This morning, all of the leading airline stocks are trading higher. This sector has been fairly strong since mid-March 2012. This is exact time when oil topped out after trading as high as $110.00 a barrel. As you all know, oil is the largest expense for an airline outside of labor costs. Today, light sweet crude is trading lower by 0.72 cents to $82.60 a barrel.    ...

Many of the leading transportation stocks are trading higher today. This leading sector has been extremely weak since May 3, 2012. Today, the important iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg. (ETF) (NYSEARCA:IYT) is trading higher by $1.15 to $92.41 a share. Short term traders should watch for intra-day resistance around the $92.60, and $93.10 levels.

This morning, the important and highly followed iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average ETF (NYSEARCA:IYT) is trading lower by $1.84 to $91.52 a share. This is a 2.00 percent decline for the major transportation index. Traders and investors will usually follow the transport index very closely as a sign of economic growth and contraction.

All of the leading transportation stocks are coming under early selling pressure. The iShares Dow Jones Transport Average (ETF) (NYSEARCA:IYT) is trading lower by 41.00 to $91.52 a share. Yesterday, the IYT sold off sharply lower; today the important sector ETF is continuing to fall at the start of the day. Short term traders should watch for intra-day support around the $91.00 and $90.50 levels.