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    Trading Plan for January 24, 2012

    Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): FOMC Meeting Begins, ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): U.S. Futures are mixed/flat. Asian markets Asian markets finished about 0.3% higher on the day.  Europe is showing weakness ranging from -0.8% down to -1.1%.  Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: January 24, 2012|4 min read|
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    Trading Plan for January 23, 2012

    Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): None Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): U.S. Futures are mixed/flat. Asian markets in a mixed fashion as well.  Europe is trading about 0.5% higher on the day.  Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: January 23, 2012|3 min read|

  • Trading Plan for January 20, 2012

    Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Existing Home Sales (10am) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): U.S. Futures are mixed (with Nasdaq showing some strength) but overall, they are down slightly. Asian markets trading much higher between +0.8% up to 2.0% Europe is trading in a mixed/flat fashion. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: January 20, 2012|3 min read|

  • Trading Plan for January 19, 2012

    Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Consumer Price Index (8:30am), Housing Starts (8:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index (9:45am), Philadelphia Fed Survey (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (11am) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): U.S. Futures are up moderately heading into the open. Asian markets averaged 1.1% in

    By |Published On: January 19, 2012|2 min read|

  • Trading Plan for January 18, 2012

    Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Producer Price Index (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am), Treasury International Capital (9am), Industrial Production (9:15am), Housing Market Index (10am) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): U.S. Futures are slightly up. Asian markets averaged 0.5% in gains. Europe is slightly positive. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: January 18, 2012|3 min read|

  • Trading Plan for January 17, 2012

    Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Empire State Manufacturing Survey (8:30am) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): Futures are strong on the heels a strong China GDP. Asian markets were up from 0.9% up to 3.2% Europe is showing positive gains averaging about 1.4%. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: January 17, 2012|3 min read|
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    Trading Plan for January 12, 2012

    Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Jobless Claims (8:30am), Retail Sales (8:30am), Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index (9:45am), Business Inventories (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), Treasury Budget (2pm) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): Futures are slightly positive. Asian markets were down about 0.5% on average.  Europe is showing positive gains, ranging from 0.2% up

    By |Published On: January 12, 2012|2 min read|

  • Trading Plan for January 11, 2011

    Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am), Beige Book (2pm) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): Futures are slightly down Asian markets were up about 0.5% Europe is the exact opposite down about 0.5% as a whole.  Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: January 11, 2012|2 min read|
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    Trading Plan for January 10, 2012

    Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (7:30am), ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am), Wholesale Trade (10am) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): Futures are up strong – about 1%. Asian markets are seeing gains of about 0.5%. Europe is running hard, ranging from 1.6% up to 2.9%. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: January 10, 2012|2 min read|
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    Trading Plan for January 9, 2012

    Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Consumer Credit (3pm) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): Futures are slightly higher, but 10 points off of the overnight lows.  Asian markets were all over the board from -1.2% up to +1.5% Europe is trading mixed/flat. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: January 9, 2012|2 min read|