From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The market tracked higher most of the day, with $SPY closing that 449.17 gap I mentioned this morning.

Energy stocks and commodities remain front and center.

Our equity plays are running toward our upside objectives. Natural gas is attracting a bid. And bulls are eyeing...

From the Desk of Steve Strazza and Alfonso Depablos

The largest insider buy on today’s list comes in a Form 4 filing by Ares Management LLC.

The hedge fund reported a purchase of roughly $2.1 million in Frontier Communications...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The market is rallying before the August PPI print at 8:30 a.m. ET. 

There's a gap on $SPY at 449.17 that could potentially get filled today.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

What a wacky, whippy market.

We're stuck under resistance on $SPY at 447.14 or so.

We still have...

From the Desk of Steve Strazza and Alfonso Depablos

The largest insider buy on today’s list comes in a Form 4 filing by Carl Icahn.

Icahn revealed a purchase of $7.8 million in Southwest Gas Holdings $SWX.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

We have August CPI data coming out at 8:30 a.m. ET.

I'll look for ideas after the release, as I expect volatility.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The market is waiting for August CPI data on Wednesday morning.

It felt like we were at a standstill.

From the Desk of Steve Strazza and Alfonso Depablos

The largest insider transaction on today’s list comes in a Form 4 filed by Coliseum Capital Management LLC.

The hedge fund reported a purchase of ModivCare Inc $MODV shares...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Overall, it was nice action in the markets yesterday.

We still have a gap on $SPY at 449.17.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

It was a two-way market today.

We dropped down to fill the gaps on the indices.

Then we headed back uphill.

The largest insider transaction on today’s list comes in a Form 4 filed by Low Check Kian, director of Broadcom Inc $AVGO.

Kian reported a purchase of 11,000 AVGO shares, equivalent to roughly $9.5 million.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

September 11: Never forget.

We have a big week ahead of us, and the indices are indicating higher this morning.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

We saw a decent bounce from the start of the day and then the market sat idle.

$SPY needs to be above 446.80...

The largest insider transaction on today’s list comes in a Form 4 filed by Broadwood Capital.

The hedge fund revealed a purchase of $7.8 million in STAAR Surgical Company $STAA, increasing its ownership stake to 18%.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

It's been a very bumpy week, and now we need to see if the indices are going to head higher from here or pull in more.

$SPY support is at 440.

Stocks are messy these days.

The major indexes peaked in July and the new 52-week highs list topped out almost 2 months ago.

This...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The market pulled in for yet another day.

We'll see if we're flagging to head higher or to see 435 to 440 on $SPY...