Before the Open (Feb 8-12)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mostly closed. Japan moved up; Australia moved down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Denmark, the Netherlands and Hungary are up; Poland, Russia, Norway, Portugal and Austria are down. Futures in the States point towards a negative open for the cash market.

Before the Open (Feb 1-5)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines all did well. China and Hong Kong were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean up. Poland, France, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic are doing well; […]

VIDEO: A Shameful and Disgusting Week on Wall Street

Last week was a shameful and disgusting week on Wall Street. A hedge fund conspired with a broker to rig the system by prohibiting account holders to buy a stock, which caused the stock to drop 76% in one hour. This is not how the free markets are supposed to operated. Here’s my take. VIDEO: […]

Before the Open (Jan 25-29)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets suffered stiff losses. China, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines were all very weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. The UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, Spain and Italy are down more than 1%. Futures in the […]

Before the Open (Jan 19-22)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. New Zealand did well, but Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently very weak. The UK, France, Turkey, Germany, the UAE, Russia, Greece, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Singapore, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, […]

Before the Open (Jan 11-15)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Indonesia and Thailand were weakest. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. The UK, Poland, France, Germany, Turkey, Spain and Portugal are weakest. Futures in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.