Random Musings about the Current Market

The following were my opening comments in the Leavitt Brothers weekly report. Whatever the market’s ultimate plan is, all traders will be tested. No one will get a clear path to operate on. If the market ultimately goes up, there will be enough drops and enough sideways periods to cause doubt and discomfort among the […]

Before the Open (Sep 5-8)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. India and the Philippines did well; Japan, China, New Zealand, Indonesia and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed and little changed. Poland, Portugal and Norway are up; Finland, Israel and the Czech Republic are down. Futures in the States point toward […]

Before the Open (Aug 28-Sep 1)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly did well. Japan, China, South Korea, India and Malaysia all posted solid gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing well. The UK, Denmark, Poland, Turkey, Finland, Norway, Austria and Sweden are up moderately. Futures in the States point toward a moderate gap up open […]

Before the Open (Aug 21-25)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were very weak. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia and the Philippines posted sizeable losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing great. The UK, France, Turkey, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Sweden are leading. Futures in the States point toward a […]

Before the Open (Aug 14-18)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets got hit hard. Japa, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines posted big losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently down big. The UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the Czech Republic are […]

Before the Open (Aug 7-11)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets got hit hard. Japan and China posted big losses; South Korea, India, Singapore and the Philippines posted moderate losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently down a bunch. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Greece, Finland and the Netherlands are down big. Turkey is up. Futures in […]