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 (Mar 17)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, Singapore and Malaysia moved up; there were no big down markets. Europe is currently up across the board. Greece is up 2.4%, and Austria, Prague and Russia more than 1%. Italy, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Germany and France are also doing […]
Before the Open (Mar 14)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan dropped 3.3%; Hong Kong and Australia more than 1%. Indonesia rallied 3.2%. Europe is currently down across-the-board. Belgium, Russia, Prague and Spain are down more than 2%. France, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Greece are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards […]
Before the Open (Mar 13)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. China, Indonesia and Taiwan did well; Hong Kong and Singapore lagged. Europe is currently mixed. Russia is down 1.4% followed by Belgium and Greece. Prague and Spain are doing well. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Mar 12)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets are mostly down. Japan is down 2.6%, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. London, Germany, France, Italy, Amsterdam, Norway, Russia and Prague are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for […]
Before the Open (Mar 11)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up, but gains were small. Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan did the best. India lagged. Europe is currently mixed. Russia is down 2.2%, otherwise the indexes are little moved from their unchanged levels. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-down open for the […]
Before the Open (Mar 10)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China dropped almost 3%; Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea dropped more than 1%. Europe currently leans to the downside. Germany, Austria and Prague are down; France and Italy are up. Futures here in the States point towards a […]
Radio Interview with the Bubba Show
Long time Leavitt Brothers member and frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg and FOX, Todd Horwitz, interviewed me again on his radio show. Here’s a link.
Before the Open (Mar 7)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India rallied 1.9%, Japan 0.9%. There were no big losers. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece and Russia are up; Austria, Germany and Prague are posting the biggest losses. About 75 minutes before the open, futures here in the States point towards […]
Before the Open (Mar 6)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India, Taiwan and Japan led the way. Europe is mostly up. Russia is down 2.4% while France, Austria, Stockholm, Italy and Spain are doing well. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.