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CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

U.S. markets are coming off a meager up week with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 closes the in the green the last 3 session prior to the weekend.  The NASDAQ, however, is having difficulties with its largest component Apple (AAPL, quote) continues to struggle. 

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Welcomes to today’s Morning Coffee Break – U.S. markets are coming of the largest single day gains since early September.  Depending on which analysts have the airways the move was due to an extreme oversold condition while others point to the growing confidence in a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Welcome to today’s Morning Coffee Break – U.S. markets are coming off a beaten up week with last week Friday the only trading session to see all 3 index in the green.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average loss more than 1,000 points last week with 5 out 6 days to the downside.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Welcome to today’s Morning Coffee Break – U.S. markets are getting ready for the final session of a losing week.  Markets suffered on increasing focus and concern over the looming fiscal cliff.  Opinions surrounding the fiscal cliff differ from one extreme to the other. 

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Welcome to today’s Morning Coffee Break – Well it is November 15 the midpoint of the month and the results from the U.S. markets downright a mess you can even say they outright ugly.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Welcome to Monday’s Morning Coffee Break – U.S. futures are suggesting a positive open this morning after Friday’s sharpest one day drop in nearly four months.  Market participants will be starting the week off with no economic data releases putting the focus on earnings and U.S. politics.  Headlines in the Euro Zone will have a stronger impact on U.S. markets as well.

U.S. Stock Market

Will the trend continue in U.S. markets?  Each time the S&P 500 [stock ^SPX] began the week down 1% or more such as yesterday the U.S. markets closed the week out lower 5 out 6 times.