Daily Trading Plans

Pre-market update (updated 7:00am eastern): Europe is trading mixed.    Asian markets traded mixed as well.  US futures are slightly higher.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Veteran’s Day – Banks closed.  Technical Outlook (SPX): Initially, Friday’s action saw a respectable amount of buying take place. During the Obama speech on the

Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): Europe is trading -0.8% lower.  Asian markets traded -0.8% lower.  US futures are moderately lower.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Import and Export Prices (8:30am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am), Wholesale Trade (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): SPX continued the push lower yesterday, with selling persistent throughout the day. 

Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): Europe is trading 0.4% higher.  Asian markets traded -1.6% lower.  US futures are moderately higher.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): International Trade (8:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Biggest sell-off that we’ve seen since bouncing off of the 6/4 lows (last

Pre-market update (updated 8:00am eastern): Europe is -0.6% lower.  Asian markets traded +0.5% higher.  US futures are down over 1% ahead of the open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am), Consumer Credit (3pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): Stocks rallied hard yesterday but failed to

Pre-market update (updated 8:00am eastern): Europe is 0.5% higher.  Asian markets traded -0.1% lower.  US futures are slightly higher ahead of the open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am), Treasury STRIPS (3pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): It’s election day, and like yesterday, don’t expect much out of this

Pre-market update (updated 8:00am eastern): Europe is trading -0.8% lower. .  Asian markets traded -0.2% lower.  US futures are flat ahead of the open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ISM Non-Manufacturing Index (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): On Friday, the market delivered a rather bearish performance after having a solid open, resulted in

Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): Europe is trading flat.  Asian markets traded +0.8% higher.  US futures are moderately higher ahead of the open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Employment Situation (8:30am), Factory Orders (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Strong bounce out of the market yesterday as the market pushed its way into

Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): Europe is trading 0.7% higher.  Asian markets traded in a wide range from -1.3% up to +0.8%.  US futures are flat ahead of the open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Challenger Job-Cut Report (7:30am), ADP Employment Report (8:15am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Productivity and Costs (8:30am), PMI Manufacturing

Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): Europe is trading mix from -0.2% up to +0.6%.  Asian markets traded 0.9% higher.  US futures are trading moderately higher.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Employment Cost Index (8:30am), Treasury Refunding Announcement (9am), Chicago PMI (9:45am), Farm Prices (3pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): After

Due to Hurricane Sandy, the stock market is closed today. So there won't be a trading plan today.