Tuesday, December 7, 2010

12/8 Almanac

On Wednesday, Dec. 8: Petroleum inventory, info-tech survey.

There are 10 days before the December options expire, 45 the January and 73 the February.

On the jump, market stats, econ reports, and the trading calendar . . .


Stats

Blue chip stocks (SPY) closed the latest regular session up 0.05% from the prior close. During the day SPY traversed 1.0% in a net move down of 0.9%.

The day's extremes: Open $123.94, high $124.01, low $122.76, close $122.83.

SPY traded above the DeMark pivots before closing within their range. The next DeMark pivots are $122.17-$123.42.

In total, 3.2 billion shares were traded on the three major U.S. stock exchange, 35% more than on the prior trading day.

Five-year bond yields imply inflation at 1.83%, up 8 basis points from the prior trading day.


Econ reports:

The petroleum status report, out at 10:30 a.m. Eastern, can sometimes move the energy sector.

Other reports, never market movers: The mortgage bankers purchase applications, a leading indicator for housing markets, at 7 a.m., and the services survey, a quarterly study of info-tech industries conducted by the Census Bureau, at 10 a.m.


Trading Calendar:

By my rules, at this point in the cycle I can trade January vertical and calendar spreads, and February straddles, calls and puts. And of course, shares are good at any time.


What I'm looking for:

Click here for stocks on my watchlists.


Good trading!

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