The early days of August appear to be dog days for stock market, with the S&P 500 currently showing a decline for a third session in a row. The index is now down about 15% on the year, and the latest news remains less-than-inspiring out of the financial sector. Of course, past performance is not [...]

Crude oil hits a new high…the stock market falls to new lows. Both S&P and DJIA futures are now trading at their lowest prices in nearly two years. September E-mini S&P futures sank to 1232.50 amid heavy volume of more than a million contracts in less than a half day’s trade. The S&P is headed [...]

Stock index futures are down this morning after wrapping up a bleak second quarter, and there are plenty of stats to go around regarding the beleaguered stock market. the S&P 500 dropped 8.6% in June, the worst June since 1930. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 19.9% from its October 2007 record peak, on [...]

After the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit new lows for the year Thursday, the index has extended losses and is down about 3.9 percent for the week and near 10 percent for the month, baring a big rebound Monday. Meanwhile, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is down about 3.1 percent for the week, and [...]

Stock indexes fell and couldn’t get up today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average cash and futures contracts closing at a three-month low. Gloomy news came from a number of familiar corporate names, including FedEx, Fifth Third, GM and Ford. (Another name familiar to us here, MF Global Ltd., tumbled too). On the cash side, [...]

The major stock market averages were down sharply last week, and Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Phil Streible thinks the optimism seen earlier this month for a recovery may be premature. Problems are resurfacing, and he’s recommending buying puts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, specifically the June 12400 puts. Get details on Phil’s view.