling back Thursday. That proved to just be a buying opportunity for dip buyers ahead of the scheduled talk of Fed ...

Stocks pulled back on Thursday, and in most cases the charts were dealing with overhead resistance, so after a dramatic 5 day rally, it was time for a break. The Dow lost 192-points, or 0.54%, and most of the indices saw similar losses. Small caps, which had been getting hot again, was the laggard on the day, but the S-fund had been up almost 5% in the prior 4 days. Bonds were flat and the dollar was up.

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