Watchlist for April 3, 2008

The futures took a hit due to a worse than expected initial jobless claims report at 8:30. So far it looks like we’re just in for a small pullback as compared to Tuesday’s huge rally. I guess we’ll see how real those gains were based on if the bulls can defend the bulk of that [...]

April 2, 2008 Stock Market Recap

Today was a well deserved consolidation day for the market. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq traded in narrow ranges and closed near unchanged. Volume decreased today, which is just what the bulls should want to see. The indices probed the resistance zones I mentioned last night and I’ll continue to keep an eye on those [...]

Watchlist for April 2, 2008

On Today’s Calendar: 10:00 — Factory Orders 10:30 — Crude Inventories More Calendars: U.S. Earnings | Conf. Calls | Surprises | IPO | Economic Potential swing trades:

April 1, 2008 Stock Market Recap

Earlier today I posted a link to Kirk’s lists of best & worst performing ETFs of Q1 2008. David just pointed me to a way to visualize the same data via a very nice tool / screener / map on FinViz.com. As for the action today, the bulls couldn’t have asked for much more. It [...]

Watchlist for April 1, 2008

We’ve got some strength this morning thanks to folks taking the news of even more write-offs in the financial sector as a bullish sign. Go figure… On Today’s Calendar: 10:00 — Construction Spending 10:00 — ISM Index More Calendars: U.S. Earnings | Conf. Calls | Surprises | IPO | Economic Potential swing trades: Here are [...]