Macro markets are back. I mentioned last week that micro was trumping macro, as indices were ending unchanged frequently, while single stocks were making big moves. I’m seeing increasing signs that macro moves are starting …
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Reuters U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday as a pessimistic outlook from multinational manufacturer Caterpillar (CAT.N) was offset by hopes the boost from central banks’ stimulus will sustain economic growth and markets… …
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WSJ U.S. stock futures leaned lower on the back of a mixed report on durable goods and continued concerns about Europe’s debt crisis and slowing economy. About 45 minutes ahead of the open, Dow Jones …
Continue readingReuters Stock index futures were flat on Monday after a six-day winning streak for the S&P 500 as investors weighed expectations for more central bank stimulus after Japan showed economic weakness. As traders speculated the …
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Marketwatch Wall Street headed for a sharply lower start Monday, set to follow a global equity rout as fears of a full-fledged Spanish bailout and a Greek exit from the euro returned to the spotlight. …
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MorningWord 7/20/12: I wanted to start this morning with some broad macro crap, but to be honest who cares, when I walk in and see a stock like CMG down close to 20% on the …
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MorningWord 7/19/12: In Enis’s Macro Wrap this am he spoke of the battles traders face both internal as it relates to their own emotions and risk management and then the one they can’t control, the external battles …
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MorningWord 7/18/12: U.S. equity markets continue to be a bit manic, one moment looking like they will retest 1300 on it’s way to 1250, the next sizing up 1400 on the way to the April highs. It’s …
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MorningWord 7/17/12: In Enis’s Macro Wrap this morning he mentioned the unusually long period of low volume that we are experiencing in the equity markets. Low volume does not signal conviction, and when spot VIX …
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MorningWord 7/16/12: Friday’s explosive rally in U.S. equities, in my mind represented a massive sigh of relief that JPM CEO Jamie Dimon on their Q2 conference call Friday morning did not drop “a bomb” on the investment community …
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