Trading Markets

Comme Ci, Comme Ca

Nothing to
write home about, but certainly not a bad day, all things considered.

Fed Up

Just another nonevent, Tuesday’s Fed announcement.

No Surprises

No surprises for
the day-before-the-Fed. That meant skimpy volume (again), few moves of any significance, and little to be gleaned about overall market trend.

Ho-Hum

Another
uneventful day for the general market overall.

As Quiet As They Come

Another
low-volume tape, no surprise for a
Monday in mid-August, and the quietest day in the Naz in six weeks.

Why Aspiring Traders Fail

The number one reason why aspiring traders fail is tied to their inability to recognize that the market is smarter than they.–Kevin N. Marder, Editor-in-Chief, TradingMarkets.com.

Overhead On The Street

Richard Dickson, Scott & Stringfellow: “I’m
seeing a potential long-term change in leadership away from the technology
stocks and toward the value stocks and broken growth stories.”

Swung On And Missed

For a boring
old Thursday in mid-August, this one had a bit of excitement. The excitement came from the world of
the swinger stocks.

Overheard On The Street

Roy Blumberg, chief equity strategist, Sterne, Agee Leach, Inc.: “This is very much of a
trading range market with an upside bias. And I don’t think that’s going away
here for a while.”

Dog Days

These are the
dog days of summer. Actually, to be specific, of August.