Monthly Archives: February 2013

SHORT TERM: choppy day, DOW -21 Overnight the Asian markets gained 1.0%. Europe opened higher and gained 0.8%. US index futures were higher overnight. At 8:30 Q4 GDP was reported higher: +0.1% vs -0.1%, and weekly Jobless claims were lower: … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: no gap opening but big rally, DOW +175 Overnight the Asian markets lost 0.1%. Europe opened higher and gained 1.3%. US index futures were higher overnight, and at 8:30 Durable goods orders were reported lower: -5.2% vs +4.3%. … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: gap up opening then volatile day, DOW +116 Overnight the Asian markets lost 1.7%. Europe opened lower and lost 2.1%. US index futures were higher overnight, and at 9:00 Case-Shiller was reported higher: +6.8% vs +5.5%, and the … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: gap up opening sold off, DOW -216 Overnight the Asian markets gained 0.9%: mostly Japan. European markets opened higher and gained 1.0%. US index futures were higher overnight, and the market gapped up at the open to SPX … Continue reading →