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Squawk DJIA Briefing for 9/19/2011
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.
Squawk Morning Briefing: A Day of Rest?
Today might end up being a good day to take a break. Don’t get us wrong, we won’t, but it might not be a bad choice. Some people avoid expiration Friday by policy and we often avoid daytrading on such days. To establish longer-term positions we want to have some confidence in the broader picture […]
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 09/16/2011
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.
Squawk Morning Briefing: News During Expiration
Expiration week has a way of exaggerating moves. If positions which looked like they might expire worthless suddenly have value then it can drive prices either up or down depending on which side is closing positions.
The last month has been mostly sideways in a wide range. Options speculators who may have been looking for a […]
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 09/15/2011
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover. It’s a pretty long update this evening in order to work through all the logic that leads to our conclusion. Hopefully it’s worth it.
Squawk Morning Briefing: Expiration Bias
With all the news about European sovereign debt it is easy to lose track of the fact that this is options expiration week in the U. S. as well as quarterly index futures expiration. It is also worth noting that September tends to be seasonally weak, with expiration week typically standing out with a somewhat […]
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 9/14/2011
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.
Squawk Morning Briefing: Internet Troubles
As we mentioned in our email, today’s briefing was slightly delayed due to Internet connectivity issues. So we’ll get straight to the videos today…
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 9/13/2011
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.
Squawk Morning Briefing: When You Lie Down with PIGS
The old saw goes, “when you lie down with dogs you wake up with fleas.” It seems that when one lies down with PIGS, one wakes up looking for one’s wallet. News reports are crediting fears of a Greek default with causing a European sell-off overnight. At some point “fear” will be replaced with “certainty” […]