Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; movement was small. China and Singapore moved up. Taiwan moved down. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden are up more than 1%; Netherlands, Switzerland, Prague, Germany, Spain, Portugal and France are also posting solid gains. Turkey and Russia are down more […]
S&P Select – Week in Review
Per the nine S&P Select groups, this is how the market did last week.
Before the Open (Jul 17)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. China rallied 3.5%, and Hong Kong moved up 1%. South Korea fell 0.5%. Europe is currently mixed, and there are no big movers. Austria, Norway, Finland and Sweden are doing the best. Futures here in the States […]
Before the Open (Jul 16)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. India, South Korea, Australia and Japan led the way. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Prague, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Italy and Portugal are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a […]
Before the Open (Jul 15)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets lean to the upside. China fell 3%, but Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Korea did well. Europe currently leans to the upside, but there aren’t any big winners. Italy, Denmark, Prague, Norway and Belgium are up; Sweden and Russia are down. Futures here in the States […]
Before the Open (Jul 14)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan and Australia gained more than 1%; New Zealand also did well. China dropped 1.2%. Europe is currently mixed, and only Portugal (down 1.2%) has moved more than 1%. Italy is also weak, but otherwise it’s a quiet day across the pond. Futures here in the […]
VIDEO: State of the Market
In this video I quickly check out the S&P 500 and then dive into the breadth indicators to see what’s going on beneath the surface.
Before the Open (Jul 13)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China rallied more than 2%; Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Taiwan and South Korea moved up 1% or more. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland and Portugal are up […]
S&P Select – Week in Review
Per the nine S&P Select groups, this is how the market did last week.
Before the Open (Jul 10)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China rallied more than 4% (combined with yesterday, it just completed its biggest 2-day rally in many years), and Hong Kong rallied 2.1%. Indonesia also did moderately well. Europe is currently posting big, across-the-board gains. France and Spain are up more than 3%; Germany, Netherlands, […]