Monthly Archives: July 2014

SHORT TERM: throwback Thursday, DOW -317 Overnight the Asian markets lost 0.3%. Europe opened higher but lost 1.3%. US index futures were lower overnight , and at 8:30 weekly Jobless claims were reported higher: 302k v 284k. The market gapped … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: wacky Wednesday, DOW -32 Overnight the Asian markets gained 0.3%. Europe opened lower and lost 0.8%. US index futures were higher overnight. At 8:15 the ADP was reported lower: 218k v 281k, then at 8:30 Q2 GDP was reported … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: choppy pullback day, DOW -70 Overnight the Asian markets gained 0.8%. European markets opened higher and gained 0.5%. US index futures were higher overnight, and at 9am Case-Shiller was reported lower: +9.3% v +10.8%. The market opened three … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: lower open then rally, DOW +22 Overnight the Asian markets gained 0.3%. European markets opened higher, but lost 0.1%. US index futures were lower overnight, and the market opened one point below Friday’s SPX 1978 close. In the … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: gap down opening, DOW -123 Overnight the Asian markets gained 0.3%. Europe opened lower and lost 1.1%. US index futures were lower overnight, and at 8:30 Durable goods orders were reported higher: +0.7% v -0.9%. The market gapped … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: drift higher continues, DOW -3 Overnight the Asian markets gained 0.3%. Europe opened lower but gained 0.5%. US index futures were higher overnight, and at 8:30 weekly Jobless claims were reported the lowest in 8 years: 284k v … Continue reading →