• Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading 0.3% higher.  Asian markets traded 0.1% lower. US futures are trading slightly higher Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): FOMC Meeting Begins, ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Consumer Price Index (8:30am), Housing Starts (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am) Technical Outlook (SPX): The saga continues as the SPX

    |June 18, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading 1.1% higher.  Asian markets traded 1.6% higher. US futures are trading moderately higher and in excess of 10 points on the SPX. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Empire Manufacturing Survey (8:30am), Housing Market Index (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Strong price action this morning

    |June 17, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading 0.6% higher.  Asian markets traded 0.8% higher. US futures are trading slightly lower. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Producer Price Index (8:30am), Current Account (8:30am), Industrial Production (9:15am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am) Technical Outlook (SPX): SPX  bounced perfectly yesterday off of the 50-day moving

    |June 14, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading 0.2% higher.  Asian markets traded 1.4% higher. NIKKEI bounced nearly 5% US futures are slightly higher ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): None. Technical Outlook (SPX): SPX bounced for us as did the entire market on Friday providing a great deal

    |June 10, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading 0.4% higher. Asian markets traded -0.8% lower. US futures are moderately higher ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Employment Situation (8:30am), Consumer Credit (3pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): We bounced right off of the 50-day moving average yesterday despite dipping below

    |June 7, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading 0.4% higher. Asian markets traded -1.1% lower. US futures are moderately lower ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Challenger Job-Cut Report (7:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Quarterly Services Survey (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), Treasury STRIPS (3pm) Technical Outlook (SPX):

    |June 6, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading -1.2% lower. Asian markets traded -2.1% lower. US futures are moderately lower ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), ADP Employment Report (8:15am), Productivity and Costs (8:30am), Factory Orders (10am), ISM Non Manufacturing Index (10am), EIA Petroleum Status

    |June 5, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading 0.6% higher. Asian markets traded 0.8% higher. US futures are slightly higher ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), International Trade (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am) Technical Outlook (SPX): SPX managed to rally yesterday off of the rising

    |June 4, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading 0.1% higher. Asian markets traded 1.7% lower. US futures are moderately lower ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): PMI Manufacturing (8:58am), ISM Manufacturing Index (10am), Construction Spending (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): SPX had one of the bigger pullbacks of

    |June 3, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading 0.6% lower.  Asian markets traded 0.3% higher.  US futures are moderately lower ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Personal Income and Outlays (8:30am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am), Farm Prices (3pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): Yesterday marked the 11th straight day of

    |May 31, 2013|2 min read|