• Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading -2.3% lower. Asian markets traded 3.9% lower. The NIKKEI alone was down 7.3%. US futures are trading about 1% lower ahead of the opening bell. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Jobless Claims (8:30am), PMI Manufacturing Index Flash (8:58), FHFA House Price Index (9am), New

    By |Published On: May 23, 2013|3 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading 0.1% higher. Asian markets traded 0.3% higher. US futures are slightly higher. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Existing Home Sales (10am), Bernanke speaks (10am), EIA Petroleum Report (10:30am), FOMC Minutes (2pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): We finished higher yet again

    By |Published On: May 22, 2013|3 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): European markets are trading 0.2% lower. Asian markets traded 0.4% lower. US futures are flat  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am) Technical Outlook (SPX): The slightest of pullbacks yesterday, but might have been enough for the market to continue advancing forward based

    By |Published On: May 21, 2013|3 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8am eastern): European markets are trading 0.2% lower. Asian markets traded 1.2% higher.  US futures are slightly lower.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Bernanke Speaks (8am), Chicago Fed National Activity Index (8:30am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Strong rally on Friday, but I’m not confident that it translates to additional follow

    By |Published On: May 20, 2013|3 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8am eastern): European markets are trading 0.2% higher. Asian markets traded 0.4% higher.  US futures are moderately higher.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Consumer Sentiment (9:55am), Leading Indicators (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): SPX finally decided to pullback yesterday after having gone up 32 points since the last one. 

    By |Published On: May 17, 2013|3 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8am eastern): European markets are trading 0.2% higher. Asian markets traded trading mixed/flat. US futures are slightly higher. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Consumer Price Index (8:30am), Housing Starts (8:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Philadelphia Fed Survey (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), Technical Outlook (SPX): Market followed through yesterday and

    By |Published On: May 16, 2013|3 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 8am eastern): European markets are trading 0.1% higher. Asian markets traded trading 0.7% higher.  US futures are slightly lower.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Producer Price Index (8:30am), Empire State Manufacturing Survey (8:30am), Treasury International Capital (9am), Industrial  Production (9:15am), Housing Market Index (10am), E-Commerce Retail

    By |Published On: May 15, 2013|3 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading 0.7% higher.  Asian markets traded 1.2% higher. US futures are slightly higher.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am), Consumer Credit (3pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): We finished higher for the 10th time in the last 12 trading sessions.  Fun fact:

    By |Published On: May 7, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading in a wide range from -0.5 up to +0.9%.  Asian markets traded in a wide range from -0.8% up to 1.0% US futures are significantly higher.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): None Technical Outlook (SPX): SPX had a huge push higher Friday following

    By |Published On: May 6, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update (updated 9am eastern): European markets are trading 1% higher. Asian markets traded flat and mixed. US futures are significantly higher. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Employment Situation (8:30am), Factory Orders (10am),  ISM Non-Manufacturing Index (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Huge beat on the Employment number has the market gapping much higher

    By |Published On: May 3, 2013|2 min read|