Monthly Archives: November 2015

SHORT TERM: sideways/choppy activity continues, DOW -79 Overnight Asian markets lost 0.4%. Europe opened higher and gained 0.4%. US index futures were higher overnight and the market opened four points above Friday’s SPX 2090 close. Right after the open the … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: choppy black Friday trading, DOW -15 Overnight the Asian markets lost 1.0%. Europe opened lower and lost 0.3%. US index futures were much higher over holiday trading, but gave most of it back heading into the open. The … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: quiet pre-holiday trading, DOW +1 Overnight the Asian market lost 0.4%. Europe opened higher and gained 1.6%. US index futures were higher overnight. At 8:30 weekly Jobless claims were reported lower: 260K v 271K, Personal income (+0.4% v -0.1%)/spending … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: gap down opening, DOW +20 Overnight the Asian markets lost 0.1%. Europe opened lower and lost 1.1%. US index futures were lower overnight. At 8:30 Q3 GDP was reported higher: +2.1% v +1.5%, then at 9am Case-Shiller was … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: market pulls back, DOW -31 Overnight the Asian markets lost 0.2%. Europe opened lower and lost 0.4%. US index futures were lower overnight but the market opened unchanged at SPX 2089. In the opening minutes the market bounced … Continue reading →