Before the Open (May 17)
by admin on May 17, 2012
in Before the Open
Good morning. Happy Thursday.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China and Taiwan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Germany, France, London and Greece are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market. Read more..
Before the Open (May 16)
by admin on May 16, 2012
in Before the Open
Good morning. Happy Wednesday.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Hong Kong and South Korea dropped more than 3%, Australia and Taiwan more than 2%, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan and Singapore more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. France is up 1%, Belgium and Stockholm down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market. Read more..
Before the Open (May 15)
by admin on May 15, 2012
in Before the Open
Good morning. Happy Tuesday.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea closed down; Hong Kong and India closed up. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria and the Czech Republic are standout losers while France and Norway are winners. Futures here in the States point toward a moderate gap up open for the cash market. Read more..
Using Put/Call Open-Interest to Predict the Rest of the Week
by admin on May 14, 2012
in Essays/Reports/Articles
Options expire this Friday, so let’s take a look at the open-interest on SPY, DIA, QQQ and IWM to see if they hint at movement the rest of the week. Here’s the theory: the market conspires to cause the most pain, to cause the most number of people to lose the most amount of money. If the market is to accomplish this, what does it need to do this week? Read more..
Before the Open (May 14)
by admin on May 14, 2012
in Before the Open
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong and Indonesia dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently suffering stiff, across-the-board losses. Greece is down 5%, Austria 3.2%, Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Stockholm and London more than 2%, and Norway, Switzerland and the Czech Republic more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a big gap down for the cash market. Read more..
Economic Numbers (May 14-18)
by admin on May 14, 2012
in Econ/Earnings
Next week’s economic reports… Read more..
Earnings (May 14-18)
by admin on May 14, 2012
in Econ/Earnings
Next week’s earnings reports…I don’t entirely trust these because they are changing daily. Double check for yourself. Read more..
Before the Open (May 11)
by admin on May 11, 2012
in Before the Open
Good morning. Happy Friday.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria is up 1%. France is down 1% and Greece is down 3.3%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market. Read more..
Before the Open (May 10)
by admin on May 10, 2012
in Before the Open
Good morning. Happy Thursday.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. There were no big winners or losers. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up almost 3%, and Belgium and the Czech Republic are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market. Read more..
Before the Open (May 9)
by admin on May 9, 2012
in Before the Open
Good morning. Happy Wednesday.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board (except for New Zealand). Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria, Switzerland and London are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a big gap down open for the cash market. Read more..
