Portfolio Manager's Commentary on Investing and Trading in the U.S. Financial Markets
Friday, November 28, 2008
Links of Interest
Market Performance Summary
Style Performance
Sector Performance
WSJ Data Center
Top 20 Biz Stories
IBD Breaking News
Movers & Shakers
Upgrades/Downgrades
In Play
Exchange Volume vs. Average
NYSE Unusual Volume
NASDAQ Unusual Volume
Hot Spots
Option Dragon
NASDAQ 100 Heatmap
DJIA Quick Charts
Chart Toppers
Intraday Chart/Quote
Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Friday Watch
Night Trading
Asian Indices are -.50% to +2.25% on average.
S&P 500 futures -.08%.
NASDAQ 100 futures -.40%.
Morning Preview
US AM Market Call
NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator/Heat Map
Pre-market Commentary
Pre-market Stock Quote/Chart
Before the Bell CNBC Video(bottom right)
Global Commentary
WSJ Intl Markets Performance
Commodity Movers
Top 25 Stories
Top 20 Business Stories
Today in IBD
In Play
Bond Ticker
Economic Preview/Calendar
Daily Stock Events
Upgrades/Downgrades
Rasmussen Business/Economy Polling
Earnings of Note
Company/EPS Estimate
- (FRO)/1.96
Economic Releases
- None of note
Upcoming Splits
- None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
- The CSFB Infrastructure Conference and NAPM-Milwaukee report could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by commodity and financial stocks in the region. I expect
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Stocks Finish at Session Highs, Boosted by Gaming, Homebuilding, Construction, I-Banking, Semi, Commodity and Alternative Energy Shares
Market Summary
Top 20 Biz Stories
Today’s Movers
Market Performance Summary
WSJ Data Center
Sector Performance
ETF Performance
Style Performance
Commodity Movers
Market Wrap CNBC Video(bottom right)
S&P 500 Gallery View
Timely Economic Charts
GuruFocus.com
PM Market Call
After-hours Commentary
After-hours Movers
After-hours Real-Time Stock Bid/Ask
After-hours Stock Quote
After-hours Stock Chart
In Play
Stocks Soaring into Final Hour on Bargain-Hunting, Less Financial Sector Pessimism, Less Political Fear and Short-Covering
Bear Radar
Style Underperformer:
Large-cap Value +1.13%
Sector Underperformers:
Drugs (-1.59%), Utilities (-.50%) and Airlines (-.36%)
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Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume:
BCE, RTP, ANDE, JCG and KYN
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
1) OC 2) LAMR 3) DE 4) FLR 5) MLM
Bull Radar
Style Outperformer:
Mid-cap Growth (+1.15%)
Sector Outperformers:
Construction (+5.50%), Steel (+4.88%) and Semis (+3.75%)
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
TSU, STBA, PENX, NCIT, STRL, IPCM, MSTR, RATE, HMSY, CPLA, ASEI, ASTE, HRLY, NAVG, ITRI, IBB, PSJ, KNM, GHL, EMV, RHB, BBL, EDU and MPR
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
1) BCE 2) HGSI 3) RMBS 4) BA 5) PCLN