It’s a day removed from Friday’s all-time high in the Nasdaq but we posted a couple Charts Of The Day today that had folks wondering…
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Despite Dow’s Big Up Day, More Volume In Declining Issues
In a February 27 post (Heavy Selling For Such A Small Loss), we noted that despite a minuscule decline in the S&P 500 the prior…
Heavy Selling For Such A Small Loss
On the surface, yesterday was a pretty nondescript day in the U.S. equity market with the major averages showing slight gains or losses. About the…
Does Lack Of Volume Matter At New Highs?
Volume has long been a topic of debate on Wall Street. Some folks argue that elevated volume is needed to “confirm” price moves. Others say…
Record Volume Skew To Down Side In 2014
As we wrap up another year in the markets, we are taking stock (no pun intended) of some of the trends evident throughout 2014. We…
Sharp rallies on low volume a short (and long?) term concern
We’ve mentioned on numerous occasions that we do not include volume as a significant input into our market analysis. So why 2 posts in three…
Low volume in Nasdaq bounce a red flag
We seldom consider volume metrics when analyzing the stock market. Frankly, we have found little evidence that the level of volume has a meaningful impact…
High-volume breakdowns lead to nearby bottoms — after a flush
Yesterday, the S&P 500 accomplished a rare feat. It touched a 6-month low (before recovering) on the heaviest volume day in a year on the…
Volume Is Low…Even For August
It’s no secret that stock exchange volume has been declining for some time. It’s also no secret that volume in August, particularly towards the end…
SPY Volume Extremely Skewed On Down Days We don’t typically pay a whole lot of attention to volume unless we see some anomalous behavior going…