Daily Options Recap
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Daily Stock Options Recap – August 16, 2010
Sentiment Stocks opened lower, but battled back in morning trading and market action has turned mixed late-Monday. Economic data was in focus early after the NY Empire State Index, a gauge of regional manufacturing activity, showed an increase to 7.10 in August, from 5.08 in July and less than th...
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Daily Stock Options Recap – August 13, 2010
Sentiment Stocks are trading mixed in slow market action Friday. After a 320-point three-day slide, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened lower under the weight of another round of uninspiring economic news. The latest data showed retail sales up a less-than-expected .4 percent and the Consumer...
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Daily Stock Options Recap – August 12, 2010
Sentiment Stocks are broadly lower on disappointing earnings and economic news. After sharp losses sustained yesterday, stock index futures continued falling in after hours when Cisco Systems (CSCO) posted earnings and offered a disappointing outlook. The decline gathered additional momentum as e...
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Daily Stock Options Recap – August 10, 2010
Sentiment The major averages are lower on disappointing economic news and weakness in Intel (INTC) Tuesday. The table was set for morning losses on Wall Street following disappointing trade data from China and after JP Morgan cut earnings estimates on Intel, which is down 4 percent and the bigges...
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Daily Stock Options Recap – August 9, 2010
Sentiment Major averages are holding modest gains in light trade Monday. With no economic data to guide the action, players are in wait-and-see mode ahead of the Federal Reserve rate announcement tomorrow afternoon. The stock news was mixed. McDonald’s (MCD) is helping the Dow Jones Industrial ...
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Daily Stock Options Recap – August 6, 2010
Sentiment Stocks slumped on disappointing jobs data Friday morning and the tone of trading has remained cautious throughout the session. Stock index futures were under pressure before the exchanges opened after the Labor Department said the US economy lost another 131,000 jobs in July, which was ...
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Daily Stock Options Recap – August 5, 2010
Sentiment Stock market averages are suffering modest losses in cautious trading ahead of key payroll data Friday. The stage was set for early weakness on Wall Street after the Labor Department said that jobless claims increased by 19,000 to 479,000 last week. Economists were looking for a decline...
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Daily Stock Options Recap – August 4, 2010
Sentiment The major averages are holding modest gains on a relatively quiet day of trading Wednesday. Economic data was in focus early after ADP reported that the economy added 42,000 jobs in July, which was about 17,000 better than economists had predicted. Meanwhile, a separate report, released...
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Daily Options Recap – August 3, 2010
Sentiment Trading is sluggish Tuesday following a round of lackluster earnings and economic news. Data released before the opening bell showed personal incomes and spending unchanged during the month of June. Economists were looking for no change in spending, but a .1 percent increase in inco...
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Daily Options Recap – July 29, 2010
Sentiment The major averages are poised to finish little changed after a seesaw session Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened higher with help from better-than-expected weekly jobless claims numbers (-11K vs. –4K consensus) and positive earnings from Dow component Exxon Mobile (...
