Morning thoughts 1/19

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Good morning traders, (this was written about 5:30 AM.  Check marks to see if anything has changed by the time you read this.) Big picture on equities from my morning Waverly Advisors report: There is very little new to be said with regard to domestic equities.  Volatility is compressed, volume is low, trading interest appears to be muted, but all … Read More

Morning Thoughts 1/18/11

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Good Morning Traders, World equity markets are higher across the board.  Asia up roughly 0.6% on average, Europe and UK up 1.4%.  A number of world markets, including our S&P futures, made new 52 week highs overnight. S&P futures have backed off from their highs after the C earnings, but we now have a range of rougthly 1287 – 1292 … Read More

Let’s Get Ready To Rumble

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I received an email today from one of our trader/trainees. He was doing some prep work for earnings season and was interested in some feedback. Earnings season is the playoffs for professional traders. Each quarter during this period we are afforded additional trading opportunities with great risk/reward. It is essential that we are performing optimally during this time in order … Read More

Morning thoughts 1/14

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Good morning traders, Markets are mixed ahead of a barrage of economic data this morning.  Significant potential market-movers are due out at 8:30, 9:15, 9:55 and 10:00, so pay attention. Asia mixed (S Korea +1%, China -1.7% after raising reserve requirements again), Europe down across the board, and South Pacific mixed. Big moves in currencies this morning as the AUD … Read More