• Heading towards quarter-end, will there by window-dressing by the funds and a surge in pricing, or will the smart money become nervous about first quarter earnings potential, and as a result decide to begin liquidating postions? Those questions remain to be answered. As it stands right now though, the market is heading towards the open

    By |Published On: March 30, 2010|2 min read|
  • The month’s end is quickly approaching, and the bulls are trying to pad their profits, as the futures look to get off to a good start today. There is only one report due out today and that is the Personal Income and Outlays due out at 8:30am ET. We haven a shortened week as the

    By |Published On: March 29, 2010|1 min read|
  • Futures are looking to rebound after yesterday’s late day sell-off, but if the bulls are going to keep the early gains that are being seen right now, they are going to have to impress investors with a good GDP number at 8:30am ET. Other reports to follow this morning is Corporate Profits at 8:30am and Consumer Sentiement

    By |Published On: March 26, 2010|2 min read|
  • The market is looking to bounce back strong today, after it actually had a day where all three major indices finished in the red. It’s not often that happens these days. Today you have a couple of things that will or at least could rock the market, the first of which is the weekly Jobless

    By |Published On: March 25, 2010|2 min read|
  • Heading into the market open, futures are bouncing all over the place, and volume is way above average for this early in the morning. I haven’t been able to pinpoint the reason for the unusual volatility that is being seen, but will keep an eye out for it. As for the economic reports due out

    By |Published On: March 24, 2010|2 min read|
  • There are some positive vibes out there this morning, as we are gearing up for that opening bell. Obviously the market thumbed its  nose at the health-care industry takeover yesterday, conducted by your local  politician (I think later on today, I will do my patriotic duty and publish a list of every one of those idiots

    By |Published On: March 23, 2010|2 min read|
  • Futures are trending lower this morning with the S&P down at much as 8 points heading into the open. The reason for the weakness? Obamacare. You see, Wall Street tends to get willy-nilly when politicians decide to take over 1/6 of the private sector, and today is no different. With the rampant abuse of power that

    By |Published On: March 22, 2010|1 min read|
  • It’s finally Friday, and overall this has been a pretty good week for me…so far – I was able to make up for some of my losses from this year – which is always a good feeling. I know I sound like a broken record when I say this, but I’m going to be waiting for

    By |Published On: March 19, 2010|1 min read|
  • After a respectable start to the week, the futures are showing the market slightly negative as we head into the open. We have a couple of big reports coming out prior to the open that will be important to pay attention to with the Consumer Price Index being released at 8:30am as well as the

    By |Published On: March 18, 2010|2 min read|
  • Positive sentiment from the Fed meeting yesterday is carrying over into today, with the futures comfortably in the green heading into the open. Big report due out at 8:30am ET with the Producer Price Index. Also, Bernanke will be speaking before a House Congressional committee at 2pm that could affect the markets late in the

    By |Published On: March 17, 2010|1 min read|