Daily Wrap
DJIA +38.16 (+0.27%) to 14,127.82; S&P 500 +7.00 (+0.46%) to 1,525.20; NASDAQ +12.29 (+0.39%) to 3,182.03 Today started on a down note but landed the S&P 500 right into its 20 day SMA which it promptly held and started to make its ascent for the remainder of the day. We had no noteworthy economic news today and frankly not much is really on tap tomorrow. The market will be left to its own devices and whether or not it can continue to press higher. I will have more below but the futures chart is trying to build a case to argue for higher levels….
Week in Review
DJIA +8.37 (+0.06%) to 13,981.76; S&P 500 -1.59 (-0.10%) to 1,519.79; NASDAQ -6.63 (-0.21%) to 3,192.03 A pretty lack luster Friday to close off a lack luster week. There wasn’t a shortage of events and things the market could use to drive direction one way or the other but it simply chose not to. The market seems firmly pitted between valuations that may seem somewhat extended and technicals that would like a pullback but the continued accommodating environment from the Fed and also the Government as they continue to run deficits and even if cutting it is slow to not shock the economy. How the market…
Daily Wrap
DJIA -35.79 (-0.26%) to 13,982.91; S&P 500 +0.90 (+0.06%) to 1,520.33; NASDAQ +10.39 (+0.33%) to 3,196.88 The markets continued to climb what seems to be the wall of worry and I heard many speculating that something the President might say would affect the current trend but yet again another perceived milestone is passed and we continue higher yet again. The Nasdaq finally participated in the rally as Apple Computers (AAPL) while down for the day was only slightly so and didn’t pull down the broad index much but it was the Dow that didn’t participate and that was due to McDonald’s (MCD) which closed down over…