The good thing about the major indices so neatly trading right at their prior highs is it's easy to spot relative strength amongst leading sector ETF's.

The four-hour chart is more traditionally used by foreign exchange traders but can also be useful for providing a slightly different perspective on equity indices.

When consumers stop consuming, the US economy’s wheels stop turning.

We had an up-day, but the indices gave back all or most of the gains in an afternoon slide. But they again recovered in the last hour to close up on the session.

Ford (F) is up substantially this morning on rumors floating around that one of the rating agencies is about to upgrade the company's credit rating.

Dr. Adrian Manz analyzes the major markets, stock sectors, and individual stocks for October 12.

Dave Landry takes a one-minute look at the stock market in his video for October 12.

Tom Incorvia analyzes the market, sectors and stocks with his top-down approach for October 12.