Before the Open (May 30 – Jun 2)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets posted big gains. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines each moved up more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently up big. They UK, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, South Africa, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Sweden and the […]

Before the Open (May 22-26)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. India and Taiwan did great; New Zealand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing well. Denmark, Poland, Turkey, Russia, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden are leading. Norway and Portugal are down. Futures in the States point […]

Can Semiconductors Lead the Market Higher?

Semiconductor stocks have lagged. In fact, it’s probably the top reason the market hasn’t been able to bust out and run. But, partially thanks to AI, several are much improved. Here are the best-acting and most tradable stocks from the group. The market may not run up, but there’s enough strength here to put a […]

Before the Open (May 15-19)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. South Korea, Austrailia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Singapore posted gains; China, Hong Kong and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Poland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria and Sweden are all posting solid […]

Before the Open (May 8-12)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. Japan did well, but China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are doing well. Denmark, Poland, France, Germany, South Africa, Norway, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands and Italy are posting solid gains; Russia and the Czech Republic […]

Before the Open (May 1-5)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. Hong Kong did well, but China, India, New Zealand and Indonesia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Turkey is weak, but the UK, Poland, France, Germany, Greece, Russia, South Africa, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, Italy and Austria are […]