Options expire this Friday, so let’s take a look at the open-interest on SPY, DIA, QQQ and IWM to see if they hint at movement the rest of the week. Here’s the theory: the market conspires to cause the most pain, to cause the most number of people to lose the most amount of money. […]
Before the Open (Apr 16)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India rallied 2.1%, Indonesia 1%. Australia, Hong Kong, Japa and New Zealand dropped. Europe is currently down across the board. Greece is down 2%, Belgium and Stockholm 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a big gap up open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Apr 15)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China, Hong Kong and Japan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria is down 2%; Germany, Norway, Stockholm, London, the Czech Republic and Greece are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States […]
VIDEO: State of the Market – The Bear's Case
The market is super strong, but to keep a level head and not get too one-sided with my thinking, I’m forcing myself to see the technicals from a bear’s point of view. Here ya go (and I’m sorry about the random zooming in and out. I have no idea why it happens. It’s probably this […]
Before the Open (Apr 12)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. India and South Korea dropped more than 1%; China. Malaysia, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan also dropped noticeably. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria, France and Germany are down 1% or more. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the […]
Before the Open (Apr 11)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan and Taiwan rallied more than 1%; Australia, India, Indonesia and South Korea also did well. Europe is currently mostly up. France, Germany, Switzerland and the Czech Republic are doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Apr 10)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, India, Japan and South Korea all did well. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Austria is up 2%, Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Greece and the Czech Republic are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a gap up open for […]
Before the Open (Apr 9)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with an upward lean. India dropped while Australia, China and Hong Kong rallied. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Greece is up 5.3% followed by Austria (up 1.4%), Belgium (0.6%) and London (0.5%). Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Apr 8)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan rallied 2.8%; Taiwan (down 2.4%), China (down 0.6%), Indonesia (down 0.6%) and New Zealand (down 0.8%) led to the downside. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, France, Norway and Switzerland are leading to the upside. Futures here in […]
Before the Open (Apr 5)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong dropped 2.7% and South Korea 1.6%. Japan rallied 1.6%. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria is up 1%. France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm, Switzerland and London are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a big gap down for the […]