• Pre-market update (updated 12:00am eastern): Asian markets are trading mixed with slight bullish bias. .  US futures are trading moderately higher ahead of the bell. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Durable Goods Orders (8:30am), GDP (8:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Corporate Profits (8:30am), Pending Home Sales (10am), EIA Natural Gas Index (10:30am), Kansas Fed

    By |Published On: September 27, 2012|3 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 12:00am eastern): Asian markets are trading -1.3% lower.  US futures are trading slightly higher ahead of the bell. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications, New Home Sales (10am), (7am), EIA Petroleum Status (10:30am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Yesterday’s market action was quite a shocker overall. That was a

    By |Published On: September 25, 2012|3 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading down -0.8% this morning.  Asian markets finished -0.4% lower on the day.  US futures are trading moderately lower ahead of the bell. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Chicago Fed National Activity Index (8:30am), Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey (10:30am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Friday

    By |Published On: September 24, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading mixed but overall +0.3% higher.  Asian markets finished +0.4% higher on the day.  US futures are trading moderately higher ahead of the bell. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Quadruple Witching (Opex).  Technical Outlook (SPX): Typical gap down, buy-the-dip to finish near break-even

    By |Published On: September 21, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading -0.7% lower.  Asian markets finished -1.4% lower on the day.  US futures are trading moderately lower ahead of the bell. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Jobless Claims (8:30am),  Jobless Claims (8:30am), PMI Manufacturing Index Flash (8:58am), Philadelphia Fed Survey (10am), Leading Indicators (10am),

    By |Published On: September 20, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading -0.7% lower.  Asian markets finished mixed on the day.  US futures are trading slightly lower ahead of the opening bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Current Account (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am), Treasury International Capital (9am), Housing Market Index (10am) Technical Outlook

    By |Published On: September 18, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading 1.7% higher.  Asian markets mixed as well, finished 2.3% higher.  US futures are trading slightly higher ahead of the opening bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Consumer Price Index (8:30am), Retail Sales (8:30am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am), Business Inventories (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Monster day

    By |Published On: September 14, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are mixed, but overall trading -0.4% lower.  Asian markets mixed as well, finished flat on the day.  US futures are trading flat with slight negative bias ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Jobless Claims (8:30am), Producer Price Index (8:30am), EIA Natural Gas Report

    By |Published On: September 13, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading mixed but 0.3% higher. .  Asian markets finished 1.4% higher. US futures are trading moderately higher ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): FOMC Meeting Begins, MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Import and Export Prices (8:30am), Wholesale Trade (10am), EIA Petroleum Status Report

    By |Published On: September 12, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading -0.2% lower.  Asian markets finished mixed but overall -0.3% lower.  US futures are trading slightly higher ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Consumer Credit (3pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): We got a pullback yesterday, that after two huge days of cumulative

    By |Published On: September 11, 2012|2 min read|