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 […]

Before the Open (Jan 27-31)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were split. India, Australia and Indonesia did well; South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines were weak. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and New Zealand were closed. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are quiet and little changed. Only the Netherlands (up) and Turkey (down) have moved much. Index futures […]

Before the Open (Jan 21 – 24)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were split. China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Thailand did well; India, Indonesia and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are doing well. Denmark is up huge; Poland, France, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Hungary and the Czech Republic are up nicely too. Index futures […]

Before the Open (Jan 13-17)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly did well. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines led while Japan and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are up big. The UK, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Austria, Sweden and […]

Before the Open (Jan 6-10)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mostly weak. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India and Singapore posted stiff losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed. Poland, Norway, Hungary and Austria are up; the UK, Switzerland, Spain and Sweden are down. Index futures in the States point to big down open […]