Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up – gains were small. Europe is currently down across the board – the Swiss market and Germany are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-slightly-down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up; Hong Kong and India gained more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up, but there are no 1% winners. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed – China lost close to 2% again. Europe is mostly up, but there aren’t any noticeable winners. Futures here in the States point towards a slightly positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you enjoyed your long weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and except for China dropping almost 2%, there was little movement. Europe is currently down across the board – there are several 1% losers. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. Today will be the single slowest day of the year. The market has been slow all week, and it’s closed tomorrow.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed – no index moved more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed with an upward bias – no index has moved more than 1% there either. Futures here in the States are flat.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with solid, across-the-board gains. Every index in Europe is currently up. Futures here in the States point towards a gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down – China lost 1.4%. Europe is currently posting solid gains. Futures here in the States suggest a moderate gap up open for the cash market which will put most of the indexes into new high territory.

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Quad Witching. On Monday the open-interest data said the market needed to be flat or slightly down this week to cause the most pain. This is exactly what has happened. The Asian/Pacific markets close mostly up today. Europe is currently mostly down. Futures here in the States suggest a flat […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Europe is currently mostly down. Futures here in the States are flat.