The Bottom Line All-time highs were recorded by broadly based U.S. equity indices following the election of Donald Trump as President. On Friday, the S&P 500 Index exceeded the 6,000 level and the Dow Jones Industrial Average exceeded 44,000. U.S. equity index futures are tracking their historic seasonal pattern following a U.S. Presidential election […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday November 8th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures down 2 points at 8:35 AM EST. The Canadian Dollar was unchanged at US71.90 cents following release of Canada’s October Employment Report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a 27,200 increase versus a 46,700 gain in September. Actual […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday November 7th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 10 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Federal Open Market Committee announces an outlook on the U.S. economy at 2:00 PM EST. Consensus calls for announcement of a 0.25% drop in the Fed Fund Rate. A Press […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday November 6th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. At 8:30 AM EST, S&P 500 futures advanced 132.75 points to an all-time high at 5,945.00. Trump Media advanced $12.28 to $46.22 after Donald Trump won the election for President. Super Micro dropped another $4.04 to 23.66 after the company failed […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday November 5th 2024 U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the September U.S. Trade Report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was $84.0 deficit versus $70.40 billion deficit in August. Actual was […]