Charles Kirk of the Kirk Report is a very good full time trader who is well respected among his peers. Over the weekend he sent out an email telling a golf story from his high school days with the lesson of overcoming your obstacles. It’s a nice story which is appropriate if his audience was […]
Sector Performance (Jun 14)
Today’s sector performance…
Before the Open (Jun 14)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up – China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan each gained more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board – Austria, Germany and Stockholm are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a large gap up open for the cash market
Sector Performance (Jun 13)
Today’s sector performance…
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 (Jun 13)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down – Indonesia and Taiwan lost more than 1%. Europe is currently trading mixed – not all the markets are open. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.
Sector Performance (Jun 10)
Today’s sector performance…
Before the Open (Jun 10)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed – South Korea and Taiwan lost more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down, but there are no big losers. Futures here in the States point towards a slight down open for the cash market.
Sector Performance (Jun 9)
Today’s sector performance…
Before the Open (Jun 9)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China and New Zealand lost more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed – there are no big winners or losers. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.