With the tax date deadline, you’re getting money flows coming into the market.

While the market was still moving higher, the internals leave much to be desired. The action is not negative, just not impressive, which leads me to believe that we are in an up-trending trading range.

The market is down as crude prices are up because of the approaching hurricane, which could hurt production, and then tomorrow’s FOMC meeting is also going to be important, … I think the Fed will...

Even though the figures were revised slightly lower, investors were relieved because the data won’t provide the Fed with an excuse to continue raising rates past January.

Airlines and industrials are gaining from lower oil. Discounters are responding not only to a drop in oil prices but also to Wal-Mart’s statement that it will meet September sales expectations despite higher gasoline prices.

Even though yesterday’s rally may have faded, the leadership, internal action, and breadth were all reasons to anticipate further upside potential heading into the seasonal year-end pattern.

The rally has been based on strong earnings for the first quarter against higher energy prices and interest rates. That’s the battle. And earnings tend to win out in April, historically.

From now on, strong economic numbers threaten another rate hike. Weak numbers point to profit disappointments. What the bull market needs is a catalyst, which would likely need to be a break in energy and...

Window dressing should focus on the groups that have done well this year. Energy, technology, financials, and industrials have provided leadership. Even those groups that have underperformed for the year have picked up quite a...

Tech might get a little direction from how people trade Cisco today.

The headline number probably isn’t as important as the wages and average hours worked. Earnings are still the main driving force, and the jobs number is just a hurdle in our path.

Obviously the Iranian thing is a wild card and nothing’s going to get resolved in the short term, but the earnings are really what’s key to the market and any longer-term perspective.

Yesterday was perhaps as technically disappointing as last Friday.

There is no question that the tone has turned more positive. We haven’t broken out yet, but the markets are poised. Now all we need is for the news to hit the ball out of...

Energy, technology, financials, and industrials have provided leadership. Even those groups that have underperformed for the year have picked up quite a bit in the last quarter.

Post ‘quadruple-witching’, it would not be unexpected to see the market settle down a bit.