• Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading 0.5% lower.  Asian markets finished -1.0% lower.  US futures are moderately lower ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Jobless Claims (8:30am), Personal Income and Outlays (8:30am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), Kansas City Fed Manufacturing (11am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Once

    By |Published On: August 30, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading mixed/flat.  Asian markets finished 0.3% higher.  US futures are slightly higher ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), GDP (8:30am), Corporate Profits (8:30am), Pending Home Sales Index (10am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am), Beige Book (2pm) Technical

    By |Published On: August 29, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading -0.4% lower.  Asian markets were mixed in their trading.  US futures are flat ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales, Redbook (8:55am), S&P Case-Shiller HPI, Consumer Confidence (10am), Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index (10am), State Street Investor Confidence Index (10am)

    By |Published On: August 28, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading 0.6% higher.  Asian markets were mixed in their trading.  US futures are slightly higher ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey (10:30am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Hard bounce for the market on Friday, and in particular the SPY

    By |Published On: August 27, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading -0.4% lower.  Asian markets were -1.2% lower  US futures are slightly lower ahead of the opening bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Durable Goods Orders (8:30am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Yesterday’s sell-off took us below the 10-day moving average for the first time since

    By |Published On: August 24, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are mixed in their trading.  Asian markets were +0.5% higher.  US futures are slightly lower ahead of the opening bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Jobless Claims (8:30am), PMI Manufacturing Index Flash (9am), New Home Sales (10am), FHFA House Price Index (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report

    By |Published On: August 23, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading -1.1% lower.  Asian markets were off -0.7%..  US futures are slightly lower ahead of the opening bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Existing Home Sales (10am), EIA Petroleum STatus Report (10:30am), FOMC Minutes (2:30pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): For the

    By |Published On: August 22, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading 0.4% higher.  Asian markets traded in a mixed/flat manner.  US futures are slightly higher ahead of the opening bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am) Technical Outlook (SPX): We saw dip buyers jump in after establishing the lows from

    By |Published On: August 21, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading 0.5% higher.  Asian markets traded 0.8% higher. US futures are mixed ahead of the opening bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Chicago Fed National Activity Index (8:30am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Friday’s small rally takes us to the cusp of breaking 1422 and posting

    By |Published On: August 20, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading 0.3% higher.  Asian markets traded 0.8% higher. US futures are mixed ahead of the opening bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Consumer Sentiment (9:55am), Leading Indicators (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Yesterday’s rally was quite a shocker for most market participants and broke out

    By |Published On: August 17, 2012|2 min read|