“Buy the dip” may be the most overused adage in the history of the markets, but as long as it continues to work, it pays to employ the concept. The…
For much of last week, it was investors attempting to sell into strength. Although the S&P 500 index had sharp intraday declines last week, it tepidly crawled its way back…
On Monday, the S&P 500 index futures reached a new all-time high at 4808.25. The previous day it posted its all-time closing high at 4686. However, if one follows the…
After a big down day and the first one since mid-December, there is always the likelihood for strong follow-through to the downside and a two-day move. That did take place…
So the big boys that pounded the S&P 500 index futures in the waning minutes of Tuesday’s session had it right. The end of the Santa Claus rally, at this…
While the S&P 500 stock index futures made a new all-time high by a nice margin (4808.25 vs. 4799.75), it failed to make a new all-time closing high. Adding to…
It was not as easy as it looked, but the S&P 500 index futures started the year out on a good note. Although the premarket gains evaporated after the release…
The steep decline in the S&P 500 futures index in the last hour of Thursday’s session carried over into the premarket trading, which could have been a precursor for a…
The bulls made yet another attempt to push the S&P 500 index futures index through 4800 for the first time ever. However, what ended up happening is that a triple…
After an oversized range to the upside on Monday, the S&P 500 index futures are taking a breather, which is now in its second day. From a technical standpoint, there…