Things you should know Xi fires a shot prior to lunch – just to set the stage European mkts move higher in anticipation 1st half of 2019 has mkts up solid double digits - So stocks meandered for most of the day as investors/traders and the algo’s tried to [...]
Things you need to know The big head fake – Mnuchin does little to settle the mkts Xi – lays out new terms to move the ball – NOT to settle the war Dems take to the stage – no blockbuster announcement – Part 2 tonight Oil – tested [...]
Things you need to know Fed Chair has a change of heart? US/Iran continue down a slippery slope US/China move forward – Mkt surge Stocks took it on the chin on Tuesday…….Dow lost 180 pts, S&P lost 27 pts, Nasdaq gave up 120 and the Russell fell 9. Tensions between [...]
Things to know Iran makes more noise and Trump set to announce major sanctions Oil continues to move up on the tension Mkts pricing in perfection – and that is a sort term risk considering all of the geo-political noise I was on CNBC WorldWide Exchange this [...]
One of Reg NMS’ major tenets of Regulation NMS (Reg. NMS) is the Order Protection Rule (“OPR”), known as Rule 611. In essence, it requires that market participants adopt, maintain and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to avoid trading through a better priced quote published by another market center. As a practical matter, the rule [...]
Things you need to know Mexico trade war continues to dominate global action New Chinese rhetoric also turns up the heat Trump visits the UK Indexes break long term support and now look for stability – VIX spikes. Stocks got slammed on Friday - closing on the lows setting [...]