Trading Places with Tom Bowley August 31, 2018 at 08:30 AM

Biotechs Continue Their Winning Streak But Have Price Challenges Ahead

by Tom Bowley

Market Recap for Thursday, August 30, 2018 Record Wall Street action was temporarily suspended on Thursday as all of our major indices fell in the final two hours to finish the day in negative territory. Utilities (XLU, +0... Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley August 30, 2018 at 09:11 AM

Wall Street Record High Winning Streak Stretches To Four

by Tom Bowley

Market Recap for Wednesday, August 29, 2018 It was another ho-hum day of records on Wall Street with the S&P 500, NASDAQ and Russell 2000 all closing at all-time record highs for the 4th consecutive session... Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley August 29, 2018 at 09:02 AM

Retail Strength Is Likely Just Beginning

by Tom Bowley

Market Recap for Tuesday, August 28, 2018 U.S. stocks extended their winning streak deeper into record territory on Tuesday. The S&P 500 closed in record territory for the third consecutive session. While the gain was very slight (+0... Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley August 28, 2018 at 09:12 AM

It's Looking Like You Want To Be Overweight Two Key Sectors Now

by Tom Bowley

Market Recap for Monday, August 27, 2018 It was an all-around solid day on Wall Street to begin the final week of August... Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley August 27, 2018 at 09:05 AM

Software Stocks Soar On Solid Earnings, S&P 500 Sets Record High

by Tom Bowley

Market Recap for Friday, August 24, 2018 The boring stock market months of July, August and September just got a lot more exciting. Yesterday, the benchmark S&P 500 did something it's never done before. It closed above 2873... Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley August 24, 2018 at 09:06 AM

Short-Term Warning Signs Popping Up Everywhere

by Tom Bowley

Market Recap for Thursday, August 23, 2018 Technology (XLK, +0.22%) was the only sector to finish in positive territory on Thursday. The remaining sectors were lower, led by materials (XLB, -0.68%), energy (XLE, -0.47%) and financials (XLF, -0.46%)... Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley August 23, 2018 at 09:09 AM

S&P 500 Stymied At Major Price Resistance; Short-Term Top?

by Tom Bowley

Market Recap for Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Stock market action was bifurcated here in the U.S. on Wednesday as NASDAQ stocks led to the upside. The small cap rally continued with the Russell 2000 closing at a second consecutive all-time high... Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley August 22, 2018 at 09:11 AM

Russell 2000 Breaks Out Of Bullish Pattern To Lead U.S. Equities Higher

by Tom Bowley

Market Recap for Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Despite some selling late in the day, it was mostly a bullish day on Wall Street. The two sectors that lagged were defensive sectors - utilities (XLU, -0.72%) and consumer staples (XLP, -0.71%)... Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley August 21, 2018 at 08:25 AM

Think AAPL's Been A Great Performer? Here's One In Its Space Even Better

by Tom Bowley

Market Recap for Monday, August 20, 2018 Leadership from technology (XLK, -0.15%) was lacking, but strength in consumer discretionary (XLY, +0.71%), materials (XLB, +0.70%), energy (XLE, +0.67%) and industrials (XLI, +0... Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley August 20, 2018 at 08:18 AM

Here's A Monday Setup With A Strong Reward To Risk Opportunity

by Tom Bowley

Note I'm still traveling so my blog article today will focus on my Monday Setups for this week. I'll return to my "normal" blog postings regarding market action, outlook, historical tendencies, etc. tomorrow... Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley August 17, 2018 at 08:00 AM