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Wall Street opened higher today on better-than-expected jobs data, but took a violent swing down before paring losses and retaking gains. Is that enough volatility yet?

Stocks closed mostly higher to end a week of wild market volatility and historic swings. Industrial stocks lead gainers while financials and utilities stocks close lower.

Gold miners have yet to catch up with the towering price of gold making them an attractive bargain entry point into the rise of precious metals. Should the price of gold continue to rise a midst on-going volatility miners could catch up.

The risk of a potential bear market has intensified, and investors tired of the heightened volatility may want to look for calmer waters. S&P's Sam Stovall tells us more.

The heavy selling might be nearing an end based on evidence from the 10-year bond yield and the volatility index.

Biotechs were harder hit than most other sectors during the recent volatility as investors fled to blue-chips and other safer stocks. Today the strongest of the sector began to recover as investors saw the lower levels as a...

Some distrust toward blue chips arose after the Dow Jones took a major hit in the massive volatility swings. Many health companies continue to hover toward the bottom of their 52-week range in spite of being a safer bet than the treasury's many investors are chasing.

Hong Kong blue chips opened 65 points lower and continued to fall, dragged down by big declines in Chinese bank stocks. Worry about declining asset values hit big banks.

Nokia led technology stocks higher for the day. A volatile session ended with the major tech names closing narrowly in the red. Apple and Google attracted investors in spite of a lack of resoluteness regarding the respective futures of the company.

Investors are probing for a comfort level in stocks, but this means more volatility ahead for stocks. Stocks may see a short term rebound as investors shop for value buys.

Each week the Equities.com editorial staff will pick five of the biggest storylines that impacted investors and Wall Street.This week, more bear market talks have taken Wall Street for a ride on the volatility roller coaster.

Investors need to remember how psychologically the market trades. While traders want volatility to calm down before they take bigger positions- that does mean that investors need to wait until the sky is blue.

Enthusiasm for the bitoech sector has been dwindling as investors avoid doubling up on volatility in the current market but Pfizer's latest rheumatoid arthritis may tempt the pro-risk buyer.

Flip flopping or staying nimble in a volatile market? Investors need to understand that there's no crystal ball when it comes to investments. Stay flexible to react to change.

Silver was up 0.2 percent at $1,169.26 an ounce. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose only modestly last week, indicating the labor market remained on solid footing despite slowing economic growth. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 291,000 for the week ended March 14, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Claims for the prior week were revised to show 1,000 more applications received than previously reported. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims rising to 292,000 last week. A Labor Department analyst said there was nothing unusual in the state-level data. Claims have bounced around for much of the winter as harsh weather either depressed or boosted filings. But through the volatility, the trend remained consistent with a strengthening jobs market. Read more- http://mcxhnitips.blogspot.in/2015/03/commodity-face-with-mcx-call-for-today.html

Should you buy penny stocks today? If you like volatility, quick gains, handle high-risk situations and understand trading basics, I say, why not? But the stock market today isn't like it was even just a year ago. The fact is, millions of new traders have flooded into the markets since the pandemic. The goal is making money without a 9 to 5, and so far, many are finding real opportunities to profit.

Stocks swung aggressively back and forth between gains and losses on the day despite a better-than-expected jobs report. The Dow ended a rough week of trading with drops unseen since 2008.

Financial stocks led gainers today as investors closed out a volatile month in the market with a nice rally to take equities back out of the red and into the black.

The stock market typically experiences a September slump, but with last month's steep drop, volatile trading and bull run, investors shouldn't be surprised to see a break from the norm this year.

With the stock market turning volatile this year, many stocks have formed base-on-base patterns. Keep an eye out for those, because they tend to be strong chart formations. The base-on-base is, of course, a combination of two bases.

With the stock market turning volatile this year, many stocks have formed base-on-base patterns. Keep an eye out for those, because they tend to be strong chart formations. The base-on-base is, of course, a combination of two bases. The stock forms a base but does not rise much in price from the buy point. That's often because the general market comes under selling.