Pre-opening Comments for Thursday February 2nd Index futures are mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures are unchanged in pre-opening trade. Investors are waiting for testimony at 10:00 AM this morning by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in front of the House Budget Committee. Index futures moved slightly lower following release of the January Challenger Gray [...]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday November 16th U.S. equity indices are lower this morning. S&P 500 futures are down 11 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures are responding to comments by Manuel Barrasso, head of the European Commission that Europe faces a systemic crisis. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 [...]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday May 18th 2011 U.S. equity index futures are mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures are unchanged in pre-opening trade. Commodities prices are slightly higher. Crude oil added $1.42 per barrel, gold improved $10.80 per ounce, silver gained $1.14 per ounce and copper increased $0.05 per lb. Companies reporting first quarter results [...]

Editor’s Note: Today’s Report on Business includes a column by Shirley Won entitled, “ETF leverages ‘period of seasonal strength’ “. Following is a link to the column: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/number-cruncher/etf-leverages-period-of-seasonal-strength/article1962179/ Pre-opening comments for Wednesday March 30th U.S. equity index futures are higher this morning. S&P 500 futures gained 6 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures are following [...]

Yet again, earnings have the power to sway the markets.   Of the 672 stocks analyzed on the S&P 500 and TSE, 510 advanced, 155 declined, and the last 7 remained “un-swayed”.   The stochastics on the analyzed securities continue to lean towards overbought, however just as many stocks are starting new upward trends which will continue [...]