Good morning. Happy Monday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Singapore and South Korea each rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Only Austria (up 1.9%) is up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.
VIDEO: Key Indicators Update
In this video the indicators I talked about last week are updated. Similar signs are being flashed. Something has to give soon.
Earnings (Jan 23-27)
Next week’s earnings reports…I don’t entirely trust these because they are changing daily. Double check for yourself.
Before the Open (Jan 20)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. There are no 1% losers. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Jan 19)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. China, Hong Kong, India, Japan and South Korea each moved up more than 1%. Europe is currently up. Austria, Belgium, France and Amsterdam are up 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.
Rare Earths
Rare Earth stocks got crushed during the summer and fall months, but they seem to be making a comeback.
Before the Open (Jan 18)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed…only China (down 1.4%) moved more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed…there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a slight positive 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 17)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you enjoyed your extra day off. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. China rallied 4.2%, Hong Kong 3.2%, Singapore 2.2%, Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam and Stockholm are up more […]
VIDEO: Key Indicators
In this video I cover a couple indicators which tell us to be a little cautious in the near term.