Monthly Archives: October 2015

SHORT TERM: another choppy day, DOW -92 Overnight the Asian markets lost 0.2%. Europe opened higher and gained 0.1%. US index futures were higher overnight. At 8:30 Personal income (+0.1% v +0.3%) / spending (+0.1% v +0.4%) were reported higher, and the … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: consolidation day, DOW -24 Overnight the Asian markets lost 0.4%. Europe opened higher but lost 0.4% as well. US index futures were lower overnight. At 8:30 Q3 GDP was reported lower: +1.5% v +3.9%, (the market had little … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: volatile FOMC day, DOW +198 Overnight the Asian markets lost 0.3%. Europe opened higher and gained 1.2%. US index futures were higher overnight, and the market opened four points above yesterday’s SPX 2066 close. In the opening minutes … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: gap down opening, DOW -42 Overnight the Asian markets lost 0.4%. Europe opened lower and lost 0.9%. US index futures were lower overnight. At 8:30 Durable goods were reported lower: -1.2% v -2.3%, and at 9am Case-Shiller was … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: consolidation day, DOW -24 Overnight the Asian markets finished mixed. Europe opened lower and lost 0.5%. US index futures were lower overnight, and the market opened two points below Friday’s SPX 2075 close. As the market continued to … Continue reading →