Morning News Dump

I hope y'all got a good night sleep, cause today is going to be a busy day. Here's a quick snap of what happened why you were slumbering: Futures trading: Dow off 375 ... Street's Week (WSJ) ~~~ Intrade now has futures trading where you can bet on what US Bank will fail [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 09:55:42

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Auto bailout fails. What a mess.

The deal died in the Senate, so Wall Street's likely to take a dive.The failure of Senate talks on a $14 billion deal to rescue the U.S ... Yasutoshi Nagai, chief economist at Daiwa Securities SMBC in Tokyo. U.S. stock futures were lower in screen trade with Dow Jones Industrial Average futures down 320 points; spreadbetting firms in Europe [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 00:09:45

Take It to the Limit

Has capitulation day finally arrived? After a brutal trading day in Asia and a stomach-churning morning in Europe, December futures in the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded on Globex hit limit down Friday, a further sign of extreme market stress. Traders had said that they weren’t surprised the DJIA futures [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 10:52:46

Alcoa Cost Cuts Weigh Futures

Alcoa Cost Cuts Weigh Futures January 7th, 2009 by Money broker By STEVE GOLDSTEIN US stocks are set for a lower open Wednesday, with Alcoa's cost-cutting moves dragging futures down. Less than two hours before the start of trading, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 57 lower at 8893. Read full story Posted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 12:13:26

Weekend Open Discussion

Anecdote for history buffs. Today marks the 79th anniversary of the official start of the Crash of ‘29 ... which defined the Great Crash. Strap in, it is going to be a wild ride. Dow and S&P futures are currently trading “limit down”, the maximum daily amount permitted. The Nikkei fell over 800 points [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 10:20:32

News round-up: 24 Oct 2008

Where can we start? There is so much news - all of it negative, I have news coming out of my ears ... markets have been down 7-11%. People are fleeing risk everywhere. The S&P Futures are limit down -60 meaning that they will open at a steep loss over 6%. Dow futures are trading at -550 limit down [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 12:48:28

We’re Cooked

We’re Cooked Gordon G. Chang - 10.24.2008 - 2:47 PM Today, Asian and European markets plunged, threatening to bring American stocks with them. Selling of Dow Jones Industrial Average futures was prohibited early morning as they reached ... , which would end trading should the Dow fall through pre-determined levels. At the opening, the market [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 18:47:39

Bailout dead, automakers in search of a lifeline

posted by Zimbio_Partner The auto industry's cash-flow crisis has landed back at the White House doorstep and no "Welcome" mat is yet in sight ... to plunge when trading opened. Dow Jones industrial futures were down more than 200 points. The Bush [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:50:08

Comments on Jason's Volatility System

Jason from the Angry Investor blog has proposed a semi-mechanical volatility system in both my chatbox and his blog here - http://theangryinvestor ... to comment on a global and highly liquid trading platforms such as the Dow Jones Futures. The first ... .blogspot.com/2008/12/blog-capsule-my-dow-jones-futures-for.htmlI thought it would be a good idea [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 00:52:00

S&P (e-mini) 9th January 09 recap

"US markets have reversed into the January 50% level and have been pushed down.I'm looking for Friday as a consolidating trading day until next week ... is to move back down into Friday's lows"Premium ReportS&P Weekly and 5-day patternThe charts tell ... moves this month.Daily Trading Set-ups & AnalysisIndex Futures SPI, DOW S&P, & ForexSubscribe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 20:39:00

Stocks Tank Ovenight; US Futures Down Sharply

So much for the idea that the bailout bill would produce a relief rally. Overseas equity markets are taking a beating ... by the large number of institutions in their trading partners that are afflicted. Update 5:30 AM; The reaction seems to be worsening as trading moves west. The FTSE is down 5%; Dow futures, however [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 08:59:33

A Rally Beckons — Will It Last?

Hmmm Futures have pulled a turnaround headed into the open of trading, ... government-sponsored entities saying they need a boatload of cash. Dow futures were lately ... well of funds out there,” writes Charles Payne of Wall Street Strategies, on Minyanville.com. “Where [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 13:04:10

SPI Daily 9th January 2009 recap

"There is no probability pattern today, as price looks to be moving into a weekly 5-day sideways pattern, ... Report out tomorrow.Daily Trading Set-ups & AnalysisIndex Futures SPI, DOW S&P, & ForexSubscribe to the Trader Premiumhttp://www.datafeeds.com.au/premiumtrader.html [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:48:00

Dow Directions 12/22/08

Dow Directions 12/22/08 December 23rd, 2008 by Uncle Mike Another wild day on Wall Street ... in the comming weeks. Technorati Profile Relevant Tags:candlesticks, day trading, futures, market directions, mechanical trading, momentum oscillators, moving averages, online trading, stocks and commodities [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 15:49:19

What Wal-Mart Means

register Wal-Mart Stores‘ sheer magnitude makes the giant discount operator’s results an economic indicator in their own right. But just what sort of signal the world’s largest retailer is sending is an open question. Wal-Mart shares were up 1% in premarket trading and were giving the broader market a boost – Dow futures [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 12:24:02

Wall Street braces for 2009’s first full week

NEW YORK – Wall Street will open for trading Monday at a two-month high as investors have grown more optimistic that the worst of the market’s rout ... analysts do not discount that the market may retreat and retest lows seen in November. The next few ... news. Early futures prices pointed to a negative start to the week. Dow industrials futures dipped [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:21:47

Wall Street has job report jitters

Teaser: New York -- Stocks were set for a lower opening Friday as Wall Street prepared for an expected poor report on the U.S. jobs market ... about the manufacturing sector, the online service said. The Census Bureau's report, issued after trading ... . Story: Hours before the opening bell, Dow, Nasdaq and Standard & Poor's 500 stock futures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:45:56

Opening Comments October 24 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities are surging in overnight trading as fears of a global recession spark a meltdown in global equity markets and a ... and that is the lowest level for that index since its inception in 1998. Dow futures are down 550 points and the S and P futures are down 60. Each is down limit and can not move lower until the [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 10:47:43

I'm Hurting

I'm Hurting by Steven D Fri Oct 24th, 2008 at 08:44: ... to be the currency of choice for cash hoarders. $1 is now worth around 93 yen. The dollar had been trading ... investors and sent world financial markets into a tailspin. The Dow Jones industrial average futures [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 12:48:13

So Much for the Santa Claus Rally

Those of you who have been following Guido's trading on the right will have seen it jump substantially last week. Guido was short Dow and FTSE futures which collapsed after the auto-bailout deal in Washington ... rallies in the Dow and FTSE, quickly covering after significant drops. Somehow Guido managed to lose [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 15:54:15

Wall Street eases back from holiday

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Wall Street looked to open higher Friday as investors return to work after the Christmas break, ... Friday for a full day of trading. Activity was expected to be limited as many market participants take ... a.m. ET, Dow, Nasdaq and S&P futures were slightly higher with a comparison to fair value [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 13:46:26

Not Even a Hill of Beans As Crisis Weighs on Commodities

Agro commodities slump Corn, wheat, pork, soybeans, ethanol and cattle futures all ended lower Thursday while rice prices edged up slightly, according to the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Newsletter published with Dow Jones. Jitters over ... to commodity hedging. Ethanol contracts for December fell 3.3 cents to $2.125 per gallon, and CBOT [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 13:12:00

Futures Trading levels and Economic reports for Dec. 30th

*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, Two more trading days left in 2008, which will go down as one of the most volatile years of recent history. LEVELS: Contract (March 2008) SP500 (big & Mini) Nasdaq100 (big & Mini) Dow Jones (big & Mini) Mini Russell Resistance 3 895 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:39:00

Dow Up 890 After Ten-Times Increase in Commercial Paper Sales

US equity markers were already having a very good day, even by the standards of recent high market volatility, ... Davis, an independent trader active in Treasury and stock-index futures at the Chicago Board of Trade [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 20:36:01

Opening View

Opening View January 7th, 2009 The market is starting off the session with a triple-digit loss. The Dow is down 109 points to 8905 after a worse-than-expected ADP employment report. The futures ... $4.78) is also trading lower and the January 2010 40 calls (YPWAH, $17.00, down $1.00) could [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 14:14:19

Stocks set to drop as jobs in focus

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) ... more than 3%. European stocks fell in early trading. Oil eased 8 cents to $48.50 a barrel ... ' focus. At 4:30 a.m., Nasdaq, Standard & Poor's 500 and Dow Jones industrial average futures were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 09:37:13

Job Report Jolts Wall Street

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks tumbled Wednesday morning after a pair of weak readings on employment raised the alarm ahead of Friday's bigger ... were down in afternoon trading. The London FTSE lost 2%.The decline in futures and international stock indexes follows a relatively strong day on Wall Street. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones industrial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:26:00

Weekly Watchlist 01/12

Weekly Watchlist 01/12 Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 07:42AM by Option Addict | Loading.. ... to be day trading, don't forget Monday's pivot points: Mini Dow /YM R2 8835 R1 8682 PP 8597 S1 8444 ... continuation overnight in the index futures, look for the market to open up lower near trend support [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:42:18

The Market’s Initial Take

Trading is open on CME GLOBEX.  Equity indices up slightly–S&P emini up 1.75, Dow up 20, NASDAQ up 4.25 ... .  Perhaps most importantly, Eurodollar futures up 2.5 (meaning a 2.5 basis point decline in forward 3 month LIBOR) and Fed Fund futures are down (meaning a 3 basis point increase in the Fed Funds forward rate [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 23:04:17

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