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OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Posted healthy gains on earnings hopes

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Posted healthy gains on earnings hopes 1. OUTLOOK: Encouraging corporate headlines, continued weakness in the U.S. dollar, and a better-than-feared weekly jobless claims report pushed the market higher. Howe ...
October 9th, 2009 at 8:17 am

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October 8th, 2009 at 1:33 pm

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Trending higher

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Trending higher 1. OUTLOOK: The market finished considerably higher in broad-based fashion for the second straight session as overseas gains and a weaker U.S. dollar kept buyers in the market. Most investors ...
October 8th, 2009 at 9:17 am

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Bottoming out

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Bottoming out 1. OUTLOOK: A better-than-expected reading on the services sector of the economy bolstered the broad-based gains. Bank stocks led the advance. Alcoa unofficially begins the third-quarter report ...
October 6th, 2009 at 7:44 am

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October 5th, 2009 at 4:08 pm

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Plunging on weak economic data

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Plunging on weak economic data 1. OUTLOOK: A bigger-than-expected rise in weekly jobless claims and a weaker-than-expected reading on manufacturing sparked worries about the pace of the economic recovery. In ...
October 2nd, 2009 at 8:52 am

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Managed to shake off early losses

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Managed to shake off early losses 1. OUTLOOK: Better-than-expected earnings from several companies, including Jabil Circuit, helped prop up the bias in the broader market. The tone of trade improved further ...
October 1st, 2009 at 7:18 am

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Lacking leadership

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Lacking leadership 1. OUTLOOK: A weaker-than-expected consumer confidence index raised more questions about the strength of a recovery. The pace of falling home prices continued to slow, according to a report re ...
September 30th, 2009 at 8:29 am

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Bouncing back

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Bouncing back 1. OUTLOOK: Two multi-billion dollar merger announcements gave investors a reason to get back into stocks. Big mergers were considered as a sign that the credit market is improving,However, trading ...
September 29th, 2009 at 8:48 am

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Sunday Edition

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Sunday Edition 1. OUTLOOK: Weaker-than-expected reports on durable goods orders and new home sales sparked concerns about the strength of any recovery. In fact, the market looks for a catalyst to move either dir ...
September 26th, 2009 at 1:58 pm