Posts Tagged ‘day-trade’

Theme for Week in Stocks: Volatile but Thin

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Aug 25th, 2008 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Jeff Friedman dubbed the theme for this week as thin,  but volatile heading into the Labor Day holiday. Friday, August 22, was a low-volume session for stock indexes as the final dog days of summer set in.
The equity markets pulled out a positive finish Friday, with September S&P futures closing [...]


Stock Index Futures Edge Up as Oil Eases

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jul 7th, 2008 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

Stock index futures are edging up after the holiday break as crude oil eases slightly. Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Jeff Friedman said if September S&P futures can stay above 1255, the market might be trying to bottom, but given earnings season is approaching and crude oil has tended to find buyers on dips–maybe not. [...]