Before the Open (Feb 3)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day.

The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed, and only India (up 1%) moved 1% from its unchanged level. Europe is currently mostly up. No market has moved more than 1%. Prior to the employment numbers being released futures here in the US were flat. Read more..

Solar Stocks

Solar has been the single worst group over the last two years, but in the near term, many of the stocks have perked up and are offering very good trading opportunities. Read more..

Before the Open (Feb 2)

Good morning. Happy Thursday.

The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China and Hong Kong rallied 2%. Australia, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan gained more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. There are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market. Read more..

Before the Open (Feb 1)

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy February.

The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 1.1% – it was the only 1% mover. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Switzerland and London are each posting solid gains. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market. Read more..

Silver Stocks

Silver stocks have done great lately. I hope you caught some of these. We did. Read more..

Before the Open (Jan 31)

Good morning. Happy Tuesday.

The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, India and Taiwan each rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria, France, Germany, Amsterdam and Stockholm are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market. Read more..

Before the Open (Jan 30)

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend.

The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. India lost more than 2%. China, Indonesia and South Korea dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria is down almost 3%. Belgium, France and Stockholm are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market. Read more..

Economic Numbers (Jan 30 – Feb 3)

Next week’s economic reports… Read more..

Earnings (Jan 30 – Feb 3)

Next week’s earnings reports…I don’t entirely trust these because they are changing daily. Double check for yourself. Read more..

Before the Open (Jan 27)

Good morning. Happy Friday.

Europe is mostly down, but no index is more than 1% moved from its unchanged level. Futures here in the States point towards a negative open for the cash market. Read more..

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