This morning, the important transportation sector is declining sharply lower. The iShares Dow Jones Transportation Index (NYSEARCA:IYT) is trading down by $1.41 to $$93.40 a share. This index is followed by many institutional traders as a leading indicator. When the transports decline it is a sign of economic weakness and contraction. The opposite is true [...]

Yesterday, we wrote about the major stock indexes declining in the first half of the trading session only to bounce higher throughout the afternoon. Well, it happened again today. The same exact pattern repeats nearly every trading day since mid-December. The trading volume in the SPDR S&P 500 Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), and the SPDR Dow Jones [...]

There is a key trend line on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) stretching from January 31st, to the low of yesterday. This line has been hit multiple times between these two points and has bounced each and every time. Again, the market hammered this line twice in the morning session of trading today. Each [...]

Many of the leading base metal producing stocks are struggling to catch a bid this morning. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE:RIO) is a leading stock in the base metals and materials sector that is coming under some early selling pressure. This market leader is declining by $1.31 to $60.22 a share. The decline in this market [...]

All of the cloud computing stocks are trading higher again this morning. Earlier today, Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL) purchased Taleo Corp (NASDAQ:TLEO) for $1.9 billion. This deal is certainly helping many of the leading cloud computing stocks to trade higher today. Leading cloud stocks such as Rackspace Hosting Inc (NYSE:RAX), Citrix Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CTXS), and Aruba [...]

Once again, the major stock indexes have found a low by the noon hour and then floated higher into the afternoon. Nearly everyday we see the same pattern repeat over and over. The trading volume remains extremely light which generally favors the upside in the stock market. Traders must remember the old market adage that [...]

Chinese stocks are flourishing today after the Shanghai Index jumped to 2347.53, +57.04(+2.43%). This pop set the China solar stocks on fire with Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) trading at $9.00, +0.80 (+9.76%). Others like JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JASO) and Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:STP) are also having a big [...]

The markets are hovering slightly lower on the trading day. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) is trading at $134.58, -0.21 (-0.16%). While the markets remain overbought, the free money policy of the Federal Reserve and light volume propping has created the best start in 25 years in the market. The scary aspect of this [...]

Joy Global Inc (NYSE:JOY) is a leading manufacturer of mining and farming equipment. The stock has been selling off over the past two trading sessions. This morning, JOY stock is declining lower by $2.00 to $90.70 a share. When a market leader such as JOY stock declines it could be telling us that the mining [...]

This morning, the leading agriculture stocks are all trading higher to start the day. The Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (NYSEARCA:MOO) is trading higher by 0.46 cents to $53.34 a share. The MOO is trading above all of the major daily chart moving averages which puts the stock in a strong technical position. Traders must recognize [...]