Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures on Friday pointed to opening losses in the wake of the October jobs report, which had the unemployment rate rising to 10.2% and the Labor Department tallying job losses of 190,000 during the month. "When you go above that magical 10% number, and that's what the man in the street is going to focus on, that's going to hurt confidence," said Hugh...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures erased gains and fell into negative territory after the Labor Department reported a decline of 190,000 jobs in October, while the unemployment rate climbed to 10.2%. Up about 18 points head of the data, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 37 points to 9,917. Those for the S&P 500 fell 5.2 points to 1,058, while Nasdaq 100 futures were...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures extended early Thursday gains after economic data shed a positive light on the jobs front and the country's economic growth. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 31 points to 9,816.00. Futures for the S&P 500 added 3.6 points to 1,050.60. Those for the Nasdaq 100 added 8.50 points to 1,695.25. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short...
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The indices ended a bit positive on FOMC announcement day, but there were some wild gyrations in between. They gapped up at the opening, backed off, and then ran hard in the morning, reaching over 1700 on the Nasdaq 100 and just above 1060 on the S&P 500. Those were key resistance levels. At that point they drifted lower in a corrective looking pattern until the FOMC announcement, but shortly afterward...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures inched up on Wednesday after ADP data showed private-sector employment for October fell 203,000. S&P 500 futures rose 6.1 points to 1,048 and Nasdaq 100 futures added 5.5 points to 1,681. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 54 points. (Correcting mainbar graph to read futures inched up). Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts...
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The indices ended to the plus side, but it was very choppy. The day started out with a down move and then an immediate reversal. When the Nasdaq 100 made new lows and the S&P 500 didn’t, that caused a positive divergence. They then snapped back very sharply on positive economic news, with the NDX jumping from1657 to 1689, or 32 points in about 35-40 minutes. The SPX rallied from 1037 to 1052....
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
In my previous "Advance/Decline and Volume" post on October 26, 2009 I have expressed that from the point of my personal technical analysis I see a dominance of Bearish market which was confirmed by decline on the stock market during this week. In the same post I have mentioned that I do not know when to expect a reversal, yet, I have pointed that I would monitor indexes (Nasdaq 100, DJI...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures remained lower on Friday after the government said personal spending fell 0.5% in September while income held flat. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 31 points at 9,872. Those for the S&P 500 declined 3.8 points to 1,057.8. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 2 point to 1,705.5. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures lightly added to early losses on Wednesday after the government reported a 1% rise in orders for U.S. durable goods in September. Falling another 10 points after the economic report, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were recently off 45 points at 9,790.00. Those for the S&P 500 Index shed 6 points to 1,054.50, while Nasdaq 100 futures declined...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures stepped mildly higher on Tuesday after the release of the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for August, which rose 1.2%. Up about 10 points ahead of the report, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were more recently up 18 points at 9,859.00. Those for the S&P 500 rose 1.1 points to 1,067.50. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 1.75 points to 1,746.25....
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
The indices started the week on a negative note, but it sure was different in the morning. The day started out with a sharp move up, testing the highs on the Nasdaq 100, forming a triple top of sorts there, but couldn’t punch through. The S&P 500 at the same time reached as high as 1092 and tagged is 4-day declining tops line, but failed there as well. They then sold off very sharply in late...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Filed under: Expedia Inc (EXPE) , Options Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE ) closed at $26.36. EXPE is scheduled to discuss Q3 EPS on October 29. EXPE November option implied volatility of 53; December is at 49; near its 26-week average of 53 according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement. Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN ) closed at $177.14. PCLN will be added to the NASDAQ-100 Index effective...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures on Monday lightly pared early gains after an index of manufacturing activity in the Chicago region fell slightly in September. Up 21 points ahead of the economic report, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 13 points in its wake, at 9,944.00. Those for the S&P 500 were up less than 1 point at 1,077.8, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained...
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The indices ended with a bang on Thursday, but they started out much differently. The indices dropped sharply at the opening and went to new pullback lows. They were short-term oversold at that point, at key trendline support on the Nasdaq 100 and just below key initial support on the S&P 500. They rallied back in a 5-wave advance, with the 5th wave being the sharpest that took the indices to key...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures on Thursday tilted mostly higher, with investors bypassing a rebound in weekly jobless claims. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 20 points at 9,921.00. Those for the S&P 500 were near flat at 1,078.30, while Nasdaq 100 futures were off 3.75 points at 1,749.50. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets...
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