Daily Trading Plans

Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): Europe is trading 0.5% higher.  Asian markets traded 0.6% higher.  US futures are trading slightly higher.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Jobless Claims (8:30am), New Home Sales (10am), Consumer Confidence (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): SPX sold off for the fourth time in the last five trading sessions. 

Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): Europe is trading in mixed fashion ranging from -0.5% up to +0.2%.  Asian markets traded 0.9% higher.  US futures are trading slightly higher.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), ICSC Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am), S&P Case-Shiller HPI (9am), Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index (10am), State

Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): Europe is trading -0.1% lower. Asian markets traded mixed and -0.2% lower.  US futures are trading slightly lower.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): None Technical Outlook (SPX): Major sell-off on Friday, that saw the SPX dump nearly 1% in value.  Volume was strong Friday, due in part

Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): Europe is trading 0.7% lower. Asian markets traded -0.6% lower.  US futures are significantly lower, in excess of -1.5% doing to political fallout on the fiscal cliff.   Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Durable Goods Orders (8:30am), Personal Income and Outlays (8:30am), Chicago Fed National Activity Index (8:30am),

Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): Europe is trading 0.5% higher. Asian markets traded 1.4% higher.  US futures are slightly higher.   Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am), S&P Case-Shiller HPI (9am), Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index (10am), State Street Investor Confidence Index (10am) Technical Outlook

Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): Europe is trading 0.4% higher. Asian markets traded mixed, but overall +0.5% higher.  US futures are slightly higher.   Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Current Account (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am), Housing Market Index (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Huge day for the SPX yesterday, putting

Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): Europe is trading 0.3% lower. Asian markets traded in a wide range from negative -0.4% up to +0.9%.  US futures are slightly higher.   Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Empire State Manufacturing Survey (8:30am), Treasury International Capital (9am) Technical Outlook (SPX): We’ve seen the market pullback for

Pre-market update (updated 8:00am eastern): Europe is trading 0.2% lower. Asian markets traded between break even up to +0.7% higher.  US futures are flat.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Consumer Price Index (8:30am), PMI Manufacturing Index Flash (8:58am), Industrial Production (9:15am) Technical Outlook (SPX): We saw an orderly and continued pullback off

Pre-market update (updated 8:00am eastern): Europe is trading 0.2% lower. Asian markets traded 0.5% higher. US futures are slightly higher. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Jobless Claims (8:30am), Producer Price Index (8:30am), Retail Sales (8:30am), Business Inventories (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am),    Technical Outlook (SPX): Yesterday the SPX had what looked

Pre-market update (updated 8:00am eastern): Europe is trading 0.2% higher. Asian markets traded 0.6% higher. US futures are slightly higher. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Import and Export Prices (8:30am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am), FOMC Meeting Announcement (12:30pm), FOMC Forecasts (2pm), Treasury Budget (2pm), Bernanke Press Conference (2:15pm)