First the good news. Despite the wild volatility, today’s decline of 23.75 handles puts the loss for the week at 8 handles. Also, the index did not make a new…
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On Wednesday, just before Steve Liesman of CNBC supposedly launched a ridiculous rally in the S&P 500 index futures, the index was trading at 4145. The ridiculous reaction to Liesman’s…
On the day of the Federal Reserve Bank meeting you can count on one thing, volatility, and investors were not disappointed in Wednesday’s session. In fact, you could have been…
In one of the choppiest sessions of the year, the S&P 500 index futures gained 18.25 handles to close at 4169.25. Not including premarket trading, there was a 50 handle…
The “buy the dip” crowd was lurking in Monday’s session and waited for their sweet old time to spring into action. Heading into the final hour of the session, the…
Many investors that follow the market adage, “Sell in May and go away”, got a head start by selling in April, especially on the final day of the month. The…
In one of the most treacherous trading sessions of the year, the S&P 500 index futures gained 103.25 handles to close at 4283.50. However, some of the gains evaporated following…
After a few days of major volatility, the best thing for the S&P 500 index futures to do was have a quiet or inside day. If the after-hours low from…
Following Monday’s rally, the S&P 500 index futures seemed poised for yet another rebound. However, not only did the rally not materialize, the index surrendered all its gains and then…
After the two-day beatdown to end the week, there was certainly some major follow-through early on in Monday’s session. In fact, during the lunch hour, the S&P 500 index futures…
