Monthly Archives: December 2016

SHORT TERM: pullback continues, DOW -57 Overnight the Asian markets gained 0.6%. Europe opened lower but gained 0.4%. US index futures were higher overnight, and the market opened at SPX 2254 then immediately started to pullback. At 9:45 the Chicago PMI … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: pullback continues, DOW -14 Overnight the Asian markets lost 0.1%. Europe opened lower and lost 0.1% as well. US index futures were slightly higher overnight. At 8:30 weekly jobless claims were reported lower: 265K v 275K, and the … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: slightly higher open then decline, DOW -111 Overnight the Asian markets gained 0.3%. Europe opened lower but gained 0.2%. US index futures were slightly higher overnight, and the market opened two points above yesterday’s SPX 2269 close. Right … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: higher open then sideways, DOW +11 Overnight Asian markets gained 0.4%. Europe opened higher and gained 0.1%. US index futures were slightly higher overnight, and the SPX opened three points above Friday’s SPX 2264 close. At 9am Case-Shiller … Continue reading →

SHORT TERM: total daily SPX range 5 points, DOW +15 Overnight the Asian markets open lost 0.1%. Europe opened higher but finished mixed. US index futures were flat overnight and the market opened one point below yesterday’s SPX 2261 close. By 10am … Continue reading →