Markets wanted to fly after the jobs report, but could not cope with sudden strength in the dollar. Dow shot out of the gate with a 150 gain bringing it above 9.5K, another high for 2009. Midday selling took away that gain in just 1 hour. Dow drifted...

After a very strong start, markets sold off. Dow is down 25, advancers head of decliners 5-2 & NAZ was even. Banks participated in the brief rally & are now selling off. S&P 500 FINANCIALS INDEX Value 193.60Change 0.68 % Change 0.4% MLPs are...

Dow dropped 86, decliners were ahead of advancers almost 2-1 & NAZ fell 11. Dow spent much of the day hovering near break even but sold off in the last hour. Banks have been having a difficult time attracting fans, the Financial Index has not been...

Dow was up 8, advancers ahead of decliners by 15% & NAZ rose 9. Banks are still sloshing around trying to find traction. S&P 500 FINANCIALS INDEX Value 196.95Change -0.03 % Change -0.0% MLPs are rising, the Alerian MP Index is up 1+ to the 268s &...

Without encouraging news, Dow slipped 18, advancers over decliners better than 3-2 & NAZ gained 9. Dow stayed in a narrow trading range, within 30 points of break even. Banks did little. Below I added a chart for JPMorgan (JPM), Dow stock, a bank in...