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 Post subject: February 11th Friday 2011 Emini TF ($TF_F) points +17.70
PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:50 pm 
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Trade Results of M.A. Perry
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Price Action Trading (no technical indicators)
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Three trades today and the most profitable trade was the first trade of the day along with it having a bigger position size than I normally do for a first trade due to the expected volatility of the political situation in Egypt. Unfortunately I wasn't able to exploit one of today's Long signals that occurred soon after the Mubarak announcement of stepping down to no longer as President of Egypt. The reason why I wasn't able to exploit the strong bullish price action after the Mubarak announcement was due to taking care of one of my kids that wasn't able to go to school due to a fever. If you have any questions about my trading, want more details about the trade signal behind a particular trade or want to reply about something stated in this message post...click here.

Trade Performance for Today: +17.70 points or $1770.00 dollars in the Russell 2000 Emini TF ($TF_F) Futures.
Russell 2000 Emini TF Futures - 1 tick or 0.10 = $10.00 dollars and there's more contract information @ The ICE.
S&P 500 Emini ES Futures - 1 tick or 0.25 = $12.50 dollars and there's more contract information @ CMEGroup.

In addition, today's #FuturesTrades trading chat room logs provides details about each trade from entry to exit along with commentary as the trade traversed...all archived @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=755. However, be advised that I'm frequently testing new trade signal methods or new trade management rules (e.g. stop/loss, trailing stops, profit targets, order types, time frames, workstation templates et cetera) after entry of existing profitable trade signal methods whenever market conditions change. Thus, adapting is a critical variable to my consistent profits along with preventing me from becoming complacent in my trading...this helps avoid trading account drawdowns.

Also, posted below are direct links to information about my trade methodology and trading plan (there's a difference between the two) that enables me to identify key trading areas in the price action that represent changes in supply/demand and volatility along with being able to exploit these changes via WRB Analysis (wide range body/bar analysis).

Image WRB Analysis Tutorials @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/WRBAnalysisTutorials.htm and there's a free study guide of the WRB Analysis Tutorial Chapters 1, 2 and 3 @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=180.

Image Volatility Trading Report (VTR) @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/VolatilityTrading.htm and there's a free trade signal strategy @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/viewforum.php?f=89 so that you can freely test drive one of our trade strategies with support prior to purchasing the Volatility Trading Report (VTR).

Image Trading Plan Daily Routine @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=131&t=921

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The below summaries by Bloomberg, CNNMoney and Yahoo! Finance helps me to do a quick review of the fundamentals, FED actions, global economics that had an impact on today's price action. Simply, I'm a strong believer that many variables causes key changes in supply/demand and volatility that's arguably just as important as my technical analysis.

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By Blake Ellis, staff reporter
February 11, 2011: 4:49 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Stocks finished a strong week at multi-year highs on Friday, as investors cheered the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) jumped 44 points, or 0.4%; S&P 500 (SPX) gained 7 points, or 0.6%; and Nasdaq (COMP) rose 19 points, or 0.7%.

For the week, the three major indexes closed more than 1% higher. The Dow and the S&P also ended Friday's session at their highest levels since mid-June, 2008.

After weeks of anti-government protests, Mubarak relinquished his power Friday, clearing up uncertainty about escalating tensions in the country.

"Mubarak stepping down was the right thing to do, and from the perspective of the U.S. economy and markets it eliminates that geopolitical risk and uncertainty," said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors.

* Mubarak assets frozen by Swiss

The move comes after Mubarak said late Thursday he would transfer some powers to the vice president, but would remain president during the transition to a new government. That prompted an uproar from Egyptians, with tens of thousands of protesters streaming into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday.

While the resignation has sparked an initial burst of euphoria, worries about a peaceful transition are likely to weigh on the market in coming weeks, Orlando said.

On Thursday, stocks recovered early losses and ended the session little changed, as investors tried to grasp developments in Egypt.

* Egyptian ETF rallies 7%

Despite the ongoing tensions overseas, the three major U.S. indexes managed to book increases of more than 2% the past two weeks.

"Right now the momentum is so fueled to the upside, that all investors care about is the next uptick," said Joseph Saluzzi, co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading.

Economy: The U.S. trade gap widened to $40.6 billion in December -- the highest level in three months, according to a government data. Analysts surveyed by Briefing.com expected the trade balance to have widened to $40.4 billion, from $38.3 billion in November.

"Given the increase in imported crude oil prices, this was to be expected," said Orlando. "The trend is still intact that the combination of a weak dollar and strong overseas economies are driving pretty good export numbers."

The University of Michigan's preliminary consumer sentiment index for February edged up to 75.1, from 74.2 in January.

"The consumer continues to crank," said Orlando. "In terms of spending, consumers had their best Christmas in five years on top of the best back-to-school season in four years, so consumers are really gathering strength here."

* Fannie debt fears won't die

Meanwhile, as expected, the White House proposed a plan to wind down beleaguered mortgage backing companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in an effort to reform the housing market.

Companies: Finnish mobile-phone maker Nokia (NOK) announced plans to use Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform, in a bid to compete with Apple's (AAPL, Fortune 500) iPhone and Google's (GOOG, Fortune 500) Android.

Nokia also announced a management shakeup, and a realignment of its business units. U.S.-listed shares of Nokia slumped 14%, while Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) shares closed about 1% lower.

Shares of Borders Group Inc. (BGP) plummeted nearly 33% amid reports the bookseller is preparing to filing for bankruptcy.

Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) jumped nearly 5%, after the restaurant chain posted a rise in profit after the bell Thursday that topped economists' expectations.

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) also benefited from better-than-expected earnings results released late Thursday, with shares of the casino operator finishing 7% higher Friday afternoon.

World markets: European stocks closed higher on Egypt's news. Britain's FTSE 100 gained 0.7%, the DAX in Germany rose 0.4%, while France's CAC 40 edged up 0.2%.

Asian markets ended higher. The Shanghai Composite added 0.3% and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong ticked up 0.5%. Tokyo was closed for a holiday.

Currencies and commodities: The dollar rose against the euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound.

* Fighting over Big Oil's $4 billion a year windfall

Oil for March delivery slumped $1.15 to settle at $85.58 a barrel.

Gold futures for April delivery slid $2.10 to settle at $1,360.40 an ounce.

Bonds: The price on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed, pushing the yield down to 3.64% from 3.68% late Thursday.

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4:30 pm : Stocks fought off moderate selling pressure in the early going to work their way toward new two-year highs. Buying was further bolstered by news that Egypt's president gave into calls for his resignation.

A buy-the-dip response helped stocks rally from a sell-off in the prior session. A positive bias came through again this morning as stocks quickly overcame a lower open to push into positive territory. The move gained momentum as Egyptian President Mubarak finally submitted to demands for his resignation, although it is still unclear how order and leadership in the country will be restored.

While stocks showed a positive reaction to the news, oil prices were pushed to a 1.4% loss at $85.55 per barrel. Many believe Mubarak's resignation will pacify protesters in Egypt and help mitigate risk of broader geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East and near the Suez Canal.

The tumble in oil prices undermined interest in the energy sector, which fell to a fractional loss. Utilities (-0.2%) made up the only other sector that settled in the red.

Financials outperformed by a wide margin. The sector advanced 1.4% with help from bank stocks, which collectively climbed 1.8%, according to the KBW Bank Index.

Large-cap tech also showed leadership. That helped the Nasdaq close near its session high. Microsoft (MSFT 27.25, -0.25) was a laggard, however, following news that the company has formed a business partnership with Nokia (NOK 9.36, -1.52).

Corporate announcements also included in-line earnings from Dow component Kraft (KFT 30.66, -0.45) and an upside surprise from Chipotle (CMG 268.73, +12.10). Other earnings reports received less attention from broad market participants.

The dollar added to its prior session bounce today. In the process it set a three-week high against competing currencies. Although it finished shy of its session high, the greenback's 0.2% gain helped to give the Dollar Index a 0.5% weekly gain.

Data had little sway with participants. The December trade deficit totaled $40.6 billion, which is essentially on par with the $40.4 billion deficit that had been estimated by economists who were surveyed by Briefing.com. However, the December deficit is greater than the $38.3 billion deficit reported for the prior month.

The preliminary consumer sentiment reading for February from the University of Michigan came in at 75.1, which isn't quite as strong as the 75.5 that had been widely expected. However, it is stronger than the 74.2 that was registered for the prior month.

Advancing Sectors: Financial (+1.4%), Consumer Discretionary (+1.0%), Industrial (+0.7%), Telecom (+0.7%), Materials (+0.5%), Consumer Staples (+0.5%), Tech (+0.3%), Health Care (+0.1%)
Unchanged: Energy
Declining Sectors: Utilities (-0.2%)DJ30 +43.97 NASDAQ +18.99 NQ100 +0.6% R2K +1.2% SP400 +1.0% SP500 +7.28 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1775/2.07 bln/841 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2233/995 mln/754

3:30 pm : Sellers put the pressure on commodities this afternoon. Their efforts led the CRB Commodity Index to a 0.6% loss.

Oil prices were a particularly heavy drag on the commodities space. The energy component settled with a 1.4% loss at $85.55 per barrel. Its push lower primarily came in response to news that Mubarak has resigned his position as the country's president, an event that many believe will pacify protesters in Egypt and help mitigate against the risk of broader geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East and near the Suez Canal.

Natural gas prices were hit even harder. Futures contract prices fell 1.9% to $3.91 per MMbtu.

Precious metals failed to go unscathed, even though the dollar handed back some of its gain in afternoon trade. Gold prices finished with a 0.4% loss at $1357.20 per ounce while silver prices settled 0.1% lower at $30.50 per ounce. DJ30 +47.00 NASDAQ +17.13 SP500 +7.86 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1746/1.66 bln/865 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2187/700 mln/789

3:00 pm : The dollar has been drifting lower all afternoon, but it is still in positive territory with a 0.2% gain. It had been up almost 0.6% at its session high. The drift has come as both the euro and British pound pare losses against the greenback; both currencies are down 0.5% at $1.354 and $1.602, respectively. Meanwhile, the yen is down 0.3% at 83.50 yen per dollar.DJ30 +46.74 NASDAQ +18.02 SP500 +7.74 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1740/1.52 bln/863 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2154/640 mln/821

2:30 pm : The Nasdaq has gradually added to its gain so that it trades at its best level of the day with a solid gain. Neither the Dow nor the S&P 500 has cleared the highs that they set in the moments that immediately followed news of the resignation of Mubarak as President of Egypt.

Financials have been a strong source of broader market support. The sector is now up 1.5% as banks make a big bounce. As a group, banks are up 2.1% to a near nine-month high, according to the KBW Bank Index. DJ30 +38.90 NASDAQ +17.06 SP500 +6.80 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1648/1.38 bln/929 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2058/584 mln/877

2:00 pm : The Nasdaq has stretched to a fresh session high, which also makes for a new two-year high. Its move this session has been led by the likes of Apple (AAPL 357.40, +2.86) and Google (GOOG 623.77, +7.33).

In contrast, Nasdaq member Microsoft (MSFT 27.27, -0.23) is under stiff pressure. Investors have shown a negative response to news that the company has formed a business partnership with Nokia (NOK 9.19, -1.69). DJ30 +34.51 NASDAQ +15.65 SP500 +6.15 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1633/1.27 bln/936 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2011/538 mln/911

1:30 pm : Despite the events of the past 24 hours and the uncertainty regarding the assumption of leadership and restoration of order in Egypt, the Volatility Index is down almost 2% at the moment.

Share volume has picked up since this morning. The pace of trade had been rather slow in the early going, but the acceleration of action has put total share volume on the NYSE at more than a half billion. Assuming that the current pace of trade continues, total share volume on the Big Board should surpass 1 billion today. Yesterday was the first time in seven sessions that share volume on the NYSE exceeded 1 billion. DJ30 +22.39 NASDAQ +13.15 SP500 +4.79 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1629/1.16 bln/902 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2034/500 mln/891

1:15 pm : The major equity averages opened lower, but for the second straight session participants made a buy-the-dip response. Buying interest increased with news that Egypt's president has given into calls for his resignation.

Stocks rallied from sizable losses in the prior session, but experienced some volitility in its final few minutes as participants considered the implications of a refusal to resign by Egyptian President Mubarak in the face of widely publicized protests. Concerns about the potential for geopolitical tension caused volatility to continue overnight and stimulated some renewed selling interest.

However, buyers were quick to step in and provide support. Although the preliminary consumer sentiment survey for February wasn't quite as strong as what had been expected, stocks extended their morning climb in the wake of its release. The upturn accelerated with news that Mubarak finally gave into calls for his resignation, even though it is still unclear how order and leadership in the country will be restored.

News of Mubarak's resignation has triggered selling against oil, which is now down 1.3% to $85.60 per barrel. That slide has caused energy stocks to retreat. Energy stocks are now down 0.2% while broader market action remains rather positive.

The drop in oil prices has helped stoke buying in airline stocks. That has the Amex Airline Index up 2.1%. DJ30 +24.98 NASDAQ +12.80 SP500 +5.15 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1536/1.09 bln/990 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1910/480 mln/995

12:30 pm : The Dow has drifted back to the neutral line, but the Nasdaq and S&P 500 continue to trade with modest gains.

Energy stocks have moved deeper into negative territory. The sector is now down 0.4%. Utilities, down 0.1%, make up the only other major sector in the red. In contrast, financials are still up markedly with a 0.9% gain.

Oil prices have fallen to fresh session lows. The commodity is now down 1.5% to $85.40 per barrel. DJ30 +8.55 NASDAQ +8.17 SP500 +3.11 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1478/945 mln/1027 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1842/420 mln/1048

12:00 pm : Energy stocks have retreated to a 0.2% loss. Their reversal coincides with a downturin in oil prices, which are now off by 1.0% at $85.85 per barrel, in the wake of news that Mubarak has resigned from his position as President of Egypt. Though Mubarak's resignation comes to the delight of Egypt's protesters, pundits point out that it is unclear whether the people of Egypt will be satisfied with steps taken to restore order and leadership in the country.

While the pullback in oil prices appears to have hurt energy stocks, it has helped propel shares of airline stocks. In turn, the Amex Airline Index is up 1.9%. Airline shares have underperformed this year; they are down 1.7% year to date while the broader market is up 5.4% this year. However, the Amex Airline Index surged 39% in 2010, just as it did in 2009. The S&P 500 advanced almost 13% in 2010, after it climbed more than 23% in 2009. DJ30 +13.47 NASDAQ +9.29 SP500 +3.76 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1425/825 mln/1063 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1874/375 mln/981

11:30 am : Stocks recently pulled back a bit from session highs after news of the resignation of Egypt's President Mubarak was digested. They have since regrouped to reclaim gains.

Financials have emerged as a leader in recent trade; the sector is up 1.1%, which is more than double the gain of any other sector. Financials are currently led by regional banks like SunTrust (STI 32.72, +1.13) and Regions Financial (RF 8.07, +0.34). Collectively, regional banks are up 2.2%, which puts the group back near nine-month highs. Regional banks are up 2.6% week to date. DJ30 +25.09 NASDAQ +8.05 SP500 +4.83 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1331/688 mln/1132 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1848/315 mln/972

11:05 am : Stocks have extended their morning push into positive territory. The vertical move has accelerated with news that Egypt's President Mubarak has resigned.

News of Mubarak's resignation has caused oil prices to pull back so that crude prices trade with a loss of more than 1% at about $85.65 per barrel. DJ30 +20.74 NASDAQ +5.92 SP500 +3.46 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1096/520 mln/1313 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1525/235 mln/1268

10:30 am : Given the strength in the Dollar Index this morning, most commodities in the CRB Commodity Index are trading lower. The worst performers, as a group, are the livestock and soft commodities. Individually, nickel is the worst performer, showing 1.8% in losses.

Cotton futures hit new all-time highs at $1.9455/lb earlier this morning, which comes after rising for five consecutive session, primarily on strong China imports. From last week, the commodity is just over 15% higher, while currently, cotton is 2.7% higher at $1.9268/lb,

Energy markets are mixed with RBOB Gasoline and heating oil higher, crude just and April natural gas 1.2% lower. March crude oil fell into negative territory around 9:00am ET and hit session lows of $85.90 per barrel an hour ago. It's currently just under the unchanged line at $86.61 per barrel

Precious metals are modestly higher with April gold 0.3% higher at $1367.50 per ounce and March silver 0.3% higher at $30.19 per ounce.DJ30 -6.13 NASDAQ -2.38 SP500 -0.81 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1011/340.0 mln/1284 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1325/164.7 mln/1382

10:00 am : The preliminary consumer sentiment reading for February from the University of Michigan was released a few minutes ago. It came in at 75.1, which isn't quite as strong as the 75.5 that had been expected, on average, among economists surveyed by Briefing.com. However, it is stronger than the 74.2 that was registered for the prior month.

Since the report's release, stocks have pushed higher. The upturn has yet to take any of the major sectors into positive territory, though.

Treasuries and the dollar are little changed from earlier levels.

Advancing Sectors: (None)
Declining Sectors: Health Care (-0.3%), Energy (-0.3%), Consumer Staples (-0.2%), Utilities (-0.2%), Tech (-0.1%), Financial (-0.1%), Consumer Discretionary (-0.1%), Industrials (-0.1%), Materials (-0.1%), Telecom (-0.1%)DJ30 -13.70 NASDAQ -2.40 SP500 -1.87 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 846/195 mln/1344 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1085/105 mln/1552

09:45 am : The broad market is down with a modest loss in the first few minutes of trade. Weakness, though not severe, is widespread in that all 10 major sectors of the S&P 500 are in the red. Their losses are all of similar size.

Treasuries have benefited from a solid bid amid the stock market's early slip. The benchmark 10-year Note is currently up a dozen ticks so that its yield is just below 3.65%.

Meanwhile, the dollar continues to hold a lead over competing currencies. That has the Dollar Index up 0.4%. DJ30 -38.75 NASDAQ -11.61 SP500 -5.53 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 606/40 mln/1433 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 667/33 mln/1697

09:15 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -4.90. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -5.80. The S&P 500 is up 0.8% this week, but stock futures suggest that some pressure may percolating in this morning's premarket trade. Stock futures worked their way lower in overnight trade as support for stocks waned amid worries about the possibility of geopolitical unrest following the refusal of Mubarak to immediately resign from his position as Egypt's President. Mixed action among overseas markets has also left buyers uninspired, as has the latest round of corporate news. Domestic data has been limited to a generally in-line December trade deficit of $40.6 billion. Still to come is the preliminary February reading on consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan. It is scheduld for release at 9:55 AM ET.

09:05 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -4.30. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -5.50. Domestic stock futures continue to trail fair value, but remain comfortably above session lows. As for action abroad, Germany's DAX is presently down 0.1%, but on pace for a 1.6% weekly gain. Strength in automakers BMW and Daimler (DAI) has been offset by weakness in Thyssenkrupp and Commerzbank. According to data, Germany's final CPI reading for January showed a 0.4% decline after it had increased 1.0% in the prior month. France's CAC is currently off by 0.5% as its declining issues outnumber its advancers by 2-to-1. It is still up 0.7% for the week, though. L'Oreal, Sanofi-Aventis (SNY), and Axa (AXA) have had the heaviest drag on trade. Total (TOT) is also a source of weakness following generally in-line fourth quarter net income. Michelin and Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) have offered some support to broad trade, though. Britain's FTSE is fractionally lower, but on pace for a 0.3% weekly gain. Banking issues HSBC (HBC) and Barclays (BCS) have countered strength in AngloAmerican and BG Group. According to the latest data, PPI for the United Kingdom increased by 1.7% in January after a 3.4% spike in December.

As for overnight action in Asia, mainland China's Shanghai Composite put together a 0.3% gain, which helped it finish its holiday-shortened week 1.0% higher. It was led higher by consumer discretionary stocks (+1.1%) and health care plays (+1.0%). Industrial & Commercial Bank, Sany Heavy Industry, and China Railway were individual leaders. PetroChina (PTR), China Petroleum (SNP), and China United were laggards. Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced for a 0.5% gain after it had logged losses in each of the previous four sessions. That left it with a 4.5% weekly loss. Nonetheless, Tencent Holdings, CNOOC (CEO), and Hutchison Whampoa were leaders in the Hang Seng's final session before the weekend. SBC, China Mobile, and China Life Insurance were weak, though. Japan's Nikkei was closed for Friday trade. It finished its week with a 0.6% gain.

08:35 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -3.70. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -4.00. Neither stock futures, Treasuries, nor the dollar have shown any real reaction to the latest data on the U.S. trade balance. That's primarily because there weren't any surprises. The December trade deficit totaled $40.6 billion, which is essentially on par with the $40.4 billion deficit that had been estimated by economists who were surveyed by Briefing.com. However, the December deficit is greater than the $38.3 billion deficit reported for the prior month.

08:05 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -3.70. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -4.30. Stocks rallied impressively from an early sell-off to finish the prior session mixed, but the bullish bias that came through in yesterday's action has waned in overnight trade. In turn, stock futures portend a modestly lower start to the week's final session. The softened tone of premarket trade comes amid varied losses in Europe following narrow gains among Asia's major averages. The greenback has attracted further support, such that the Dollar Index is up 0.4% to a three-week high. Most of that move has come against the euro, which is down 0.5% to $1.353. The British pound has also come under increased pressure in recent trade; it is down 0.6% to $1.600 following a report that indicated United Kingdom producer prices for January increased 1.7% after a 3.4% increase in December. The latest round of corporate news features a business partnership between Nokia (NOK) and Microsoft (MSFT). That announcement has pressured shares of NOK, but bolstered MSFT ahead of the open. Dow component Kraft (KFT) reported in-line earnings for its latest quarter, but its shares are down markedly this morning. Shares of Chipotle (CMG) are up, but off of overnight highs following better-than-expected earnings. Today's economic calendar features the December trade balance (8:30 AM ET) and the preliminary February reading on consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan (9:55 AM ET).

07:19 am : [BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: -6.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -9.50.

07:19 am : Nikkei...Holiday......... Hang Seng...22828.92...+120.30...+0.50%.

07:19 am : FTSE...6003.18...-16.80...-0.30%. DAX...7325.10...-15.30...-0.20%.

Special thanks to Bloomberg, CNNMoney and Yahoo! Finance for their market summaries. gm

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