All Blog Posts Tagged 'futures' (158)

As of 9:15 ET, futures trading has stopped. The S&P 500 futures ended higher by 0.3%, Dow futures added 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures shed 0.1%.

While equity futures and equity markets are closed today, all other CME Group products, including NYMEX and COMEX, will settle at their normal times.

Reports suggest that there was no damage to the NYSE (NYX 24.84, 0.00)…

Europe's major bourses are mixed at the moment. However, a handful of markets in the eurozone periphery are sporting impressive gains. Italy's MIB is up 0.7%; Spain's IBEX is up 0.6%, and; Greece's Athex 20 is up 3.3%, all despite a series of downgrades for Spanish banks by analysts at Moody's. Germany's DAX is currently up only 0.1%. Deutsche Bank (DB 37.18, +1.34) is a primary leader there following the stock's descent during the past month.…

 early Monday as traders cheered new pledges by the leaders of Germany and France to take bold steps to end Europe's debt debacle.

SMF Notes S&P futures vs fair value: +18.70. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +32.20.

Europe's bourses are up with varied gains today. The effort follows news that officials in the region plan to recapitalize eurozone banks. Although no…

Stock futures haven't had much of a reaction to the latest data, mostly because there weren't any big surprises to the numbers. Personal income for August declined by 0.1%,  a 0.1% increase. The unexpected slip comes after income had increased by 0.3% in the prior month. However, personal spending increased by 0.2%, as had been broadly expected. Still, the pickup wasn't as strong as the 0.8% jump that was reported for the prior…

Stock futures haven't really had much of a reaction to the latest dose of data, mostly because there weren't any dramatic surprises to the numbers. Personal income for August declined by 0.1%, which contrasts with the consensus call for a 0.1% increase. The unexpected slip comes after income had increased by 0.3% in the prior month. However, personal spending increased by 0.2%, as had been broadly expected. Still, the pickup wasn't as strong as the 0.8% jump…

 & domestic sector ETF & ETN performance: Safety asset ETFs (VXX, GLD, TLT, IEF, SLV) bid on global market meltdown; Yen (FXY), Franc (FXF) advance vs. USD (UUP); REMX (-8%), TAN (-7.5%), URA (-7.35%), SLX (-7.1%), & XOP (-6.75%) lead all domestic sector ETF decliners

 VIX futures (VXX) surge as spot VIX sets new 52-week highs; Eurozone ETFs (EWP, EZU) rally sharply; Metal miners (GDXJ), Coal (KOL) the worst performing spaces today

ETFs and ETNs Posting Relative Strength & Outperformance:

VIX futures- VXX +6.25%, VXZ +1.25%, Eurozone- EWP +6.5%, EWI +5.25%, EWD +4.5%, EWQ +3.75%, EZU +3.5%, EWN +3%, EWO +2.25%, EWK +2%, EWG…

 & domestic sector ETF & ETN performance: Metal miners advance (SIL, GDXJ) as gold (GLD) sets another record high; Franc (FXF) extends to record highs vs. USD (UUP); Eurozone (EZU) falls again; Telecom. (IYZ) the weakest component of the S&P 500

ETFs and ETNs Posting Relative Strength & Outperformance:

gold/silver/metal miners- SIL +2.75%, GDXJ +2.75%,…

 VIX futures surge (VXX) as spot VIX nears 23 on mounting fears of US credit default; USD (UUP) bounce back vs. major currencies; Tech. space relative weakness (IGN, XSD, SKYY) weighs on broad market today

ETFs and ETNs Posting Relative Strength & Outperformance:

VIX futures- VXX +6%, VXZ +2.5%, cotton futures- BAL +2%, USD- UUP +0.75%, MENA Frontier countries-…

 Wind energy (FAN) remains a top performing segment; VIX futures (VXX) remain elevated even with SPX well off lows; CRB agriculture & food components (NIB, SGG, JJG) trade lower

 

ETFs and ETNs Posting Relative Strength & Outperformance:

wind energy- FAN +3.5%, VIX futures- VXX +2%, VXZ +1.25%, B2B- BHH…