European stocks are up this morning after German’s Ifo’s business confidence reading came in better-than-expected, implying once again that Brexit-related fears have gone too far. As we’ve been noting on the Virtual Trading Floor again and again, global economic data has actually outperformed expectations since the Brexit. Below, you can see 2 charts showing the […]
Continue Reading -->Happy Friday! We’re less than a day away from a much-needed weekend, so let’s try to go out strong… though I’ll settle for making it out alive. I’m picking Runaway Child, Running Wild by the Temptations as my morning pick-me-up since coffee wasn’t enough. Asian markets are slipping and Europe is slightly green following yesterday’s down day […]
Continue Reading -->In today’s Morning Call Express, Scott Redler reviews the technical action in the SPX as it has moved to new all time highs. He also looks at the Nasdaq Biotech Index (IBB) as it can play catch up. Finally, Scott also looks at Intel (INTC), eBay (EBAY) and others that have reported earnings.
Continue Reading -->Follow Jeff Cooper on Twitter: @JeffCooperLive Has anything really changed that justifies the extreme levels of bullish sentiment — other than stocks going up? Is the stock market discounting something favorable that bulls are chasing? I don’t think so. Rather, my sense is that after the Brexit vote, players were poised to pounce and short the […]
Continue Reading -->In today’s Morning Call Express Video, Scott Redler discusses the trend in SPX, and the action in Microsoft (MSFT), which is up big after earnings yesterday. Scott also discusses Facebook (FB), gold (GLD), and JP Morgan (JPM).
Continue Reading -->1) Earnings Season Rages On We walked into some big earnings reports today, and unfortunately, they were mostly bear-friendly: –Netflix (NFLX) issued very weak guidance, driving a -13.1% drop in this high-profile momentum name. -IBM (IBM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) beat expectations, but still couldn’t rally. –Rio Tinto (RIO) sank on weak demand for iron […]
Continue Reading -->In today’s Morning Call Express, Scott Redler talks about some key levels of support in the SPX and what it would mean if these levels break. He also talks about the poor earnings from Netflix (NFLX) and will be watching to see if the weakness is contained to just NFLX or permeates into other names.
Continue Reading -->1) Bears Get Grinded Out… Again! US markets managed to score a small victory today in the face of shaky European markets and geopolitical troubles in Turkey and other areas. The S&P 500 hit an intraday high of 2168.35, putting it less than one point away from making its sixth record high in as many […]
Continue Reading -->The market really feels like it’s out of gas, but lo and behold, the SPX is within a few point of hitting a new all-time high for the 6th day in a row. So let’s take a deep dive into the action and see if the bears are ready to take the lead. The action is […]
Continue Reading -->In today’s Morning Call Express, Scott Redler discusses the weekend news, the technical setup into earnings season, and the action in bank stocks like JP Morgan (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC). Scott also talks about the setups in Netflix (NFLX), Facebook (FB), and biotech (IBB).
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