Today's Market

Why are stocks up (or down) and what does the latest Nvidia news mean? Today’s Market will answer those questions and keep you informed about big stock market movers. We’ll also tell you about the latest Fed moves, what stocks Warren Buffett is buying, and which stocks look primed for a short squeeze. Today’s Market is the perfect pairing of InvestorPlace’s expert financial advice and critical stock and crypto news.

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Bulls Will Struggle Without Higher Volume

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The Nasdaq underperformed the other indices for the first time in two weeks, and the Dow and S&P 500 are moving into some areas of heavy overhead.

Market Showing Signs it May Head Lower

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Volume continues to shrink, and this sort of disinterest is usually the sign of a market that is rolling over and about to slide lower.

Trend Still Down Despite Rally

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The S&P 500's gain yesterday was expected and doesn't change the near-term trend.

A Strategy for a Confounding Market

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The near-term downtrend is intact, but the markets' unpredictable responses to news yesterday, threw a monkey wrench into the works.

Market Offering Opportunities for All Investors

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The market's failure to stage a reflex rally following Monday's broad sell-off was not what the bulls needed. However, this near-term reversal offers something for every kind of investor.

Look to Play a Reflex Rally

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Stocks finally signaled the near-term direction of the market -- and it's down. But look for a reflex rally following the worst day for stocks in more than two months.

Waiting on Word From the Market

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
At times like these, it's best to wait it out and let the market tell you which way it's headed next.

Runaway Market Needed a Breather

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The bull is not dead. What we're seeing now is a basic correction.

Bank Stocks – Know When to Fold ’em

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
It may be time to offload some of those bank stocks that have been so kind to investors since March.

Correction or New Bear Market?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Some are saying that the bull market is over, and that we are most certainly headed to a full test and even a break of the March lows.

Failed Breakout May Lead to Sell-off

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The SPX's failed breakout could result in a reactive sell-off that quickly takes back all of the gains of the prior short-term advance.

Investors Need to Pump Up the Volume

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Volume on the Big Board has been declining steadily, and with it the likelihood of a significant upside breakout.

Can the Bulls Close the Week Higher?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
With yesterday's new intraday high on the SPX, then the sell-off on the close, the focus is on the bulls' ability to close out the week on a high note.

The Bull’s Not Dead, But It Needs a Rest

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
There aren't enough buyers at the current level to sustain the breakout the SPX made in early June, and signs point to a modest pullback ahead.

Semis Not Succumbing to Summer Doldrums

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Everything seems to be stuck in the dreariness of an early summer trading pattern except Nasdaq, and particularly semiconductor stocks.

Stay Away From the Banks

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The banks could only take so much new capital in the form of equity offerings before prices collapsed, and it will take some time for them to absorb it.

SPX Fails to Breach Important Moving Average

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The S&P 500's (SPX) repeated failure to cross over its 210-day exponential moving average (EMA) is not a bullish sign.

Time to Grab the Bull by the Horns?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
It appears the longer-term trend has turned bullish, but there's one more thing I need to see before I'm entirely comfortable calling the overall change to a bull market.

Time to Call the Defense to the Field

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The markets came off recent highs after a four-day run hit a wall of profit-taking, but on light volume. If volume increases, though, watch out below.
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