Stocks opened the week on a positive note but ended relatively flat as investors continue to digest a slew of earnings. So far, most of the companies that have reported earnings have beat on both the top and bottom line which is an encouraging sign. It is important to keep in mind that we are only one week into earnings season and there are still a slew of companies that are slated to report earnings.

Technically, the market started the week below its 50 DMA line and ended the week near it. For now, this is an important area of support that the bulls want to defend in order for the market to head higher in the weeks ahead. On the other hand, if the bulls can't defend the 50 DMA line over the next few days, then we have to expect that sloppy sideways action to resume between the 50 and 200 dma line. For now, I remain optimistic because the long-term technical and fundamental action remains healthy.  

A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK…

MON-WED ACTION:

On Monday, stocks rallied over 300 points after fears eased regarding the situation in Syria. Elsewhere, Bank of America and Netflix were some of the high profile companies to report earnings on Monday.