February 2, 2012 by CC • Commentary

Marketwatch U.S. jobless claims dropped by 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 367,000 in the week ended Jan. 28, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had estimated claims would drop to 370,000. Claims …

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February 1, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

QCOM ($59.50) No Trade here but thought would give some thoughts as we have gotten some questions: company reports their fiscal Q1 tonight after the bell……the implied move in the options market is about 5%, …

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February 1, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

I’ve had a few questions on MA, thought I’d at least preview it.  MA report Q4 tomo before the close. One thing I will be very upfront about, is I generally stay away form stocks …

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February 1, 2012 by CC • Commentary

Marketwatch U.S. stock futures on Wednesday held gains after Automatic Data Processing Inc. released private-sector payrolls data showing U.S. employers added 170,000 jobs last month. Meanwhile, shares of Amazon.com fell in pre-open after disappointing results. …

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February 1, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

MorningWord 2/1/12:  All is right in the world again this morning, the DAX is trading up nearly 2% this morning, marking new 2012 highs, and placing the index up almost 12% ytd, equaling close to 80% of last …

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