• Pre-market update: Asian markets traded 0.5% lower. European markets are trading 0.5% higher. US futures are trading 0.2% higher ahead of the market open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45), Durable Goods Orders (8:30), Redbook (8:55), FHFA House Price Index (9), S&P Case-Shiller HPI (9), Consumer Price Index (10),

    |August 26, 2014|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update: Asian markets traded 0.4% higher. European markets are trading 0.8% higher. US futures are trading 0.5% higher ahead of the market open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Chicago Fed National Activity Index (8:30), PMI Services Flash (9:45), New Home Sales (10), Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey (10:30) Technical Outlook (SPX):

    |August 25, 2014|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update: Asian markets traded 0.1% lower.. European markets are trading 0.5% lower. US futures are trading 0.2% lower ahead of the market open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Janet Yellen speaks at Jackson Hole Technical Outlook (SPX): SPX tested and closed at new all-time highs. This is huge considering just

    |August 22, 2014|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update: Asian markets traded 0.4% higher.. European markets are trading 0.7% higher. US futures are trading 0.1% lower ahead of the market open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Jobless Claims (8:30), PMI Manufacturing Index Flash (9:45), Philadelphia Fed Survey (10), Existing Home Sales (10), Leading Indicators (10), EIA Natural Gas Report

    |August 21, 2014|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update: Asian markets traded flat. European markets are trading 0.6% lower. US futures are trading 0.1% lower ahead of the market open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30), FOMC Minutes (2) Technical Outlook (SPX): Another strong day for the the bulls as

    |August 20, 2014|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update: Asian markets traded 0.7% higher. European markets are trading 0.4% higher. US futures are trading 0.6% higher ahead of the market open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Sales (7:45), Consumer Price Index (8:30), Housing Starts (8:30), Redbook (8:55) Technical Outlook (SPX): Hard bounce yesterday that took price through

    |August 19, 2014|2 min read|
  • There’s nothing more powerful than seeing the success that members of the SharePlanner Splash Zone are experiencing.  Just take a look at a snapshot of one Ditto Trader portfolio and the gains that she is experiencing by automating my service:  That doesn’t even account for the Netflix (NFLX) gains of 2.4%, Apple (AAPL) gains of

    |August 18, 2014|1 min read|
  • Pre-market update: Asian markets traded 0.3% higher. European markets are trading 0.4% lower. US futures are trading 0.1% higher ahead of the market open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45), Redbook (8:55), Treasury Budget (2) Technical Outlook (SPX): A timid follow through yesterday off of Friday’s bounce but

    |August 12, 2014|2 min read|
  • Pre-market update: Asian markets traded 1.9% higher. European markets are trading 0.8% higher. US futures are trading 0.5% higher ahead of the market open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): None Technical Outlook (SPX): Strong 1.15% bounce on Friday, is beginning what is a legitimate market bounce.  Typical bounces, if only a

    |August 11, 2014|2 min read|
  • The bears have had the decisive edge in this market to begin the week, and while after Thursday’s sell-off had many concerned about the market’s prospect for a bounce, especially after overnight futures were pointing towards a next day open below 1900.  However, the market internals showed a trading environment where the bears had drained

    |August 8, 2014|2 min read|