Things you need to know: Consumer Confidence ended up as the scapegoat GOOG smashed it and surges 8% in pre-mkt trading Futures are higher ahead of the FOMC announcement Oil surges by 15% after inventories rise LESS than expected Try the Veal Scallopine The buoyant mood on Tuesday morning turned sullen after what the media [...]

Things you need to know: Stocks surge up and through resistance leaving worries behind It’s a big earnings day and so far it’s all good – even as companies forgo guidance Europeans look to begin to re-open while the US has already begun Oil under pressure as the USO sells all their exposure to June [...]

Things you need to know: Bank of Japan – leaves rates unchanged but will buy more of everything FED and ECD decisions due out later this week Oil down 13%, Diamond Offshore files for protection Big week for macro data and earnings around the world Markets are gaining ground this morning as plans for re-open [...]

Things you need to know: GILD disputes the China findings Stocks give back the advance yesterday but try again today S&P tests higher and fails – but will try again today Try the Slow Roasted Sirloin Circuit breaker limits today Level 1 – S&P must fall 7% – 195.85 pts Level 2 – S&P must [...]

“What a difference a day made, Twenty-four little hours, Brought the sun and the flowers, where there used to be rain…” Dinah Washington – 1959 Things you need to know: Markets bounced as oil rocketed higher Energy bankruptcies will support the legal industry for years to come Trump threatens the Iranians and Chubby (Kim Jong [...]

Circuit breaker limits today Level 1 – S&P must fall 7% – 195.95 pts Level 2 – S&P must fall 13% – 363.91 pts Level 3 – S&P must fall 20% – 559.86 pts. “What a difference a day made, Twenty-four little hours, Brought the sun and the flowers, where there used to be rain…” [...]

Things you need to know: Markets bouncing as oil stabilizes Expect continued volatility as we move through earnings Trading around a core position is what institutional asset managers do! Complex and levered ETFs continue to add risk – see below Try the Orrechiette Circuit breaker limits today Level 1 – S&P must fall 7% – [...]

Circuit breaker limits today Level 1 – S&P must fall 7% – 197.62 pts Level 2 – S&P must fall 13% – 367.01 pts Level 3 – S&P must fall 20% – 564.63 pts. The downbeat from Monday turned into a bigger downbeat on Tuesday! The slide that began on Sunday evening in Asia is [...]

Things you need to know: Oil has historic move and goes negative Someone is nursing their wounds – we have yet to find out who Global markets under pressure again today as the oil story takes center stage More earnings as companies withdraw forward guidance. Try the Cauliflower Risotto with Truffle Butter Circuit breaker limits [...]

Circuit breaker limits today Level 1 – S&P must fall 7% – 197.62 pts Level 2 – S&P must fall 13% – 367.01 pts Level 3 – S&P must fall 20% – 564.63 pts. So the week begins on a downbeat. The Dow fell 592 pts or 2.4%, the S&P lost 51 pts or 1.79%, [...]