Declan Fallon

Buyers were able to drive gaps higher at the open but couldn't build on the initial gains. The Nasdaq managed to make a new swing high for the March rally, but it could take a while before the...

It's getting a little dangerous for the growth stock index.  The Russell 2000 (IWM) is experiencing an ever-decreasing series of individual highs as it looks to defend December lows. Technicals are...

"Hope" is a bad word in trading, but markets are holding up better than I expected. The Russell 2000 is the index to watch because of the import of growth stocks to secular bull markets, but also...

Monday's action had looked to provide some security for bulls, but then bears came in with gusto and closed the day with bearish engulfing patterns for the Nasdaq and S&P 500 and a big red...

Friday was a sticky finish for markets, Monday managed to make back some of this lost ground, and today delivered a breakout in the S&P 500. I had talked over the weekend about the risk of a...

Tricky times for markets, but for the Russell 2000 in particular. Since the start of the Silicon Valley Bank crisis, we have seen a rapid deterioration in the state of the markets, and the...

After a volatile few days, indexes have managed to stage a recovery, with some indexes doing better than others. The Nasdaq returned above support while breaking resistance from a bull flag. Volume...

Given the severity of the SVB-inspired sell-off in the indices, I am highly skeptical about the validity of the recovery bounce over the last two days. Buying volume is down and has so far failed to...

A potential area for support and buyers was quickly undone by the panic generated by the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (NASDAQ:SIVB). While I tend to go with technicals over fundamentals, this...

After two days of selling, markets were stuck in a quick pause. It was a narrow-range day, so there was not much to work with, but it was interesting to see where this buying occurred. For the Nasdaq,...