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By Alexis Xydias and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
April 15, 2013
Capitulating bears and overseas buyers are drowning out every other concern for American stocks, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to successive records even after the biggest drop in Treasury yields since June.
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By Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
April 10, 2013
U.S. stocks rallied, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its highest level ever, as China’s imports grew, Japan reiterated its stimulus plans and investors speculated earnings will beat estimates.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
April 10, 2013
The market apparently took the FOMC minutes positively, perhaps finding solace in the Fed’s increasingly positive views of the economy, and thus stocks are having good sized rallies today. The S&P 500 broke its all-time high today.
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By Lu Wang and Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, after the biggest weekly drop of the year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as investors awaited Alcoa Inc.’s financial release to mark the beginning of the earnings season.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
April 8, 2013
Upcoming earnings reports over the next few weeks will likely determine whether investors take profits on a huge Q1 stock market rally, or continue to pile on long positions.
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By Whitney Kisling and Alexis Xydias, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
Even bulls are taking steps to protect profits after gains in U.S. stocks added $10 trillion to equity values, convinced the first decline in earnings since 2009 will spur losses in the historically weak second quarter.
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By Marc Nemenoff |
April 5, 2013
This morning the Monthly Unemployment Report showed an increase in non-farm payrolls of 88,000 vs. expectations of 200,000. Needless to say the market took this in a negative way for equities and bullish for Bonds.
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By Al Brooks |
April 5, 2013
The E-mini S&P 500 reversed amid a trading range day and closed about where it began yesterday, according to Al Brooks' Daily Price Action.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
April 4, 2013
U.S. stocks advanced, rebounding from yesterday’s drop, as central banks in Japan and Europe reassured investors that they will keep economies awash in cash to bolster growth.
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By James Ramelli |
April 4, 2013
Buying or selling futures ahead of tomorrow's jobs number would require a trader to set wide stops, in turn risking large amounts of capital. Options on futures can help a trader avoid this problem.
