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MONDAY:  China doubles its margin requirements, a $150 Billion deal in the pharmaceutical sector and a trade shortened week, as the futures are somehow pointing to a flat open after last week’s big gains

TUESDAY:   Early morning futures are pointing moderately lower, but with the release of the GDP this morning, we’ll get a chance to see whether investor’s embrace of the FOMC’s hawkish tone will also embrace an expected rise in GDP and some upward revisions

WEDNESDAY:  There was a pretty decent comeback yesterday and futures are pointing moderately higher early in the session a overseas appeared calm, including on geo-political fronts, that could unsettle things as we are in midst-feast over the next few days

THURSDAY:  HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

FRIDAY:. As the week comes to its end, on a shorter trading day, the futures are as flat as the rest of the week has been. Unless today brings something really unexpected, the market has been unchanged through the week as everyone seems to have taken a break, maybe hoping to salvage some strength to close out 2015







MONDAY:  After last week’s terrible performance, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see some gains this week, but they need to be more than what the futures are pointing towards

TUESDAY:   Although losing a little steam as the morning progressed, the pre-opening futures looked as if they could add to yesterday’s 200+ point gain

WEDNESDAY:  Yesterday’s reversal, particularly after some good earnings news finally came our way, was unfortunate. This morning’s futures look like they don’t know what to do with themselves.

THURSDAY:  A very impressive test of DJIA 17600 yesterday after it offered resistance the day before, leads to this morning’s continued strength in the early futures trading, as maybe investors are finally ready to accept what the FOMC has to do.

FRIDAY:. The monthly cycle comes to an end today and the futures are giving some hope of being able to see some assignments or rollovers occur.







MONDAY:  National retailers begin to report earnings this week and the official Retail Sales report comes at the end of the week, so we could get some important data with regard to justifying an interest rate increase. After another strong week last week, the futures look like they are getting ready to begin the week on a more cautious note.

TUESDAY:   It’s difficult to explain the kind of loss seen yesterday other than to ascribe it as “selling on the presumed news” of an interest rate hike or realization that the free low interest rate ride was really finally coming to its end, soon to be replaced by another low interest rate ride.

WEDNESDAY:  Yesterday showed a nice early morning recovery from its losses and this morning the futures are indicating some follow through from its trending higher to close the day. With banks closed today, despite only mild changes in the early trading, there could be some exaggerated moves as the day goes on

THURSDAY:  Yesterday’s very disappointing report from Macy’s really cast a pall on retail’s outlook for the coming year and came as a real surprise to me, although the resultant weakness may now be reason to consider entry into a sector that is never going to go away, even as online may be garnering supremacy

FRIDAY:. Too much confusion and too many mixed messages sent markets to sharp declines yesterday as 2015 now has only about 7 weeks to end up in the black. This morning’s pre-opening futures don’t give an appearance of making too much of an effort to push things over the flat line, though







MONDAY:   It’s a quiet earnings week as we prepare for next week’s retail earnings, but the week does end with a potentially very significant Employment Situation Report

TUESDAY:   Yesterday was a surprise start to the week, which may be suggesting that the market is again ready to accept good news as being good news, as the FOMC’s Employment threshold of 150,000 new jobs seems easy to beat, thereby more likely leading to an interest rate increase

WEDNESDAY:  After 2 days of nice and unexpected gains, China joined the party overnight. This morning the futures are again starting off listless, just as they did the first 2 days, so it will be anyone’s guess, as the ADP Private Sector Employment data is released today and may set the stage for Friday’s Employment Situation Report

THURSDAY:  Yesterday was a little respite from the strong advances to start the week. Today looks as if it could be another quiet day, although the early morning trading meant nothing on Monday and Tuesday. Today, though, would be a perfect day to exercise some caution ahead of tomorrow’s employment Situation Report, with everyone focusing on that 150,000 number.

FRIDAY:. Two quick moves higher to start the week, then 2 quiet days and now today may be a day of reckoning as the market sits flat awaiting the Employment Situation Report to end the week







MONDAY:   Lots more earnings this week, but most attention will be focused on the wording of the FOMC Statement this week, in the assumption that no action is taken on interest rates

TUESDAY:   .A very quiet day yesterday and if this morning’s futures are going to be any indication, the same is in store for today, as the FOMC begins its meeting

WEDNESDAY:  Another quiet morning appears to be ahead, as this afternoon’s FOMC Statement release could be the market’s excuse for a release, as well.

THURSDAY: Yesterday’s surprising move higher on some hawkish tone from the FOMC is being given back in this morning’s pre-opening trading. This morning’s GDP may give some reason to suspect that December may now be the new target date for FOMC action

FRIDAY:. Another quiet day looks to be in the works to end the week, while we await retail earnings that are still another week away