OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Sunday Edition
January 31st, 2010 at 8:55 amOPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Sunday Edition 1. OUTLOOK: Stocks rallied through the morning as the stronger-than-expected GDP report seemed to soothe some of the market's recent worries. Better-than-expected readings on consumer sentiment a ...
OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Finished in the red
January 29th, 2010 at 3:04 amOPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Finished in the red 1. OUTLOOK: Tech stocks fell after cautious outlooks from Qualcomm and Motorola. There is a sense that the market got a little ahead of itself. Weaker-than-expected economic readings on dura ...
OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Gathering momentum
January 27th, 2010 at 7:28 amOPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Gathering momentum 1. OUTLOOK: Tech stocks emerged to trade with considerable strength, thanks to Apple, which posted upside earnings and a strong forecast. Texas Instruments was among the sector's primary lagg ...
OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Found support
January 26th, 2010 at 6:49 amOPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Found support 1. OUTLOOK: The market managed slim gains as investors weighed recent worries and the likelihood of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke serving for a second term. After the close, Apple reported ...
OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Sunday Edition
January 24th, 2010 at 1:34 amOPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Sunday Edition 1. OUTLOOK: Stocks slumped on worries that the White House's bank plan and China's lending curbs will mean a broader cutback in lending. Questions also arose over whether Fed Chairman Ben Bernank ...
OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Plunged on China jitters
January 22nd, 2010 at 3:01 amOPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Plunged on China jitters 1. OUTLOOK: Stocks tumbled again after China reported stronger-than-expected fourth quarter GDP growth and a sharper-than-expected spike in inflation. Tighter policy in China would pres ...
OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Slumped again
January 21st, 2010 at 4:12 amOPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Slumped again 1. OUTLOOK: The market slumped as a strong dollar and questions about China's lending practices slammed commodities. IBM dragged on the tech sector as investors picked apart the company's outlook ...
OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Resuming the rally?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:58 amOPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Resuming the rally? 1. OUTLOOK: Gains were broad based. IBM led a tech charge ahead of its quarterly results, released after the closing bell. After the close, IBM reported higher quarterly sales and earnings t ...
OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Sunday Edition
January 17th, 2010 at 8:57 amOPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Sunday Edition 1. OUTLOOK: Investors welcomed better-than-expected profit reports from JPMorgan Chase and Intel, but opted to sell shares regardless. A mild reading on inflation, a mostly in-line reading on man ...
OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Intel provided leadership
January 15th, 2010 at 2:49 amOPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Intel provided leadership 1. OUTLOOK: Investors showed little reaction to weaker retail sales for December. Intel shares gained ahead of its results. Microsoft, IBM and Hewlett-Packard were the other big gainer ...