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 Post subject: December 2nd Wednesday 2009 Emini ES ($ES_F) points +30.50
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Written By M.A. Perry
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Today's trades that were posted in real-time in #FuturesTrades chat room via my IRC user name wrbtrader. You can review each trade from entry to exit along with commentary and an occasional trading tip involving WRB Analysis (wide range body analysis) because its all archived @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=387

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I lacked patience today until I got frustrated enough that I decided to take a long break from trading to do some important personal stuff involving a few problems with my tax return that was filed earlier this year. To add insult, the market trends southward while I was gone and then goes into a low volatility tight trading range upon my return. However, luckily I made most of my profits early in the trading day prior to getting frustrated with today's price action.


FYI - You can ask me questions here at the forum or you can tweet me on twitter about anything related to today's trading or related to your own trading.

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In addition, posted below are direct links about my trade methodology or trading approach 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 analysis).


http://www.thestrategylab.com/WRBAnalysisTutorials.htm

http://www.thestrategylab.com/TradeStrategies.htm

Also, I strongly believe that profitable trading involves more than just trade signals and that's why most traders fail because they put all their efforts in trade signals while ignoring the impact on their trading results via market experience, discipline, money management, team collaboration, proper trading enviornment (home or office), market psychology, trader psychology (trading habits/routine and personal lifestyle). If you don't understand this perspective...please ask questions here at the forum for more info or you can tweet me on twitter @wrbtrader.

My Trading Performance: +30.50 Emini ES ($ES_F) points

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Stocks Struggle After Record
Wall Street is choppy one day after the blue-chip indicator closes at a 14-month high. Investors consider GM shakeup, record gold prices, employment data.
By Alexandra Twin, CNNMoney.com senior writer
Last Updated: December 2, 2009: 5:52 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks struggled Wednesday as investors sought more evidence that a recovery is taking hold, one day after the Dow industrials closed at its highest point in 14 months.

Mixed readings on the labor market, GM's management shakeup and record gold prices above $1,210 an ounce all played a role in the day's trading.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) lost 19 points, or 0.2%. The blue-chip average ended the previous session at the highest point since Oct. 2, 2008. The S&P 500 (SPX) index ended little changed. The Nasdaq composite (COMP) rose 9 points, or 0.4%.

Stocks struggled as investors sorted through the day's news and geared up for the big monthly jobs report due Friday. Ahead of that, investors will keep an eye on Thursday's weekly jobless claims report from the Labor Department.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500), American Express (AXP, Fortune 500), Chevron (CVX, Fortune 500) and Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500) were among the Dow's biggest losers.

The Fed released its periodic "Beige Book" reading on economic conditions in the nation's 12 districts. The central bank said economic conditions have improved modestly since its last report in the third week of October. However, labor market conditions remained weak and commercial real estate markets deteriorated.

"The report basically confirms that things are better than they have been, but that we are by no means off to the races," said Joshua Shapiro, chief U.S. economist at Maria Fiorini Ramirez Inc.

Shapiro said that, in the near term, it's fair to say that the data have largely supported the stock gains. But next year is more concerning.

"The issue is whether we're going to see enough profit growth and economic growth next year to justify continued equity gains," he said. "I'm concerned that by the second half of the year, we're going to run into more problems."

Stocks rallied Tuesday as worries about Dubai's debt problems eased, pushing the Dow to a 14-month high. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 both closed short of 14-month highs.

General Motors: GM's CEO Fritz Henderson resigned late Tuesday and will be replaced by chairman Ed Whitacre on a temporary basis, until a successor can be found.

Henderson was a 25-year GM veteran who took over as CEO in March after Rick Wagoner was forced out by the Obama administration as part of GM's government-supervised restructuring.

Labor market: The first in a three-day blitz of readings on the job market got underway Wednesday with mixed results.

Payroll services firm ADP said employers in the private sector cut 169,000 jobs from their payrolls in November versus forecasts for cuts of 150,000 jobs. Employers cut 196,000 jobs in October.

The report is seen as something of a precursor to the broader monthly labor market report due out Friday in which employers are expected to have cut 120,000 non-farm payroll jobs in November after cutting 190,000 in October.

Employers announced 50,349 planned job cuts in November, according to another report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, down 9.6% from October and the lowest number in almost two years. But the total number of cuts announced this year have already outpaced last year's total.

Gold touches $1,200: COMEX gold for February delivery rallied $12.80 to settle at $1,213 an ounce, a new closing high. Gold rose as high as $1,218.40 during the session.

The dollar and oil: The dollar gained versus the euro and the yen after hovering in mixed territory in the morning.

U.S. light crude oil for January delivery fell $1.77 to settle at $76.60 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

World markets: Overseas markets inched higher, with London's FTSE 100, Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 all ending with slim gains. Asian markets advanced too, with Japan's Nikkei ending 0.4% higher.

Bonds: Treasury prices slipped, raising the yield on the 10-year note to 3.31% from 3.28% late Tuesday. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Market breadth was positive. On the New York Stock Exchange, winners beat losers three to two on volume of 1.03 billion shares. On the Nasdaq, advancers topped decliners by eight to five on volume of 2.08 billion shares.

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4:20 pm : Some early buying sent the S&P 500 up to a fractionally better 2009 high, but a lack of support left stocks to roll over and settle at the neutral line. A firmer U.S. dollar also dragged down interest in stocks.

Despite a tepid tone to premarket trade, stocks made their way to solid gains in the early going. Materials stocks (+1.1%) were leaders, yet again, as precious metals prices continued to push higher. In fact, gold hit a new record high near $1218 per ounce overnight. It closed pit trade slightly off of that mark with a 1.1% gain at $1213 per ounce.

Gold managed to hold its gains in the face of a modest rebound by the greenback. The Dollar Index had traded near 52-week lows in the previous session, but managed to make its way to a 0.3% gain this session.

The dollar's advance helped undercut the stock market's gains, which had already begun to fade from fractionally improved 2009 highs as buyers took a breather. Stocks were left to surrender their gains and spend the afternoon with modest losses until some moderate support helped the broader market finish with a fractional gain.

Amid the broader market's fractional gain, the major sectors finished in mixed fashion. The defensive-oriented utilities sector saw the strongest gain. It advanced 1.3% after analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated shares of American Electric (AEP 33.94, +0.90) and Edison International (EIX 35.18, +0.58) with Buy ratings.

Meanwhile, analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded shares of regional banks BB&T (BBT 26.19, +0.59) and SunTrust (STI 23.29), which helped win support for the group (+1.3%) despite a report from analysts at Oppenheimer that suggested regional banks have reported only 36% of net charge-offs expected in this credit cycle.

Still, strength among regional banks wasn't enough to give the broader financial sector a lift out of negative ground. Instead, the financial sector finished with a 0.1% loss as it lagged for the second straight session.

Energy was the worst performing sector this session, though. It surrendered 0.8%, primarily due to markedly lower crude oil prices, which fell 2.3% to close pit trade at $76.60 per barrel. Sellers stepped up their efforts against oil after weekly inventory tallies showed a build of 2.09 million barrels. A draw of 400,000 barrels had been expected.

This session's headlines were limited in quantity and impact. Participants had a muted reaction to the latest ADP Employment Change Report, which showed that 169,000 private payrolls were shed in November. That figure is down from the 203,000 job losses reported in the October ADP Report, but it is worse than the 150,000 job losses that had been widely expected.

Though the ADP figures don't always match those of the government's official nonfarm payrolls report, which is due Friday morning, it is often directionally accurate relative to expectations. The consensus currently calls for a loss of 123,000 private jobs.

On a similar note, the Fed's latest Beige Book stated that employment conditions remain generally weak. However, it did indicate that economic conditions have generally improved modestly, while consumer spending improved moderately.

Corporate headlines had little lasting impact on the broader market. Boeing (BA 53.78, +0.06) benefited early from news that competitor Northrop Grumman (NOC 55.27, +0.01) will not pursue certain tanker contracts, but shares of BA eventually rolled over.

Meanwhile, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson announced his resignation. The announcement comes after the company said its November U.S. vehicle sales fell an unadjusted 2% year-over-year, while its retail sales increased 1% for the month.

Advancing Sectors: Utilities (+1.3%), Materials (+1.1%), Telecom (+0.7%), Health Care (+0.3%), Consumer Discretionary (+0.3%)
Declining Sectors: Energy (+0.8%), Tech (-0.1%), Industrials (-0.1%), Financials (-0.1%)
Unchanged: Consumer StaplesDJ30 -18.90 NASDAQ +9.22 NQ100 +0.2% R2K +1.2% SP400 +0.7% SP500 +0.38 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1661/2.07 bln/1048 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1973/1.03 bln/1032

3:30 pm : Despite a firmer dollar, precious metals prices continue to push higher. Interest in gold sent the yellow metal to a new record high near $1218 per ounce overnight. It closed pit trade slightly off of that mark with a 1.1% gain at $1213 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver prices settled with a 0.6% gain at $19.33 per ounce.

Energy prices were pressured, though. Crude oil started pit trade in the red and failed to find higher ground before it finished with a 2.3% loss at $76.60 per barrel. Sellers stepped up their efforts against oil after weekly inventory tallies showed a build of 2.09 million barrels, which was bearish relative to the consensus call for a draw of 400,000 barrels.

Natural gas prices endured an even worse session. Prices for the commodity fell 4.9% to $4.53 per contract. DJ30 -26.08 NASDAQ +6.97 SP500 -0.87 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1564/1.72 bln/1134 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1856/753 mln/1156

3:00 pm : The stock market has failed to find its way back into positive ground. That has left it to continue to trade with a fractional loss as it moves sideways just below the neutral line. The stock market had sported a modest gain of roughly 0.6% at its session high.

Though the broader market remains in the red, Treasuries have turned lower. The benchmark 10-year Note had been down roughly 10 ticks in the early going, but eventually made its way to a slight gain. It has since buckled and fallen back to a 10-tick loss. DJ30 -26.00 NASDAQ +7.37 SP500 -1.09 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1564/1.59 bln/1126 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1851/694 mln/1135

2:30 pm : Diversified banks (-1.6%) have been under steady pressure this session, but regional banks (+0.9%) have been able to garner support. Interest in regional banks comes even though analysts at Oppenheimer issued a report that suggested that regional banks have reported only some 36% of net charge-offs expected in this credit cycle.

Investment banks and brokerages (-1.3%) are also showing weakness this session. Their decline comes as shares of Morgan Stanley (MS 30.63, -0.89) slump. There isn't any immediate news item to account for the firm's falter, though.

Weakness among diversified banks and brokerages has kept the broader financial sector in the red for most of the session. The sector is currently contending with a 0.5% loss.DJ30 -26.88 NASDAQ +5.41 SP500 -1.30 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1493/1.49 bln/1199 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1790/648 mln/1193

2:00 pm : According to the latest Beige Book, economic conditions have generally improved modestly. Consumer spending was reported to have improved moderately even though employment conditions remain generally weak.

Loan demand also remains weak. However, there have been some signs of improvement.

Stocks are gyrating a bit in the wake of the report, but the market's overall reaction has been rather muted.

Shortly before the Beige Book's release, Reuters reported that Richmond Fed President Lacker stated that it is difficult to underplay how big a challenge U.S. deficits pose. DJ30 -17.76 NASDAQ +10.41 SP500 +0.16 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1571/1.35 bln/1098 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1907/590 mln/1055

1:30 pm : Stocks are slowly trying to reclaim their lost gains. However, the Dow and S&P 500 have yet to return to positive ground.

Small-caps and mid-caps continue to sport solid gains in the face of the broader market's struggle. At the moment, the Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index is up 0.9%, while the S&P 400 is up 0.5%. The Russell 2000 is currently led by StemCells (STEM 1.35, +0.27) amid news that National Institute of Health approved 13 stem cell lines to be used in research, while Air Tran (AAI 4.97, +0.51) leads mid-caps amid news that the air carrier's November traffic grew by 10.5% and that analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the airline sector to Attractive. DJ30 -34.31 NASDAQ +4.95 SP500 -1.89 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1521/1.24 bln/1128 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1793/545 mln/1146

1:00 pm : Stocks made their way to a solid gain after a choppy start, but their failure to climb beyond fractionally improved 2009 highs brought about some selling pressure, which intensified as the dollar gained ground.

The major indices put together solid gains midmorning as Boeing (BA 53.42, -0.30) provided early leadership to the Dow amid news that its competitor Northrop Grumman (NOC 55.30, +0.04) will not pursue certain tanker contracts. Boeing has since rolled over, though. Meanwhile, large-cap tech led the Nasdaq to a gain of roughly 1% and materials stocks led the S&P 500 to a healthy gain in the first few hours of trade.

Materials stocks continue to benefit from interest in precious metals plays and mining stocks as gold prices rise. Gold futures hit a new record high near $1218 per ounce. It is currently up 0.9% to $1210 per ounce in the face of a 0.2% gain by the Dollar Index.

Energy prices haven't responded so well to the dollar's gain, though. Oil prices started the session under pressure, but their weakness was exacerbated by a rather bearish weekly inventory report. Oil is currently down 2.2% to $76.70 per barrel. Lower oil prices have taken the energy sector to a 1.0% loss. Though that is worse than any other major sector, energy isn't alone. Financials are lagging for the second straight session as they trade with a 0.4% loss. Industrials are also down 0.4%.

Weakness in energy and financials, which together account for more than 25% of the S&P 500's market weight, has weighed on the broader market and kept a cap on midmorning gains. Buyers have also been quieted by a firmer dollar, which had started the session flat against a basket of competing currencies.

Participants got a peak into the official nonfarm payrolls report, which is due Friday, from the latest ADP Employment Change Report. The ADP report indicated that 169,000 private payrolls were shed in November. That figure is down from the previous ADP reading, but it was worse than had been expected.

Due shortly is the Fed's Beige Book (2:00 PM ET). The report will give further insight into regional economic conditions, but it is unlikely to present any new revelations. DJ30 -34.39 NASDAQ +6.66 SP500 -1.54 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1510/1.14 bln/1129 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1824/507 mln/1119

12:30 pm : The major indices have moved another leg lower as the Dollar Index climbs to a session high. The greenback is now up 0.2% against a basket of foreign currencies.

Despite the dollar's upward move, gold remains largely undeterrted. The yellow metal is up 0.7% to $1208.00 per ounce. Oil is still under pressure, though; crude contracts are pricing oil 2.5% lower at $76.45 per barrel.

Treasuries have turned higher. The benchmark 10-year Note had been down some 10 ticks earlier, but it is now sporting a slight gain.DJ30 -38.35 NASDAQ +4.75 SP500 -2.50 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1489/1.04 bln/1125 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1737/470 mln/1163

12:00 pm : Stocks in the broader market continue to trade in mixed fashion after falling from their session highs. Still, there are a few pockets of notable strength.

The materials sector continues to sport the best gains of this session. As a group, materials stocks are up 1.2%. Utilities aren't far behind, though; the sector is up 1.0%. The sector's strength comes after analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated shares of American Electric (AEP 33.64, +0.60) and Edison International (EIX 34.85, +0.25) with Buy ratings. The analysts gave Hold ratings to Duke Energy (DUK 17.26, +0.15), Southern (SO 32.57, +0.16), and Dominion Resources (D 37.62, +0.44). DJ30 -10.89 NASDAQ +11.47 SP500 +0.57 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1627/914 mln/960 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1943/409 mln/951

11:30 am : Stocks recently surrendered their gains after the broader market failed to make a meaningful push to new 2009 highs. An improved Dollar Index has also added to selling pressure -- the Dollar Index is currently up 0.2%.

The greenback's gain has also put added pressure on oil prices and, in turn, energy stocks. Oil prices had already been on the slide amid some rather bearish inventory data, but they are now near session lows as they trade with a 2.2% loss at $76.65 per barrel. The energy sector is at its own session low as it contends with a 1.0% loss. DJ30 -12.09 NASDAQ +12.83 SP500 +0.29 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1679/807 mln/878 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1910/364 mln/951

11:00 am : Stocks are back to sporting varied gains after a choppy start. The Nasdaq Composite continues to garner the most support as it trades with a near 1% gain, which has put it within striking distance of its 2009 highs.

Though the gains currently sported by the Dow and S&P 500 aren't as strong as that of the Nasdaq, the two benchmark indices have outdone the Nasdaq by making their way to fractionally better 2009 highs. Boeing (BA 54.19, +0.47) has been a primary leader in the Dow. Its strength stems from news that competitor Northrop Grumman (NOC 55.80, +0.54) is abandoning in a tanker bid for the Air Force. Meanwhile, materials stocks (+1.3%) continue to lead the broader market as precious metals kick higher -- gold was last quoted at $1214.10 per ounce, up 1.2%. DJ30 +22.52 NASDAQ +20.38 SP500 +4.42 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1784/637 mln/729 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2095/284 mln/735

10:35 am : January crude oil moved into negative territory overnight and remains there in current activity. Ahead on inventory data, crude was 1% lower at $77.67 per barrel. Following inventory data, which showed a build of 2091K vs. consensus of a draw of 400K, crude fell to fresh lows of $77.15 and is now 88 cents lower at $77.48.

January natural gas also traded in negative territory overnight. Around an hour before pit trading began, crude briefly spiked into positive territory, but quickly reversed and fell to new session lows, hit minutes ago at $4.651. In current activity, natural gas is trading 1.5% lower at $4.692 per MMBtu.

Precious metals are modestly higher, while the US Dollar Index is near the unchanged line. Feb gold is trading 1.2% higher at $1214.8 per ounce, while Feb silver is 1% higher at $19.41 per ounce.DJ30 +22.29 NASDAQ +20.80 SP500 +4.66 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1810/516.0 mln/644 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2107/229.4 mln/670

10:00 am : Stocks quickly bounced back after surrendering initial gains, making for some rather choppy action in the early going.

Materials stocks have steadily sported strong gains this morning, though. The sector is up 0.9% as gold stocks provide support for the second straight session. As a group, gold stocks are up 0.9%. However, diversified metals and miners are faring even better with a 1.6% gain. Those moves come as gold prices climb 1.2% to $1213.30 per ounce.

Financials (-0.2%) and energy (-0.3%) continue to lag. Energy's weakness comes as oil prices slip 0.7% to $77.85 per barrel ahead of the latest weekly inventory data (10:30 AM ET). DJ30 +10.20 NASDAQ +12.01 SP500 +1.99 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1528/292 mln/824 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1820/137 mln/876

09:40 am : Stocks have started the session with varied gains. Specifically, blue chips in the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up fractionally, while the broad-based S&P 500 is making a modest, upward move. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite is up more solidly, though.

Financials are lagging for the second straight session. The sector is currently down 0.4%. It's not alone, though. Energy (-0.3%) and consumer staples (-0.2%) are also in the red. DJ30 +8.92 NASDAQ +10.52 SP500 +1.69 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1497/142 mln/648 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1826/75 mln/768

09:20 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -1.10. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +2.00. Broad-based buying helped the Dow set a fractionally better 2009 high during the previous session and took the S&P 500 close to the same mark, but stock futures have been rather flat this morning. Trade in Europe has also been tepid, though major Asian markets made solid gains. Gold continues to garner considerable support, though. The yellow metal hit new record highs above $1218 per ounce in overnight trade; it was last quoted at $1209 per ounce, up 0.8%. That advance comes in the face of a fractionally higher Dollar Index, which came within close reach of its 52-week lows during the previous session. There haven't been many major announcements for participants to digest this morning. The reaction to the November ADP Report was muted even though the report showed a larger-than-expected loss of jobs. Anecdotal data is due out this afternoon in the form of the Fed's Beige Book (2:00 PM ET).

09:00 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -0.50. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +2.30. U.S. stock futures continue to show little direction ahead of the opening bell. Europe's major equity averages are also flat. Britain's FTSE is down 0.2% at the moment. Banks are under pressure amid news that analysts at ING believe European banks are still short of capital and may be presently overvalued. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is under added pressure as The Times reported that Britain's Treasury may clash with institutional investors as the government after it took control of the bank's bonus pool. However, metals players are in demand as basic materials and metals prices climb. That has favored BHP Billiton (BHP) and Rito Tinto (RTP). In Germany, the DAX is fractionally lower. Its banks are also under pressure. Automaker BMW has also slipped amid news that its U.S. unit sales decreased 7.5% in November from the year before. France's CAC is currently flat. BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole are both in the red, but LVMH Moet is providing a counterbalance by making a gain. Japan's Nikkei added 0.4% as the yen fell against the U.S. dollar. Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama reportedly stated that the currency's strength can't be left as it is. Meanwhile, separate reports indicate that Japan's economy contracted 3.5% in the fiscal year that ended in March. That's its largest annual fall on record and bigger than the previous estimate of a 3.2% drop. The news followed word from earlier this week that the Japanese government is moving closer to additional stimulus. In corporate news, Nissan Motor (NSANY) reported that its U.S. sales jumped 21% last month. That drove its shares higher. However, silicon wafer maker Sumco plunged nearly after it swung to an operating loss... In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng gained 0.8%. Macau casino operators advanced in conjunction with reports that gambling revenue had risen a sharp 59% from a year earlier. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite closed 1.1% higher. Meanwhile, the MSCI Asia Pacific Index closed 0.4% higher.

08:30 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +0.20. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +3.80. Released at 8:15 AM ET, the latest ADP Employment Change Report indicated that 169,000 private payrolls were shed in November. Though that figure is down from the 203,000 job losses reported in October, it is worse than the 150,000 job losses that had been widely expected. Stock futures haven't shown much of a reaction to the announcement and continue to trade flat.

08:00 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +1.20. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +3.50. Overall news flow is slow and the dollar is flat against competing currencies this morning. That has left stock futures largely unchanged ahead of the ADP Employment Change Report for November (8:15 AM ET). Though the ADP Report doesn't always match the government's official jobs report, which is due Friday, it is often directionally accurate relative to expectations. The consensus for the latest ADP Report calls for 150,000 private payroll losses, while 123,000 nonfarm job losses are expected for the government's official November tally. The Fed's Beige Book is also due today (2:00 PM ET), but it is unlikely to contain any new revelations.

06:17 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -1.40. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: flat.

06:17 am : Nikkei...9608.94...+36.70...+0.40%. Hang Seng...22289.57...+176.40...+0.80%.

06:17 am : FTSE...5303.10...-9.00...-0.20%. DAX...5770.07...-6.40...-0.10%.

M.A. Perry
Trader and Founder of WRB Analysis (wide range body analysis)
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