Archive for the ‘Blogs’ Category
Squawk Morning Briefing: Trouble Trading
There’s no denying that prices are in a downtrend from September highs in U. S. equities. What is more elusive is a clear pattern to that decline. The count in the YM suggests that a bounce could be due after a move to new lows for the decline. Meanwhile the view of […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: Quintuple Witching?
Today is different from a typical quadruple witching. Normally, the quarterly event would see traders needing to settle up on their holdings of stop options, index options, index ETFs, and single stock futures. This time around, they also have to deal with a change in the makeup of the DJIA following the close […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: What Else Matters?
At this point, it seems like all eyes are on the FOMC policy statement later today. Likely, nothing will be decided in the markets prior to the announcement.
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 9/18/2013
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.
Squawk Morning Briefing: Dog Days
Yesterday’s round trip moves occurred with relatively fairly low volume, at least in the index futures. We’ve hit the dog days of summer and markets can get a bit crazy. There are a few different options right now and we want to see one of them assert itself so that we can identify […]
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 7/25/2013
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.
Squawk Morning Briefing: Another Reversal?
Early on, futures are giving us a down look this morning. On the surface that might seem like yet another example of the frequent direction changes which we’ve seen in the past several weeks. However, the pattern is important as we discuss in our videos. So in many ways, a down move […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: Turning Tide?
Wednesday’s action significantly increased the odds of further downside. Today’s videos began to trace out the likely path if, indeed, the high is in. We also update what it would take to alter this view.
Squawk Morning Briefing: Interpreting Mixed Signals
As discussed in videos, Monday’s action tilted probabilities back in the direction of an upside resolution from current levels. But we also discussed concerns with that view. We’re still in a spot where things could go either way so it will be important to see what happens next and compare it to the […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: A Final Push?
Higher in the U. S. equity futures this morning hints that a fifth wave might now be in progress. If so, we should see at least a downward correction once complete.