Pre-opening Comments for Monday October 3rd U.S. equity index futures are lower this morning. S&P 500 futures are down 7 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures are responding to news from the Greek government that it will not reach deficit targets needed to receive relief from its sovereign debt crisis. Amazon.com added $1.02 to $217.25 [...]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday July 5th 2011 U.S. equity index futures are lower this morning. S&P futures were down 2 points in pre-opening comments. Commodity prices were higher overnight. Gold jumped $26 per ounce, silver gained $1.37 per ounce and crude oil added $1.17 per barrel despite strength in the U.S. Dollar. Higher commodity prices [...]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday May 5th U.S. equity index futures are lower this morning. S&P 500 futures are down 10 points in pre-opening trade. Commodities priced in U.S. Dollars are lower on strength in the U.S. Dollar Index. Crude oil plunged $3.34 per barrel, gold fell $8.00 per ounce, silver dropped $1.48 per ounce and [...]

  Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU – $10,170.11) News event: Breaks to a new 2009 high. Technical comment: The Dow’s intermediate uptrend was confirmed this morning on a break above resistance at 10,119.47. Short term momentum indicators continue to recover. MACD recorded a positive cross over this morning. Seasonal influences are positive until near the [...]