The following question was brought up recently: What could the extreme outperformance from utilities mean for both utilities and the S&P 500 for the rest of the year?

Stocks moving lower again. U.S. markets are sliding in early trading, following yesterday’s sell-off that saw every sector outside of energy close lower, after a better than expected reading of the April .

A potentially ominous chart pattern is forming on the S&P 500 Index currently, called a head and shoulders pattern. As the name suggests, it looks like a head with two shoulders.

Equities lower after Monday rally. Stocks are down in early trading, a day removed from a broad advance in the major averages.

Last week saw some huge drops from many large department stores thanks to disappointing earnings. Then on Friday, April retail sales came in at 1.3%, well above the consensus estimate.

Equities moving higher amid oil rally. U.S. stocks are advancing in early trading, a welcome change from the prior week, which ended with three consecutive daily losses fueled by a string of disappointing retail earning reports.