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US stock futures continued their climb overnight and are set for a slightly higher open. Investors are still expecting an imminent deal in the Greek debt saga that will pave the way for a new bailout package. Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is expected to meet with Read more…
Andy Crowder: Many professional options traders don’t really care about options prices or volume. They only care about volatility. That’s because volatility is the single biggest factor for any given options contract. Read more…
US stock futures are slightly lower this morning with all eyes firmly trained on Greece. European finance ministers are pushing for another round of deep austerity cuts in return for the newest round of bailout money, and the Greeks are none too pleased about it. As we Read more…
JT McGee: Exchange-traded fund investors use ETFs for any number of reasons. Many use them for their simplicity, others know that low ETF fees bring about higher, long-run returns. What many investors seem to forget, however, are the unique risks that come with underlying portfolios that make up any Read more…
David Gillie: The Volatility Index (VIX) is a measure of options activity on the S&P 500—frequently referred to as the “fear index” Read more…
US stock futures point to a sharply higher open Friday, following an impressive jobs report this morning. The US economy gained 243,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 8.3% from 8.5%. Most sectors in the economy added workers, another Read more…
US stock futures are have turned slightly higher Thursday morning following another drop in weekly jobless claims. The S&P continues to build nicely above the recent S&P floor. Markets this year have been lead by Tech and small cap stocks, which is a Read more…
US stock futures point to a higher open to kick off February, rebounding from yesterday’s lackluster intraday action. We have seen two gap ups sold aggressively over the last two weeks, and today traders will be watching to see if the market can hold these overnight gains. Strong Read more…
Bill Luby: Three years after their launch, iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSEArca:VXX) has about four times as many assets as its mid-term sibling, iPath S&P 500 VIX Read more…
US stock futures point to a higher open on Tuesday, building on yesterday trend higher follow a gap down. Reports suggest finance ministers and creditors are making progress in Greek debt talks, as Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said late Monday that talks would conclude by the Read more…
Bill Luby: It does not seem to long ago that I was the only person who though VXX was worth mentioning. Read more…
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Suddenly the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), a key index that economist watch for signs of expansion or trouble ahead for the world economy, has collapsed. Because two Read more…
Michael Snyder: Everywhere you turn these days, someone is proclaiming that the economy is improving. Barack Obama is endlessly touting the “improvement” in the economy, the mainstream media is constantly talking about “the economic recovery” and an increasing number of Americans seem Read more…
US stock futures point to a higher open on Wall St Thursday, following gains in European markets. Overseas markets today got their first chance to react to the Fed’s decision to keep rates near 0% until late 2014, and most are up more than 1%. Commodities also Read more…
In trading on Wednesday, the Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (NYSEArca:GREK) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 8.55% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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