The Federal Reserver cut interest rates today by an expected quarter point. The market first sold off immediately after the announcement came at 2:15 PM but soon thereafter started to rally upwards. The major indices finished the day near their intra-day highs and signal higher prices to come this week.
The NASDAQ Composite closed today at [...]

Very quickly here wanted to let everyone know if you don’t know already that the Feds have cut rates by a quarter point, .25%.
This was expected and the market immediately sold off after the news but now looks to be climbing back as of 2:30 PM EST. So, keep an eye on your positions and [...]

Do you like to think big? Well if going international is on your mind for a new addition to your investment portfolio look no further then the iShares MSCI EAFE Index (EFA).
The Ishares MSCI EAFE Index (EFA) is the largest international exchange traded fund, or ETF, available today. EFA boasts a market capitalization of $49.44 [...]

I volunteered Stock Trading To Go to host the 60th Festival of Stocks next week Monday November 5th. I hosted the 54th edition previously and had enough fun that I had to do it again, so here we are .
Taken from the about page, “The Festival of Stocks is a blog carnival dedicated to highlighting [...]

Oil futures today crossed the $93 a barrel mark and finished the day at $93.53. Crude prices are apparently closing in on all time highs adjusted for inflation. In early 1980 the $38 barrel of oil would be worth anywhere from $96 to $100 today.
So what keeps driving oil prices up? Two simple reasons amongst [...]

Price gaps are very important to any investor because they can signal a critical change instock’s direction. Gaps occur when a stock trades up or down in price during after hours trading or in pre market trading. Understand how to interpret the gap and you can have a distinct advantage for the long term outlook [...]

A very active week for the site as the addition of daily stock chart analysis was made mid week. Now traders of all experience levels can take advantage of what the site truly has to offer, or can they?
I have one more integration left to make with the site, and it is a big one. [...]

Launched this week was the addition of stock chart analysis to the stocktradingtogo.com site.
Giving the more active trader a deeper look into the markets, here are some of the most recent posts:

EMC Breaks to New Highs on Earnings
Microsoft Jumps to Multi-Year Highs
EEM Gaps to New Highs
Intuitive Surgical Stock Continues to Soar
Baidu.com Continues to Show Strength
Emerging [...]