Monthly Archives: April 2017

weekend update

Posted on April 29, 2017 by

REVIEW The market started to week at SPX 2349. After a gap up opening on Monday, and another gap up opening on Tuesday, the market hit SPX 2398 by Wednesday. After that it pulled back to end the week at … Continue reading →

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Friday update

Posted on April 28, 2017 by

SHORT TERM: higher open then drift lower, DOW -41 Overnight the Asian markets lost 0.3%. Europe opened lower and lost 0.1%. US index futures were higher overnight, and at 8:30 Q1 GDP was reported lower: 0.7% v 2.1%. The market … Continue reading →

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Thursday update

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

SHORT TERM: higher open in sideways session, DOW +6 Overnight Asian markets gained 0.1%. Europe opened lower and lost 0.4%. US index futures were higher overnight. At 8:30 weekly jobless claims were reported higher: 257k v 243k, and durable goods were … Continue reading →

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Wednesday update

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

SHORT TERM: quiet open and slight loss, DOW -21 Overnight the Asian markets gained 0.7%. Europe opened higher and gained 0.2%. US index futures were flat overnight, and the market opened unchanged at SPX 2389. In the opening minutes the market … Continue reading →

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Tuesday update

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

SHORT TERM: gap up opening again. DOW +232 Overnight the Asian markets gained 1.1%. Europe opened higher and gained 0.2% after yesterday’s stellar performance. US index futures were higher overnight, and at 9am Case-Shiller was reported higher: 5.8% v 5.6%. … Continue reading →

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Swarm today at 5pm, and last week’s results

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

Participation was light in the Swarm again last week, and but the results remain above average: Scoring Weekly scoring out of 6 Directional response* (12 points possible) Swarm 4 8 Average individual score 2.73 5.73 If you have not previously participated and … Continue reading →

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Monday update

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

SHORT TERM: gap up opening, DOW +216 Overnight the first round of the France elections completed. Asian markets gained 1.0%. European markets opened higher and gained 3.2%. US index futures were higher overnight, and the market gapped up to SPX … Continue reading →

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