• Pre-market update: Asian markets traded 0.3% higher.  European markets are trading 0.4% higher.  US futures are trading flat.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7), Housing Starts (8:30), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30), FOMC Meeting Announcement (2), FOMC Forecasts (2), Bernanke Press Conference (2) Technical Outlook (SPX): Yesterday was a

    |September 18, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update: Asian markets traded 0.3% lower.  European markets are trading 0.2% lower.  US futures are trading 0.2% higher.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45), Consumer Price Index (8:30), Redbook (8:30), Treasury International Capital (9), Housing Market Index (10) Technical Outlook (SPX): Huge open yesterday lost nearly all of

    |September 17, 2013|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update: Asian markets traded 0.7% higher.  European markets are trading 1.0% higher.  US futures are trading flat ahead of the bell.   Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Empire State Manufacturing Survey (8:30), Industrial Production (9:15) Technical Outlook (SPX): A huge gap up to occur at the open of 1% and will

    |September 16, 2013|2 min read|