Stock futures point to a slightly higher open Tuesday morning following the long holiday weekend in the US. After a weekend of banter in Europe, the parties finally got a satisfactory deal done in Greece that will prevent a default on March 20. China also Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, QQQ, QQQQ, SPY
Jeff Harding: An article from John Mauldin was referred to me by three people who suggested it was a must read. The article was an interview of Hoisington Investment Management economist Dr. Lacy Hunt by Kate Welling, a financial journalist, formerly with Barron’s. I don’t read Read more…
SPY
John Townsend: Last April I wrote an article titled Fibonacci Gold and to tell you the truth, I have always been very proud of that analysis and particularly so regarding the beauty and elegance of the Read more…
SDS, SH, SPXU, SPY, SSO, UPRO
US stock futures are slightly higher Friday as investors continue to hold out hope the all issues in Greece will be ironed out quickly. The wrangling continues over economic reforms and austerity measures. Core CPI met expectations this Read more…
OIH, QQQ, QQQQ, SPY
Jeff Harding: There is a lot of good news to buoy the markets and give cheer to the public. We hear that new jobless claims are down another 15,000 to 358,000, the ninth week of declines out of the last ten, finally breaking below the 400,000 mark. A reduction in unemployment is a very positive sign Read more…
SDS, SPXU, SPY, SSO, UPRO
US stock futures are slightly lower Thursday morning amid renewed uncertainty about the Greek bailout. The on again, off again negotiations regarding austerity measures and financial reforms still haven’t produced a result that European finance ministers are happy with. The Euro Read more…
NYSE:DIA, OIH, QQQ, QQQQ, SPY
Corey Rosenbloom: Technical traders across the world are monitoring current US Equity Indexes as they interact with the “Zone of Resistance” from their prior 2011 price highs. Read more…
NYSE:DIA, SPY
Jeff Harding: There is a lot of good news to buoy the markets and give cheer to the public. We hear that new jobless claims are down another 15,000 to 358,000, the ninth week of declines out of the last ten, finally breaking below the 400,000 mark. A reduction in unemployment is a very positive sign and Read more…
SDS, SPXU, SPY, SSO, UPRO
US stock futures were up more than a half percent Wednesday morning, building off of yesterday’s late afternoon reversal. Triggering the move are comments from the People’s Bank of China Gov. Zhou Xiaochuan that the his country will be looking to Read more…
OIH, SPY
Stocks closed mostly flat on Tuesday on brisk trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEArca:DIA) and the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) closed fractionally higher, while the S&P 500 (NYSEArca:SPY) and S&P MidCap 400 both slid 0.1%. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEArca:IWM) put in the Read more…
IWM, NYSE:DIG, SPY
Corey Rosenbloom: I wanted to highlight one of my favorite intraday trading “combo” set-ups that occurred twice on February 13th. It’s the “Retracement plus Dual Divergence” set-up that develops on all timeframes. Read more…
SDS, SPXU, SPY, SSO, UPRO
US stock futures are turned down Tuesday morning and now point to a lower open on Wall St. Last night futures were a bit under pressure after Moody’s Investors Service cut the sovereign debt rating of several European countries. Spain’s rating was cut by Read more…
NYSE:DIA, OIH, QQQ, QQQQ, SPY
Michael Johnston: ETFs have become so popular in recent years in part because of the tax efficiencies that they offer relative to traditional mutual funds. Due to the nuances of the creation / redemption Read more…
IWM, NYSE:DIA, SPY, VTI
Bryan Rich: The eurusd has been chopping around in recent weeks, driven by highly volatile events and equally volatile market sentiment surrounding the efforts to rescue Greece from the edge of the cliff (again). Read more…
NYSE:EUO, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:GREK, SGOL, SPY
S&P futures are up 10 handles Monday morning, reacting to Greece’s parliament’s final approval new, stricter austerity measures. The vote now paves the way for another international bailout package that will prevent a hard default on March 20. While the market is Read more…
NYSE:DIA, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:GLD, OIH, QQQ, QQQQ, SPY, TBT, VXX
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