Category: A.M. Update

Yesterday I pondered several times whether some of the recent sharp declines in Energy and commodity prices from mid-June would...

S&P futures are down -0.2%, but off overnight lows of more than -0.6%. Thus far this looks like the typical...

S&P futures are down -0.7%. Coming off a winning week and the weekend, sentiment is being pressured by growth concerns...

Index futures were mixed heading into the jobs report, but the reaction to the strong report in both index futures...

S&P futures are up +0.5% as the U.S. Dollar Index is flat. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Reuters the fund would...

S&P futures have been pretty steady in a sideways consolidation overnight, currently -0.1%. The market awaits the FOMC minutes from...

Coming back from the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the fireworks are still lingering for the market. S&P futures are...

S&P futures bounced a little overnight, up +0.5% presently on this quadruple-witching options expiration day.  Entering today, the Dow, Nasdaq,...

As warned last night, sometimes it takes the market a bit longer than a day to digest the Fed. Overnight...

S&P futures are up +1%. Central bank news is dominating the wires. The ECB is holding an emergency meeting to...

S&P futures are staging a little dead-cat bounce, up about +0.6%, although up more than 1% earlier. NASDAQ-100 futures are...

As I mentioned in Fridays’ Afternoon Update, a weak close will almost certainly lead to a weak open this morning,...

Index futures were trading roughly in-line with fair value ahead of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, despite predominantly weak...

S&P futures have been a roller coaster overnight and this morning. S&P futures traded +0.5% higher into the early pre-market...

S&P futures are down -0.5%.  Pressures include a continued rise in crude oil futures (+1.25% to $120.87), a Q2 profit...

S&P futures are down -0.9% as growth concerns weigh on futures. This morning’s negative tone is rooted in concerns about...

S&P futures are up +1.2% this morning. NASDAQ-100 futures are up +1.55%. Tec stocks are doing well this morning. There...

S&P futures are trading lower by -0.9%. They were already off on a weak note before the Payrolls report, down...

S&P futures are up +0.6%, just above $4k. Some helpful catalysts include a view that the Fed may not be...

U.S. economic data and earnings got so bad yesterday that Fed rate hike expectations came down. This afternoon at 2...