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Don’s Notebook May 9, 2018
Don’s Notebook May 9, 2018 Producer prices open three straight days of inflation data. Today’s announcement, the Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a family of indexes that measures the average change over time in the prices received...
A look behind yesterday’s wild session
This article is not a recommendation and is intended for educational purposes only. Yesterday was a roller coaster for the market, but it could suggest volatility will ease. S&P 500 futures (@ES) began the session down more than 30 points after China retaliated...
Don’s Notebook March 27, 2018
Case-Shiller data are likely to highlight the strength of home appreciation, which is a less publicized factor behind what have been robust levels of consumer confidence. The S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller home price index tracks monthly changes in the value of...
Don’s Notebook February 13, 2018
So far this morning, U.S. stocks are holding onto yesterday’s momentum, where the S&P 500 Index spent the entire session positive for the first time since its last all-time closing high on Jan. 26. Small business owners regained their high optimism in January...
Morning Notes Jan. 29, 2018
Personal Income and Outlays Report was issued this morning. This report breaks out December's consumer numbers, including inflation data, from last week's fourth-quarter GDP report. Personal income rose 0.4 percent in December with wages and salaries up 0.5 percent....
Suddenly Latin America is Red Hot
Move over China, here comes Brazil. Global stocks have outperformed domestics since last spring, mostly led by Chinese equities. But in the last week or so there's been a sudden gush into a region that many traders may have forgotten: Latin America. The region's...
Trust the Trend but Verify: Price Headly
Buy at support, sell at resistance, but always back-test. That was the message from our pro trader this morning. Price Headly, founder of BigTrends.com, runs Donchian channels on his TradeStation platform to time entries and exits. Like many other power users, he's...
Are Metals Quietly Breaking Out?
Most attention this week is focused on hopes of pro-business tax reform in Washington ...meanwhile investors seem to be shifting money into an industry outside the current spotlight: Metals. The SPDR S&P Metals & Mining Fund (XME) has gained almost 6 percent...