Options expire this Friday, so let’s take a look at the open-interest on SPY, DIA, QQQQ 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 (Feb 14)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. China gained 2.5%; Austrailia, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea gained more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up, but gains aren’t big. Futures here in the States point toward a flat open for the cash market.
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Before the Open (Feb 11)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed, but the downside movers were bigger than the gainers. Europe is currently mostly down, but losses aren’t great. Futures here in the States point towards a gap down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Feb 10)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down – there were several 1% losers, but China gained 1.6%. Europe is currently down across the board. Futures here in the States point towards a sizeable gap down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Feb 9)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down – there were several 1% losers. China is finally trading again. Europe is currently trading mostly down. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Feb 8)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a slight bearish bias. Europe is currently mixed. Futures here in the States point towards a small gap down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Feb 7)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed – Hong Kong lost 1.5%. Europe is currently up across the board. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Feb 4)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Several Asian/Pacific markets were still closed today. The ones that were open gained ground. Europe is currently mostly up – gains are small. Prior to the jobs report, futures in the US were flat.
Before the Open (Feb 3)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mostly closed today. Europe is currently mostly down. Futures here in the States point towards a weakish open for the cash market.