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Stocks Flat to Better; Obama Fails to Trigger any Interest

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:08:00 EST

U.S. equity futures are trading higher at the mid-session inside of a range that has held all morning. Money continues to flow out of T-Bonds and Gold which may be an indication that investors are gearing up for a stock market rally.

Stocks Up ahead of Opening; Focus on Obama News Conference

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:31:00 EST

Equity futures markets are trading higher ahead of the U.S. opening after a mixed trade overnight.

T-Bond, Gold outflows may indicate impending stock market rally

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:38:00 EST

A better than expected U.S. Weekly Initial Claims Report helped drive up demand for risky assets early in the session but that euphoria ended shortly after stocks opened.

Gold Vulnerable if Money Flows Back to Stocks

James Hyerczyk — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:11:00 EST

U.S. stock futures are trading a little higher but paring its gains ahead of this morning�s Weekly Initial Claims Report.

Gold Chart Pattern Indicates Impending Break

James Hyerczyk — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:41:00 EST

December Gold futures declined from their high late Wednesday to finish lower for the day. Good news from Portugal helped alleviate European bank concerns and stronger demand for equities helped draw money out of hard assets, sending Gold futures lower.

Treasury Bond Weakness could mean another Leg Down

James Hyerczyk — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:46:00 EST

Renewed demand for risky assets is helping to drive the December Treasury Bonds lower. Technically the T-Bonds may have made a secondary lower top on Tuesday after testing the retracement zone at 133�03 to 133�22. The actual rally to 133�12 completed a 50% retracement of the 135�19 to 130�12 range.

Stock Traders Put European Debt Issues Back on Forefront

James Hyerczyk — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:48:00 EST

U.S. stock index futures are called slightly higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve�s Beige Book later today, but investors will remain focused on developments in European debt markets and jittery over European bank concerns.

Treasury Bonds Test Minor Retracement Zone

James Hyerczyk — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:30:00 EST

December Treasury Bonds broke on Friday as investors shed safer assets in favor of higher-yielding risky assets.

Investors to Focus on Private Sector Hiring This Morning

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EST

Let�s take a look at today�s U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Report. The big picture still suggests we are in a jobless recovery. The focus of today�s report will be on the private sector.

Late Session Short-Covering Drives Stocks Higher

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:51:00 EST

A late session short-covering rally triggered by day-trader liquidation late in the trading session helped equity markets finish higher on Thursday.

Gann Cluster Indicates E-mini S&P Headed to 1086.75 � 1088.00

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:00 EST

The strong close in the September E-mini S&P 500 has put this market in a position to rally further with a cluster of Gann angles and a .618 retracement level the next potential upside target.

Stocks Treading Water with Slight Biased to Upside

James Hyerczyk — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:55:00 EST

U.S. equity markets are trading sideways to higher at the mid-session in a lackluster trade. Upside momentum has slowed compared to yesterday, but there doesn�t seem to be a strong conviction to the upside either.

Jobless Claims Decline; Stocks Remain Steady ahead of Opening

James Hyerczyk — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:19:00 EST

New U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims declined last week according to the government, but were still too high to have a strong impact on the week labor market.

E-mini S&P 500 Reaches 50% Level

James Hyerczyk — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:17:00 EST

The September E-mini S&P 500 soared to the upside this morning boosted by strong economic data from Australia and China. Although the ADP employment outlook surprising missed analyst estimates, investors shrugged off the news.

Bullish Australian, China Economic News Boosts Equities

James Hyerczyk — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:43:00 EST

Stocks rallied overnight after the Australian economy showed more than expected second quarter growth and China�s PMI was reported stronger than estimated. Both reports triggered a surge in demand for higher risk assets overnight which led to the sharp rise in equities.

Stocks Form Base, Soar Higher into Close

James Hyerczyk — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:44:00 EST

Investors sold off U.S. equities shortly after the Fed released its August Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes but short selling dried up a little under a key short-term retracement zone.

E-mini S&P 500 Holds 1037.00 Overnight; Is This the Line in the Sand?

James Hyerczyk — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:39:00 EST

The September E-mini S&P 500 made another successful test of last week�s low at 1037.00, indicating either fresh buying by bottom pickers or fear over selling in the hole and getting trapped in a short-covering rally.

Employment Worries Help Trigger Stock Market Sell-off

James Hyerczyk — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:51:00 EST

Employment worries help trigger a sharp sell-off in U.S. equity markets on Monday, leading to speculation that the month will end with another weak day on Tuesday.

Treasury Bonds may be Forming Secondary Lower Top

James Hyerczyk — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:28:00 EST

December Treasury Bonds are trading sharply higher after falling to follow-through to the downside following last week�s daily and weekly closing price reversal tops. The move to the upside today may be a sign that last week�s break following Bernanke�s comments on Friday may have been an overreaction to the downside.

Emergency Easing by BoJ may have Backfired

James Hyerczyk — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:26:00 EST

An emergency easing by the Bank of Japan may have backfired overnight as the Yen erased its early losses against the major currencies.