Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 2.5%, India, New Zealand and Indonesia more than 1% and Australia, Singapore and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently up across the board. Germany, Greece, Italy, France, Stockholm and Austria are doing the best. Futures here in the States point towards an […]
Before the Open (Jan 14)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan dropped 3.1% and Australia 1.5%. China rallied 0.9%. Europe is currently mostly down, but only Greece (down 1.5%) is down much. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.
Using Put/Call Open Interest to Predict the Rest of the Week
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 (Jan 13)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Indonesia rallied 3.2% and India 1.8%. Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, Spain and the Czech Republic are leading; most indexes are up a small amount. Futures here in […]
Before the Open (Jan 10)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 0.7%; Indonesia and New Zealand rallied better than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, London, Italy and Greece are posting solid gains. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open […]
Recent Set Ups from the Leavitt Brothers Message Board
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Before the Open (Jan 9)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan dropped 1.5%; China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan also lost ground. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, Italy, Spain and Stockholm are leading the way. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Jan 8)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied almost 2%, Hong Kong 1.25% and Singapore almost 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up 2.7%, Austria 1.4% and the Czech Republic 0.7%. Futures here in the States point towards a slight down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Jan 7)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India, Indonesia and Japan dropped the most. South Korea moved up. Europe is currently mostly up. Spain and Greece are up 2%; Austria is up 1.2%; Germany, Switzerland and London are also posting decent gains. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up […]
Before the Open (Dec 6)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan dropped 2.4%, China 1.8% and Indonesia 1.3%. Europe currently leans to the upside. Belgium, Italy and Spain are posting decent gains. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.