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 Post subject: January 6th Wednesday 2010 Emini ES ($ES_F) points +1.25
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Written By M.A. Perry
Trader and Founder of WRB Analysis (wide range body analysis)

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=70&t=418. Thus, if you're looking for free information that can improve your trading...consistently read the #FuturesTrades logs and do the same for my commentaries below because I'll intentionally post an occassional trading tip that will help most traders.

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Today's results are 6 wins : 4 loses : 3 breakevens. The statement below shows green but I document it as a loss because my end of night statement has the actual commission cost of trading...results equal a loss for the trading day. With that said, it was a very frustrating trading day even though I was more in control. The only good thing about the trading that that it confirmed my suspicion that we'll soon have a volatile trading day that will produce a trend day or a strong directional price movement in the morning trading session based upon my WRB Analysis. I'll need to be alert in that I don't want to miss key trade signals the next few trading days. Thus, the next few trading days will be a good time to increase profit target levels and to hold on to trades a little longer along with doing very little scaling out to maximize profits.


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: +1.25 Emini ES ($ES_F) points

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Stocks End With Little Change
By Alexandra Twin, senior writer
January 6, 2010: 5:50 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Nasdaq slid and the broader market churned Wednesday as investors mulled weakness in tech and telecom along with signs of stabilization in the job market and services sector of the economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) ended just above unchanged. The S&P 500 index (SPX) was little changed. The Nasdaq composite (COMP) lost 7 points, or 0.3%.

After starting off the new year with a big rally, investors were cautious, with stocks churning in a tight range Tuesday and Wednesday. A stronger dollar and some concerns ahead of Friday's big monthly jobs report have created some hesitation on the part of investors.

Market participants are also likely holding back in the wake of a big 2009, in which the S&P 500 gained 23%, the Dow industrials added 19% and the Nasdaq added 44%.

Despite the early January choppiness, the trend is still up, according to Rob Lutts, chief investment officer at Cabot Money Management. "When the market is strong and you enter into a new year, money is often reallocated and I think you're going to see it move into equities," he said.

Lutts said that despite the stock rally last year, most mutual fund money went into fixed income, rather than stocks, with investors still very cautious after the near financial market meltdown. That caution is also reflected by the more than $3 trillion that is sitting in cash or cash equivalents.

"It's likely that this year there's some pent-up buying that could drive stocks for a few weeks," he said. "Then the earnings start and the results should be pretty strong for the next few quarters."

Jobs: Two private firms released reports on the December labor market, ahead of Friday's big non-farm payrolls report from the government.

Payroll services firm ADP said employers in the private sector cut 84,000 jobs from their payrolls last month, the smallest monthly decline since March 2008. However, economists surveyed by Briefing.com were expecting 75,000 cuts, on average. Employers cut 145,000 jobs in November.

Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that 45,094 job cuts were announced in December, down from November's 50,349 figure. December 2009's number was the lowest since December 2007.

On Friday, the government is expected to report no change in non-farm payrolls last month, after employers cut 11,000 in the previous month, according to a Briefing.com survey. The unemployment rate, generated by a separate survey, is expected to show that the unemployment rate rose to 10.1% from 10% in November.

Economy: The Institute for Supply Management's services sector index rose to 50.1 from 48.7 in the previous month. Economists thought it would rise to 50.5, on average. A reading over 50 indicates expansion in the sector.

At around 2:00 p.m. ET, the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its December policy meeting. At that meeting, the bankers opted to continue to hold interest rates at historic lows near zero. The minutes showed the bankers thought that the economy was continuing to strengthen and that downside risks were waning.
0:00 /1:582010: Jobs in the danger zone

On the move: Ford Motor (F, Fortune 500) rallied 3.7% in active New York Stock Exchange trading one day after it reported strong December sales at the end of one of the worst years in memory for the automakers.

On Tuesday, Ford said U.S. sales jumped 34% in December versus a year ago and rose 50% from November. For the year, sales fell 15%. Ford's December sales were better than expected. Toyota (TM) and Honda (HMC) also reported better-than-expected results.

Dow component 3M (MMM, Fortune 500) gained 1.4% after Goldman Sachs upgraded it to its "Conviction Buy" list from a "Buy" rating.

World markets: Asian markets ended higher. In Europe, London's FTSE 100 rose 0.1%, France's CAC 40 rose 0.1% and the German DAX was little changed.

Commodities and the dollar: The dollar fell versus the euro gained against the yen.

COMEX gold for February delivery gained $17.80 to settle at $1,136.50 an ounce. Gold closed at an all-time high of $1,218.30 an ounce last month.

U.S. light crude oil for February delivery rose $1.41 to settle at $83.18 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest close since October 2008.

Bonds: Treasury prices fell, raising the yield on the 10-year note to 3.80% from 3.75% late Tuesday. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Market breadth was mixed. On the New York Stock Exchange, winners topped losers three to two on volume of 1.11 billion shares. On the Nasdaq, decliners topped advancers by five to four on volume of 2.24 billion shares.

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4:30 pm : Despite plenty of potential catalysts for trade, the broader stock market lacked direction for the second straight session. Natural resource plays showed considerable strength, though.

Participants got a glimpse into the government's official nonfarm payrolls report, which is due Friday, via the latest ADP Employment Report. The ADP report stated that 84,000 jobs were lost in December, down from 145,000 job losses in November. Still, the December tally was a bit more than the 75,000 that many had expected.

The December ISM Service Index improved to 50.1 from the 48.7 that was registered in November. Though the latest index suggested that activity made a modest pick up, since it was above the 50 that delineates expansion from contraction, it was still a bit below the 50.5 that economists, on average, had forecast.

Neither the ADP report nor the ISM reading caused much of a stir among participants.

Reactions were also muted to the latest FOMC meeting minutes, which indicated that some members think more stimulus might become desirable. That did put pressure on the dollar, though; the dollar shed 0.2% against a basket of foreign currencies.

The dollar's drop provided an extra boon to commodities and gave the CRB Commodity Index a 1.5% gain. Oil prices climbed 1.7% to finish pit trade at $83.18 per barrel. Prices had been up as high as $83.52 per barrel, a fresh 52-week high. More impressive, though, is that the high came after oil prices rallied from a modest loss, which was induced by news that crude oil inventories for the week that ended January 1 increased by 1.33 million barrels. The consensus had called for a 1 million barrel draw.

Higher oil prices helped the energy sector climb to a 1.0% gain, which was second only to the 1.5% gain registered by the materials sector.

Steel stocks were leaders in the materials sector. They tacked on 3.5% amid better-than-expected earnings from Worthington Industries (WOR 16.73, +2.85), which put together one of its best single-session percentage gains of the past 52 weeks, and a few upgrades on sector players.

Agricultural chemical outfits Mosaic (MOS 65.57, +2.42) and Monsanto (MON 86.64, +1.63) managed to garner support, even though they both came short of Wall Street's respective earnings estimates for the latest quarter. Shares of MOS hit a fresh 52-week high, while shares of MON made it to a multimonth high.

Though natural resource plays made their way to marked gains, the broader market was weighed down by large-cap tech stocks, which dragged the tech sector to a 0.9% loss and caused the tech-rich Nasdaq to lag its counterparts.

Telecom was the worst performing sector this session, though. It dropped 3.0% as integrated telecom fell 3.3%.

Advancing Sectors: Materials (+1.5%), Energy (+1.0%), Health Care (+0.5%), Utilities (+0.5%), Financials (+0.4%), Industrials (+0.2%)
Declining Sectors: Telecom (-3.0%), Tech (-0.9%), Consumer Staples (-0.1%)
Unchanged: Consumer DiscretionaryDJ30 +1.66 NASDAQ -7.62 NQ100 -0.5% R2K -0.3% SP400 +0.5% SP500 +0.62 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1198/2.27 bln/1488 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1815/1.11 bln/1206

3:30 pm : Strong support for both energy futures contracts and precious metals futures contracts helped drive the CRB Commodity Index to a 1.5% gain this session. That marked its third straight gain, which puts it up roughly 3.6% week-to-date.

Crude oil prices settled the session with a 1.7% gain at $83.18 per barrel after they registered a fresh 52-week high of $83.52 per barrel. More impressive, though, is that the high came after oil prices rallied from a modest loss, which followed word that crude oil inventories for the week that ended January 1 had a build of 1.33 million barrels. The consensus had called for a 1 million barrel draw.

Natural gas prices pushed sharply higher. They settled at $6.01 per contract, up 6.2%, after coming in close contact with their December highs near $6.04 per contract.

Meanwhile, gold gained 1.6% to settle at $1136.50 per ounce and silver settled 2.1% higher at $18.18 per ounce.
DJ30 +3.85 NASDAQ -6.36 SP500 +1.14 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1262/1.85 bln/1432 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1815/796 mln/1212

3:00 pm : The S&P 500 recently made its way to a fresh session high. Still, its gain remains limited and the Nasdaq continues to trade with a modest loss.

Telecom stocks continue to lag with a considerable loss. The sector is now down 2.7% to trade at a fresh session low. That loss is more than four times the size of the tech sector's 0.6% loss, which is the next worst performance this session. Consumer staples make up the only other sector to trade in the red; they are down 0.2%. DJ30 +17.68 NASDAQ -3.75 SP500 +2.14 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1292/1.72 bln/1374 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1851/731 mln/1158

2:30 pm : The Dollar Index has retreated to a 0.3% loss, which puts it at a session low. The drop by the buck has helped buoy both stocks and commodities, such that the S&P 500 is at an afternoon high, though its gain remains modest, and the CRB Commodity Index is now up 1.2%.

Energy stocks have seen a particularly strong pick up in support. The sector is now up to a session high with a 1.2% gain, partly due to a 1.6% gain in oil prices, which now stand at $83.10 per barrel. DJ30 +12.24 NASDAQ -2.27 SP500 +1.63 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1303/1.57 bln/1346 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1840/667 mln/1146

2:00 pm : According to the latest FOMC meeting minutes, which were just released, FOMC members said that more stimulus might become desirable, but that asset purchases could be scaled back. Officials also expressed a continued concern about a weak labor market.

Stocks have made a slight uptick with the release of the minutes, but the overall mood this session remains rather mixed. DJ30 -1.74 NASDAQ -10.59 SP500 -0.33 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1256/1.45 bln/1366 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1780/610 mln/1214

1:30 pm : The stock market continues to dance along the neutral line. Though materials stocks still sport a 1.6% gain, the sector's lack of weight has left it unable to lift the broader market to a gain.

Meanwhile, tech, which is the largest sector by market weight in the S&P 500, has retreated to a 0.6% loss. Large-cap tech names continue to undermine the sector. DJ30 +2.42 NASDAQ -4.07 SP500 +0.70 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1372/1.31 bln/1258 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1829/550 mln/1140

1:00 pm : Despite a handful of headlines, stocks have been unable to establish a clear direction this session. That has left the major indices to trade mixed in lackluster fashion.

Stocks started the session near the flat line, generally uninfluenced by the latest ADP Employment Report, which indicated that job losses in dropped to 84,000 in December. The consensus had called for 75,000 job losses ahead of the government's official monthly payrolls report, which is due Friday morning.

Stocks also showed little response to news to the midmorning release of the December ISM Service Index. At 50.1 it was slightly below what had been expected, but it was still up from the previous reading.

Though the broader market continues to trade along the unchanged mark, the materials sector has been a strong performer this session. The sector is up 1.7% at the moment.

Steel stocks look especially strong; they are up 2.8%. Shares of Worthington Industries (WOR 16.39, +2.51) are on track for one of their best single-session performances in month, thanks to better-than-expected earnings and news from Reuters that analysts at Goldman Sachs gave the stock an upgrade. Olympic Steel (ZEUS 34.45, +0.81) and Schnitzer Steel (SCHN 53.28, +3.35) also look strong.

Mosaic (MOS 65.18, +2.03) and Monsanto (MON 86.64, +1.63), also members of the materials sector, have both managed to garner support, despite missing the consensus earnings estimate for the latest quarter.

Energy stocks, now up 0.6%, have been helped by higher oil prices, which recently put in fresh 52-week intraday highs after they had been down midmorning. Crude had made a temporary dip into negative ground when it was learned that oil inventories for the week that ended Jan. 1 had a surprise build. Oil prices were last quoted at $82.70 per barrel, up 1.1%.

Telecom has consistently underperformed this session. Weakness in integrated telecom (-2.5%) has the sector down to a 2.2% loss. DJ30 +6.34 NASDAQ -4.64 SP500 +0.31 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1359/978 mln/1208 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1797/482 mln/1109

12:30 pm : Oil prices slipped into negative territory with the midmorning release of the latest weekly inventory data, which showed an unexpected build, but prices have since rebounded to trade with an enviable gain. Oil prices were last quoted 1.1% higher at $82.65 per barrel. That's just shy of their session high, which marked a new 52-week intraday high for oil prices.

Oil's improvement has helped drive the energy sector to a 0.4% gain. Oil and gas equipment plays are looking especially strong as they climb 0.9%. Refiners are faring even better as they climb to a 2.5% gain. DJ30 +6.34 NASDAQ -4.64 SP500 +0.31 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1359/978 mln/1208 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1799/428 mln/1109

12:00 pm : The Nasdaq has fallen back into negative territory as shares of large-cap tech plays come under pressure. Google (GOOG 611.46, -12.53), Oracle (ORCL 24.50, -0.32), and Microsoft (MSFT 30.66, -0.30) are primary laggards in the tech-rich index.

Meanwhile, blue chips are fighting to keep the Dow in positive territory. The broad-based S&P 500 is also battling to remain in the green.

Despite the lackluster action among stocks, Treasuries have had a rather weak session. As such, the benchmark 10-year Note is down 13 ticks. That has lifted its yield back above 3.80%. DJ30 +5.97 NASDAQ -4.30 SP500 +0.13 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1359/978 mln/1208 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1799/428 mln/1109

11:30 am : The major indices continue to chop along with very modest gains. Gains are stronger, though, among small-cap stocks and mid-cap stocks, which are up 0.3% and 0.4%, respectively.

Taser (TASR 5.55, +0.85) is a primary leader among small-caps in the Russell 2000 after the company announced that it received a handful of significant orders at the end of 2009 that are expected to help lift the company's revenue above expectations for the year. Shares of TASR are on their way toward their best single-session percentage gain in 52-weeks.

Shares of Worthing Industries (WOR 16.18, +2.30) are on track for one of their best single-session performances since April, thanks to better-than-expected earnings and news from Reuters that analysts at Goldman Sachs gave the stock an upgrade. Worthington is currently a primary leader in the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index. DJ30 +17.30 NASDAQ +2.35 SP500 +1.21 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1404/838 mln/1110 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1813/374 mln/1078

11:00 am : Action has been choppy, thus far. The lack of clear direction comes as a consequence of a lack of leadership.

Financials were a leader in the previous session, thanks to strength in shares of diversified banks, but the sector stumbled in this session's early going. Bank stocks have since bounced back from morning losses so that shares of diversified banks are now up to a 0.3% gain and shares of regional banks are up to a 1.2% gain.

Though renewed strength among bank stocks has helped the financial sector make its way up from negative territory, the sector remains stuck at the neutral line, unable to put together enough of a rally to lift the broader market. DJ30 +17.61 NASDAQ +1.69 SP500 +0.55 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1357/689 mln/1127 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1766/307 mln/1084

10:30 am : Crude oil prices are on the retreat in the moments immediately following the release of news that crude oil inventories for the week that ended Jan. 1 had a build of 1.33 million barrels, which is a surprise since a 1 million barrel draw had been expected. Oil prices had started to make an advance in the minutes leading up to the report, but they are now down 0.4% to $81.50 per barrel.

Natural gas has held strong, though. Contracts for the commodity were last quoted a sharp 5.3% higher at $5.94 each.

Precious metals prices have managed to make their way markedly higher. As such, gold contracts currently price the yellow metal 1.6% higher at $1136.00 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver prices have made their way to session highs, where they now sport a 1.7% gain at $18.11 per ounce.

Strength among precious metals has helped lift the CRB Commodity Index to a 0.4% gain. DJ30 +12.01 NASDAQ -0.25 SP500 -0.40 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1335/497 mln/1064 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1698/229 mln/1078

10:00 am : The ISM Service Index for December came in at 50.1, which is slightly below the 50.5 that many had forecast, but up from the 48.7 that was registered in November.

Given that the reading is generally in-line with expectations, there hasn't been much of a reaction among market participants. In turn, stocks in the broader market continue to trade close to the neutral line.

Early movers: Trading up -- IDN +12.7%, TASR +12.3%, FDO +11.7%, WOR +10.2%, BRKS +8.1%, CHOP +8.1%, NLST +7.5%, TPX +7.4%, BZ +7.3%; Trading down -- BZH -11.3%, SONC -10.7%, GTE -7.5%, LPX -5%, KSU -3.8%

Advancing Sectors: Materials (+1.1%), Industrials (+0.3%), Energy (+0.3%), Consumer Discretionary (+0.1%), Utilities (+0.1%), Health Care (+0.1%)
Declining Sectors: Telecom (-1.9%), Consumer Staples (-0.3%), Financials (-0.3%), Tech (-0.1%)DJ30 -1.36 NASDAQ -0.94 SP500 -1.07 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1241/300 mln/1093 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1482/149 mln/1201

09:45 am : A recent slip has left the stock market to trade with a modest loss. Telecom stocks, despite their lack of overall weight in the broader market, are a primary drag at the moment; the sector is already down to a 1.8% loss.

Financials are also a bit of a drag in the early going. The sector is currently down 0.6% as it eases back after a near 4% climb during the course of the past two sessions.

Meanwhile, materials stocks have made their way to a 0.4% gain. The sector's relative strength stems partly from an upgrade of Dow Chemical (DOW 31.25, +0.77) by analysts at Barclays. Mosaic (MOS 64.22, +1.07) has also garnered support, even though its latest earnings fell short of the consensus estimate. Monsanto (MON 83.11, -1.90) also missed, but it has failed to find support. DJ30 -16.86 NASDAQ +0.22 SP500 -1.89 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1290/182 mln/965 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1433/102 mln/1177

09:15 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -1.70. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -3.80. Despite a couple of disappointing earnings misses from Mosaic (MOS) and Monsanto (MON), corporate news flow continues to be sluggish. That has put the focus of many participants on economic data. The latest ADP Employment Report was released earlier this morning; though it indicated that more jobs were lost during December than had been expected, it didn't cause much of a stir since the downside surprise was slight. Still to come, though, is the latest ISM Service Index (10:00 AM ET) and the minutes from the latest FOMC meeting (2:00 PM ET). As for other catalysts to trade, the dollar is currently up a mere 0.1% against a basket of foreign currencies, while overseas action has been rather mixed and unable to provide directional cues for premarket participants. Stock futures suggest a generally flat start for the session.

09:00 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -0.80. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -1.30. A few points have been added to U.S. stock futures so that a flat start to the session now looks to be in order. Europe's major bourses are also generally flat at the moment. Even though advancing issues have a 3-to-2 edge over decliners in France's CAC, the index is currently at the unchanged mark. ArcelorMittal (MT) is a primary source of weakness, offsetting strength in AXA (AXA). In Britain, the FTSE is down 0.2% as BP PLC (BP) is a drag on action, but Rio Tinto (RTP) has attempted to provide support. In Germany, the DAX is unchanged, though its advancing issues have a slight lead over decliners. According to Reuters, industrial new orders in the 16 countries that use the euro fell 2.2% in October. Economists polled by Reuters had, on average, expected a 1.1% monthly fall. Reports also indicate that euro zone producer prices climbed 0.1% in November. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a 0.2% monthly rise. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei tacked on 0.5% to settle at a fresh 15-month closing high. Banks were helped as investors were reassured that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial's recently announced plan to issue new shares so as to raise up to $8.7 billion would not exceed plans. However, reports that followed the session suggested that the offering will raise $9.7 billion. Japan Airlines fell under renewed pressure after Nikkei Business Daily reported that both the carrier's main creditor and the Finance Ministry support bankruptcy as a way to restructure the outfit. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng gained 0.6%. Aluminum Corp of China (ACH) gained amid higher aluminum futures contract prices. HSBC (HBC) and Bank of Communications also showed strength, but Industrial & Commercial Bank and China Construction Bank bot logged losses. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite shed 0.9%. The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index gained 0.4%.

08:30 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -2.10. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -5.00. Stock futures recently retreated a few points in the moments that followed the latest glimpse of the jobs picture, but have since come back a bit. Stock futures continue to point to a moderately lower start for the session, though. The latest ADP Employment Report, which was released at 8:15 AM ET, indicated that 84,000 jobs were lost in December, but that is a bit worse than the 75,000 job losses that many had expected. The latest job loss tally did mark an improvement from the downwardly revised 145,000 job losses that were recorded in November, though. While the ADP report does not frequently offer an accurate forecast for the government's official monthly payrolls report, which is due Friday morning, the report has often proven to be a reliable indicator of how the official job loss tally will compare with the consensus forecast. The consensus currently calls for no change to monthly payrolls and the unemployment rate to remain at 10.0%.

08:00 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -2.70. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -5.30. Despite a relatively solid finish to the previous session, stock futures are down a bit amid mixed action overseas and a moderate uptick by the dollar. Last evening Mosaic (MOS) announced adjusted earnings of $0.32 per share for its latest quarter, but the consensus had called for $0.35 per share. Shares of the agricultural chemical company are down fractionally to $63.00 per share in premarket trade. Results from Monsanto (MON) have yet to hit news wires this morning. Its shares are also down fractionally ahead of the opening bell; the stock's most recent premarket quote stood at $85.06 per share. Still to come are several announcements that could prove to be market movers. At 8:15 AM ET is the December ADP Employment Report, which precedes the government's official nonfarm payrolls report on Friday, then comes the December ISM Service Index at 10:00 AM ET. Minutes from the latest FOMC meeting are due to be released at 2:00 PM ET.

06:25 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -3.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -4.50.

06:25 am : Nikkei...10731.45...+49.60...+0.50%. Hang Seng...22416.67...+137.10...+0.60%.

06:25 am : FTSE...5514.02...-8.50...-0.20%. DAX...6036.26...+4.40...+0.10%.

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