Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly did great. Japan, China, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the Philippines posted big gains; Indonesia was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently up big. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, South Africa, Hungary, Spain, the Netherland, Italy, Austria, Sweden and the […]
Before the Open (Mar 3-7)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Thailand and the Philippines did well, but Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia and Malaysia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East also lean down. Norway and Portugal are up, while France, Germany, the UAE, Finland, Hungary, Austria and Saudi […]
Before the Open (Feb 24-28)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets posted big losses. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines were very weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Greece is up, but Turkey, the UAE, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden and the Czech […]
VIDEO: Market Breadth Stinks
In this video, I talk about market breadth (advance-decline data, stocks above key moving averages, the high-low on various lookback periods) and how it’s been weak for a month. VIDEO: Market Breadth Stinks —————Jason Leavitt’s Masterclass in TradingGuidelines to Successful Trading – the Intangibles—————
Before the Open (Feb 18-21)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Philippines did well while India and New Zealand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are doing moderately well. Denmark, France, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Italy and Saudi Arabia are up; Turkey and Hungary are down. Index […]
VIDEO: State of the Market
In this video I talk about the current state of the market. I show the indexes and then dig deeper with some breadth readings. VIDEO: State of the Market —————Jason Leavitt’s Masterclass in TradingGuidelines to Successful Trading – the Intangibles—————
Before the Open (Feb 10-14)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. China, Hong Kong, South Korea and New Zealand did well; Japan, India, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philppines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are very quiet. Only South Africa, Portugal and Austria stand out as winners. Index futures in the States point to a […]
Studies Based on January’s Performance and the November – January Quarter
It’s been a heck of a 2025 so far. New Years. Inauguration. FOMC. Earnings. DeepSeek. And now tariffs. There’s been no shortage of news that has caused sudden market moves. So far, minimal damage has been done. There are winners and losers, but the overall market has done just fine. Below are some studies that […]
Before the Open (Feb 3-7)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand did well; Japan, South Korea and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the upside but are mostly quiet. Denmark, Poland, Greece and the Czech Republic are up; Norway is […]
VIDEO: Tracking S&P 500 All-Time Highs Per Year
I this video S&P 500 all-time highs going back to 1950 and what the current print suggests for the rest of the year. VIDEO: Tracking S&P 500 All-Time Highs Per Year —————Jason Leavitt’s Masterclass in TradingGuidelines to Successful Trading – the Intangibles—————