• 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

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  • 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|
  • 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

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  • Pre-market update (updated 8:00am eastern): European markets are trading mixed/flat.  Asian markets traded 1.7% higher. US futures are slightly higher ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Housing Starts (8:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Philadelphia Fed Survey (10am), E-Commerce Retail Sales (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am) Technical Outlook (SPX): The

    By |Published On: August 16, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:00am eastern): European markets are trading mixed/flat.  Asian markets traded 1.7% higher. US futures are slightly higher ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Housing Starts (8:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Philadelphia Fed Survey (10am), E-Commerce Retail Sales (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am) Technical Outlook (SPX): The

    By |Published On: August 16, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9:00am eastern): European markets are trading 0.4% lower.  Asian markets traded 0.6% lower. US futures are slightly lower ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Consumer Price Index (8:30am), Empire State Manufacturing Survey (8:30am), Treasury International Capital (9am), Industrial Production (9:15am), Housing Market Index

    By |Published On: August 15, 2012|3 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9:00am eastern): European markets are trading 0.4% lower.  Asian markets traded 0.6% lower. US futures are slightly lower ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Consumer Price Index (8:30am), Empire State Manufacturing Survey (8:30am), Treasury International Capital (9am), Industrial Production (9:15am), Housing Market Index

    By |Published On: August 15, 2012|3 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9:00am eastern): European markets are trading 0.6% higher.  Asian markets traded 0.7% higher. US futures are slightly higher ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (7:30am), ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Producer Price Index (8:30am), Retail Sales (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am), Business Inventories (10am) Technical

    By |Published On: August 14, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9:00am eastern): European markets are trading 0.6% higher.  Asian markets traded 0.7% higher. US futures are slightly higher ahead of the bell.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (7:30am), ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Producer Price Index (8:30am), Retail Sales (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am), Business Inventories (10am) Technical

    By |Published On: August 14, 2012|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading in a mixed fashion.  Asian markets traded mixed/flat.  US futures are trading break-even.   Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): None Technical Outlook (SPX): Late afternoon rally managed to lift the markets into positive territory for a sixth consecutive day.  Volume, despite the strength

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