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 Post subject: November 11th Friday 2011 Emini TF ($TF_F) points +8.80
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Trade Results of M.A. Perry
Trader and Founder of WRB Analysis (wide range body/bar analysis)
Price Action Trading (no technical indicators)

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Trade Performance for Today: +8.80 points or $880 dollars in the Russell 2000 Emini TF ($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, all trades were posted real-time in the free #FuturesTrades chat room. Today's #FuturesTrades trading chat room logs provides details (e.g. time, price, contract size) about each one of my trades from entry to exit along with price action commentary as the trade traversed...all archived @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewtopic.php?f=96&t=1053.

To join our free chat room...registration instructions located at a different forum @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=630

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=119&t=718.

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=145&t=1269

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Market Summaries

The below summaries by Bloomberg, CNNMoney and Yahoo! Finance helps me to do a quick review of the fundamentals, FED/ECB/IMF actions or any important global economic events that had an impact on today's price action. Simply, I'm a strong believer that many variables (key market events) causes key changes in supply/demand and volatility that results in swing points and strong continuation price actions. Thus, I pay attention to these key market events from one trade to the next trade to give me the market context for my technical analysis. Just as important, these summaries becomes my archives to allow me to understand what was happening on any given trading day in the past...something I can not get from my broker statements alone.

U.S. Stocks Rise on Consumer Confidence, Italy Plan

Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rallied, preventing a second straight weekly drop in benchmark indexes, as American consumer confidence topped estimates and Italy's approval of debt-reduction plans eased concern about Europe's debt crisis.

Stocks: Strong Finish To A Choppy Week

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks rallied Friday, advancing for a second straight session, as leaders in Italy and Greece took measures to curb the region's ongoing debt crisis.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) climbed 260 points, or 2.2%, the S&P 500 (SPX) added 24 points, or 2%, and the Nasdaq (COMP) rose 54 points, or 2%. The day's gains helped the Dow finish up 1.4% and S&P 500 close up 0.9% for the week. But the Nasdaq remained in the red, slipping 0.3% for the week.

Friday's rally was sparked by high hopes that Greece and Italy are "on the right track and moving in the right direction," said Dave Hinnenkamp, CEO at KDV Wealth Management.

Greece swore in a new prime minister, Lucas Papademos, early Friday. Papademos, a former banker and European Central Bank vice president, will now move to form a new national unity government.

* Europe's reluctant savior

That government is expected to pass the controversial bailout package European leaders agreed to late last month, which had been a condition former Prime Minister George Papandreou set as part of his resignation.

That puts Greece on track to get its €8 billion installment from a separate international agreement brokered in May 2010, allowing it to pay its bills next month and avoid immediate default.

Meanwhile, Italy's senate passed a series of austerity measures demanded by Europe, paving the way for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign over the weekend.

Earlier this week, the three-term Italian prime minister promised he would step down once Italy's economic reforms and budget get the final stamp of approval. The measures are scheduled for a vote in the lower house Saturday.

Investors are hoping that "Berlusconi's departure will usher in a technocratic government that will hopefully implement austerity measures swiftly and aggressively," said Kathy Lien, director of currency research at Global Forex Trading.

Italy shared the spotlight with Greece this week, as Italian bond yields spiked to record highs above 7%. That was the same level that required eventual bailouts for Greece, Portugal and Ireland.

* Italian bond yields finally head lower

Yields eased off those highs Friday, but investors remained concerned about the contagion that a deepening debt crisis in Italy could set off. Italy is the world's eighth largest economy, but it's currently struggling under a gross debt level of about €1.9 trillion.

U.S. stocks rose modestly Thursday, recovering from a steep sell-off a day earlier.

But trading will likely remain choppy until more decisive steps are taken toward solving the European debt crisis.

"The problem with this crisis is that almost every few days we get a fresh shock," said David Jones, chief market strategist at IG Markets. "I don't think by any stretch we've seen the worst of this. There's more volatility to come."

For the year, all three major indexes are higher: The Dow is up almost 5%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have added less than 1%.

* Video - Bernanke: We are not insulated from Europe

Economy: A better-than-expected reading on consumer sentiment also boosted stocks. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for November to 64.2, up from 60.9 in October and above a consensus forecast for 61.3. The reading was the highest in five months.

World markets: European stocks closed sharply higher. Britain's FTSE 100 (UKX) jumped 1.7%, the DAX (DAX) in Germany added 3% and France's CAC 40 (CAC40) rose 2.7%.

Asian markets ended up slightly. The Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) finished just above breakeven, the Hang Seng (HSI) in Hong Kong climbed 0.9% and Japan's Nikkei (N225) edged up 0.2%.

Companies: E*Trade (ETFC) shares slumped after the company said Thursday that it is not for sale -- ending ongoing speculation that the online brokerage would be acquired. The stock was the biggest declined on the S&P 500.

* 3 ways to gauge a scary market

Disney (DIS, Fortune 500) reported record-setting earnings after the closing bell Thursday, posting a 21% gain in net income for the 2011 fiscal year. Shares of the media giant jumped Friday, leading the gains on the Dow and S&P 500.

Shares of Nordstrom (JWN, Fortune 500) slipped after the department store chain reported an increase in quarterly earnings after the close Thursday but lowered its full-year outlook.

Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) rose after the chipmaker posted a third-quarter profit late Thursday that more than doubled from a year earlier.

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

Oil for December delivery added $1.21 to settle at $98.99 a barrel.

Gold futures for December delivery rose $25.20 to settle at $1,784.80 an ounce.

Bonds: Treasury markets were closed Friday for Veterans Day.

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Market Update

4:30 pm : Stocks finished the week on a strong note, booking gains of about 2%. The effort marked the fourth advance in five sessions.

A strong, broad bid at the open lifted the major averages to big gains in the early going. The move attracted additional interest, adding to early gains, before stocks set adrift in afternoon trade. From then out support remained steady.

Consumer discretionary plays scored the strongest gains with a 2.5% climb, thanks to leadership from Disney (DIS 36.70, +2.06), which set a multi-month high on the back of a better-than-expected quarterly report. The stock's strength also helped the Dow maintain a modest lead over its counterparts for the duration of trade. All 30 of its components closed in positive territory.

Telecom was the worst performing sector on Friday, but even it scored a 1.0% gain.

Bolstering buying interest was another rally by Europe's bourses -- in broad terms, the EuroStoxx 50 bounced 2%. Underpinning the performance is an increased tolerance for risk as the region moves forward with efforts to stabilize precarious fiscal and financial conditions, especially in Italy, where a new austerity plan is gaining momentum in the legislative process. Yields on Italy's debt were down for the second straight session.

The only dose of data today came from the University of Michigan, which posted its preliminary Consumer Sentiment Survey for November. The Survey improved to 64.2 from 60.9 in the prior month, although it had only been expected to come in at 61.3.

Limited economic releases and corporate announcements likely prevented many market participants from taking positions, effectively keeping a cap on share volume. It probably didn't help that the bond market stayed closed in observance of Veterans Day, keeping many traders away from their desks. Fewer than 800 million shares were traded on the NYSE today.

Such thin share volume may prompt the more cynical market watchers to question the conviction underlying today's climb, especially since each bid carries a greater relative weight on light volume days. Nonetheless, the S&P 500 booked its best single-session percentage gain since the end of October. For the week, stocks advanced almost 1% and are now marginally positive for the year.

Market participants had displayed a renewed tolerance for risk on Thursday, reacting to improved market conditions in Europe and news of a successful debt auction by Italy. Although the auction came at a cost, demand for the country's debt was taken by the market as a sign of confidence.

The only loss of the week was suffered on Wednesday, but it was the worst one-day percentage drop for the S&P 500 about three months. Many were spooked by the specter of contagion as Italy's debt yields climbed to record levels and the notion that Italy's economy is far too large to be aided by a bailout.

Concerns about Italy and its ability to establish a unified political front were also at play as the country looked to replace its prime minister, but stocks were still able to overcome those concerns and score strong gains.

Greece was in focus at the start of the week, when it was announced that Prime Minister Papandreou would step down from his post. Later in the week it was announced that Lukas Papademos will succeed him. Papandreou's resignation came after he had unnerved many officials, and markets for that matter, by proposing a referendum for the country's bailout package.

There wasn't a great deal of data earlier this week, but traders took note of the latest weekly initial jobless claims count, which totaled 390,000. That is less than than 400,000 claims that had been exected, on average, among economists polled by Briefing.com and is also 10,000 less than the prior week total.

The trade deficit for September was also posted. It contracted to $43.1 billion from $44.9 billion in the prior month. A $45.9 billion deficit had been generally expected for September.

The Treasury also posted its budget, which had a deficit of $98.5 billion. A $105.0 billion deficit had been broadly expected to follow the $140.0 billion deficit reported for the prior month.

The pace of earnings announcements slowed this week. Among the more widely held names that reported, Cisco (CSCO 19.04, +0.43), Best Buy (BBY 28.09, +0.79), and General Motors (GM 22.51, -0.19) all bested expectations for the bottom line. Shares of GM cast a pall over its report by issuing a disappointing outlook, however.

There were a handful of debt auctions this week, but results were mostly mixed. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Note ended the week a few basis points above 2.0%. DJ30 +259.89 NASDAQ +53.60 NQ100 +1.9% R2K 2.6% SP400 +2.3% SP500 +24.16 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1981/1.58 bln/545 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2596/762 mln/425

3:35 pm : Precious metals finished higher today, aided by weakness in the dollar after the Italian Senate approved austerity measures requested by the EU. Gold posted gains of 1.6% to finish at $1788.10 per ounce, while silver rallied for 1.7% to close at $34.69 per ounce.

Crude oil futures posted gains of 1.2% to settle at $98.99 per barrel. Crude oil put in highs at $99.20 -its best levels since July 27. Futures were aided by better than expected econ data in the US and the passing of the austerity measures in Italy. Natural gas ended lower by 1.8% at $3.58 per MMBtu. Futures put in fresh 3 week lows at $3.57.DJ30 +251.02 NASDAQ +53.17 SP500 +22.03 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1955/1.3 bln/561 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2558/510.8 mln/464

3:00 pm : The afternoon drift continues after a strong rally at the open. That said, the major averages are now near the lower end of their mid-day range, but still sporting impressive gains as they enter the final hour of trade.

This week was relatively light in terms of economic data, but the two biggest pieces of data -- initial jobless claims and Michigan Sentiment -- both exceeded what had been widely expected. Next week's calendar is much more loaded. It features monthly PPI, retail sales numbers, the latest Empire Manufacturing Survey, and month business inventory data on Tuesday, November 15.

Wednesday, November 16 brings the latest in CPI and industrial production and capacity utilization.

For Thursday, November 17, participants will pay close attention to the latest weekly initial jobless claims count, monthly housing starts and building permits figures, and the latest Philadelphia Fed Survey.

The week finishes on Friday, November 18 with leading economic indicators.

A complete agenda is available on Brieifng.com's Economic Calendar. DJ30 +256.34 NASDAQ +51.57 SP500 +23.14 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1935/1.10 bln/545 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2540/435 mln/455

2:35 pm : After catching a strong bid this morning, markets have been trading sideways in a relatively tight mid-day range. The S&P 500 is +2.0% on the day and +0.8% on the week, and has been trading between roughly 1262 and 1267 this afternoon.

With the bond market closed for Veterans Day, volumes are lighter than average ahead of the weekend.

After another volatile week, the VIX is set to close at similar levels to last Friday, after moving as high as 36.43 earlier this week amid Wednesday's stock market selloff.

It has been a somewhat uneventful afternoon in terms of news, and chances are that it will remain that way into the close.

Next week several retailers report earnings, including the following: Saks (SKS 10.11, +0.09); J.C. Penney (JCP 33.48, +0.58); Staples (SPLS 15.40, +0.86); TJX (TJX 61.26, +1.27); Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF 56.83, +1.37); Target (TGT 52.91, +1.14); Sears Holding (SHLD 74.45, +1.65); Ann Taylor (ANN 25.86, +0.84); Gap (GPS 20.31, +0.63).

Please view the earnings calendar for details on the date/time of these reports.DJ30 +277.45 NASDAQ +57.91 SP500 +25.88 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1947/1.1 bln/533 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2569/422 mln/464

2:00 pm : Defensive-oriented issues continue to trail the broad market, but many of them are still up nicely for the session. Specifically, telecom, utilities, and consumer staples are all sporting gains of roughly 1%. None of them are seeing much share volume, though.

In contrast, financial services giants Bank of America (BAC 6.24, 0.21) and Citigroup (C 29.40, +0.77) are among today's most actively traded names by share volume. What's more, they are also among today's best performers by percent gained. That has helped prop up the financial sector, which is currently up 2.1% and one of this session's top performing sectors. DJ30 +262.99 NASDAQ +53.14 SP500 +23.97 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1920/930 mln/535 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2540/370 mln/420

1:30 pm : Stocks continue to drift along in a relatively narrow trading range. The lack of action has made for a rather unexciting afternoon, but buyers remain pleased with the stock market's showing as it maintains strong gains. As things currently stand, the stock market is on pace for its best single-sesson percentage gain since a 3.4% surge at the end of October.DJ30 +267.61 NASDAQ +54.04 SP500 +24.69 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1915/840 mln/520 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2530/340 mln/430

1:00 pm : Stocks are shy of session highs, but the major averages continue to boast big gains amid broad-based support. Consistent with current trends, participants are taking their cues from Europe.

Another bounce by Europe's bourses, a rally by the euro, and a reduction in Italy's debt yields indicate that worries related to the region's ability to handle precarious fiscal and financial conditions have diminished recently, resulting in an increased tolerance for risk on this side of the Atlantic. As such, stocks have been bid higher, so that the S&P 500 is now on pace for a weekly gain of almost 1%.

Buying today has been steady, strong, and broad. In fact, all 10 major sectors are up by 1% or more. Consumer discretionary stocks are currently out in front with a collective gain of 2.4%, which has been driven largely by Disney (DIS 36.85, +2.21) folloiwng its latest quarterly report.

Other news flow has been less influential, although some market participants applauded the preliminary Consumer Sentiment Survey for November, published by the University of Michigan earlier this morning. The Survey generally exceeded expectations by improving to 64.2 from 60.9 in the prior month. DJ30 +255.92 NASDAQ +53.05 SP500 +24.02 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 2880/770 mln/535 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2530/315 mln/425

12:30 pm : Stocks have entered into a sideways drift after easing down from session highs. In turn, the major equity averages are riding gains on the order of 2%.

Participation hasn't been all that strong, though. The lack of share volume comes partly because there haven't been any major announcements, whether eurozone-related, corporate-related, or data-related, that have forced participants to take a position. Also, the bond market is closed in observance of Veterans Day, so many traders aren't even at their desks. DJ30 +256.42 NASDAQ +51.11 SP500 +23.63 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1905/700 mln/500 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2550/285 mln/400

12:00 pm : Stocks have eased off of their session highs, but overall gains remain impressive. Buying interest also remains robust, such that advancing share volume outnumbers declining volume by more than 10-to-1 on the NYSE.DJ30 +263.03 NASDAQ +52.68 SP500 +24.60 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1875/600 mln/485 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2570/255 mln/360

11:30 am : The euro is ripping higher today. Specifically, it was last quoted with a 1.2% gain against the greenback. Its run to $1.377 extends its climb from the prior session, but the euro is still down 0.2% for the week.

Strength in the euro comes as market participants convey, whether tacitly or directly, increased confidence in the ability of Europe's leaders to organize and improve fiscal and financial conditions in the region. That has also helped the region's major bourses, most of which are ending the latest trading day with big gains. DJ30 +272.19 NASDAQ +51.35 SP500 +25.61 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1900/525 mln/435 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2600/225 mln/315

11:00 am : Stocks have been adding steadily to opening gains. The effort has the major equity averages sporting gains on the order of 2%.

Financials were early leaders and, for that matter, continue to outperform many of the other sectors as they sport a collective gain of 2.6%, but consumer discretionary stocks have been charging higher in recent trade. In turn, the consumer discretionary sector now sports a 2.6% gain, too. Walt Disney (DIS 37.18, +2.54) has been a primary leader in the discretionary space, thanks to a strong quarterly report. The stock now trades at a new multi-month high. DJ30 +275.03 NASDAQ +50.62 SP500 +25.93 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1870/400 mln/415 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2570/175 mln/300

10:35 am : Weakness in the dollar index is lending some price support to commodities this morning.

Crude oil futures have been in positive territory this morning except for a brief few seconds earlier. Crude hit a new session a couple of minutes ago at $98.96/barrel and is now up 1.2% at $98.92/barrel.

Natural gas and RBOB gasoline are the only commodities in the energy sector that are in the red. Natural gas has been on a steady downtrend all session and fell as low as $3.68/MMBtu, which was hit a few minutes after floor trading began. Currently, nat gas is down 1.4% at $3.69/MMBtu. RBOB gasoline is down 0.6% at $2.62/gallon and heating oil is up 1.1% at $3.19/gallon.

Metals are higher this morning with copper futures showing the biggest gains. Gold is currently up 0.9% at $1775.50/oz and silver is 0.9% higher at $34.44/oz. Platinum and aluminum are trading higher as well, up 0.8% at $1639.90/oz and up 0.2% at $2065.00/ton, respectively. Copper is trading 2.1% higher at $3.45/lb.DJ30 +254.71 NASDAQ +42.83 SP500 +23.45 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1855/352 mln/404 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2571/159 mln/284

10:00 am : Stocks continue to sport heady gains. Buying remains broad on the back of the preliminary Consumer Sentiment Survey for November, published by the University of Michigan. The Survey improved to 64.2 from 60.9 in the prior month. The November number also proved better than expected, given that economists polled by Briefing.com had, on average, expected it to improve to just 61.3.DJ30 +206.20 NASDAQ +31.58 SP500 +19.04 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1735/105 mln/300 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2480/65 mln/245

09:45 am : Strong opening gains have the S&P 500 up sharply for the session, but up only narrowly for the week. Buying interest this morning is broad, as indicated by the fact that all 10 major sectors are sporting gains in excess of 1%.

Although the bid for stocks is broad, financials and industrials are boasting the biggest gains. Both sectors are up 1.8%. Consumer staples stocks, which are defensive in nature, are up 1.1%, collectively. They are relative laggards this morning. DJ30 +202.30 NASDAQ +29.80 SP500 +18.45 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec NA/NA/NA NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec NA/NA/NA

09:15 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +16.10. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +19.50. The stock market is down about 1% so far this week, but stock futures suggest that market participants are prepared to undo that loss with some strong buying. At risk is a second straight weekly loss for the stock market after it staged four consecutive weekly advances. The bid this morning comes amid improved market conditions in Europe. That has helped Italy's debt yields drift lower. Still, many remain sensitive to the region's ability to get a grip on fiscal and financial conditions, making headline risk a real factor in trading.

09:05 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +13.80. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +15.00. Commodities are mixed this morning. That has the CRB Commodity Index down 0.1%. Among its more closely tracked commodities, oil prices are up 0.4% to $98.15 per barrel in the opening minutes of pit trade. Meanwhile, natural gas prices are down 1.60% to $3.69 per MMBtu. As for precious metals, gold prices were last quoted at $1770 per ounce for a 0.6% gain, while silver trades with a 0.3% loss at $34 per ounce.

08:35 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +12.80. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +14.50. Although trade in Europe is still sensitive to headline risk, sentiment there continues to strengthen. That has helped trim yields on Italy's debt. The country continues to move forward with its efforts to shore up fiscal and financial conditions, most recently with the country's Senate approving a new austerity plan. Italy's MIB is currently up 1.9%. Meanwhile, Germany's DAX is boasting a 2.0% gain with help from Allianz, which is up nicely in the wake of its latest quarterly report. France's CAC has climbed to a 1.4% gain. Britain's FTSE is now up 1.0% amid strength in financial issues, namely Schroders, Lloyds Group (pre-market: LYG 1.73, +0.00), and Royal Bank of Scotland (pre-market: RBS 7.05, +0.23). As for data, PPI output in the United Kingdom was flat during October after it had increased by 0.3% in the prior month.

Overnight action in Asia took Japan's Nikkei just 0.2% higher. Dowa Holdings, Pioneer Corp., and Yokogawa Electric provided positive leadership, while Olympus continued its descent. Tokyo Dome and Sumco Corp. were also weak. Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0.9%. Mainland China's Shanghai Composite eked out a narrow gain as bank stocks like Agricultural Bank of China and ICBC staged strong gains.

08:05 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +14.80. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +18.50. Market participants continue to show tolerance for risk, resulting in a bid for stock futures on the back of the prior session's broad market bounce. Consistent with the trends of recent weeks, early participants are taking their cues from Europe, where the region's major bourses are sporting impressive gains and yields on Italy's debt have eased lower, indicative of reduced worries over the country's ability to handle precarious fiscal and financial conditions.

Stronger sentiment in Europe has also helped the euro extend its prior session advance by 0.4% to $1.365.

Corporate news has been rather light since the close of the prior session, but Walt Disney (pre-market: DIS 35.79, +1.15) was out last evening to report a better-than-expected bottom line. Its shares are up more than 3% ahead of the open.

The economic calendar is also thin today. It features only the preliminary reading on November consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan at 9:55 AM ET.

As an aside, market watchers may witness weaker share volume totals today since many traders will be away from their desks because the bond market is closed in observance of Veterans Day.

06:29 am : [BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: +10.30. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +10.30.

06:29 am : Nikkei...8514.47...+13.70...+0.20%. Hang Seng...19137.17...+173.30...+0.90%.

06:29 am : FTSE...5463.34...+18.50...+0.30%. DAX...5903.27...+35.50...+0.60%.

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

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