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Posted 09:00 CST Equity Index Update Thursday January 26, 2006 The index markets participated in a volatile back and forth trading session that ended with little net change. However, underneath the final results where some critical shifts in the trading background. In my opinion...

Posted 07:35 CST Equity Index Update Wednesday January 25, 2006 The index markets remained in their respective holding patterns - with the exception of the Russell 2000 - which printed all time closing highs yesterday. In fact, the action in the ER2 has made for difficult sledding...

Posted 08:10 CST Equity Index Update Tuesday January 24, 2006 The index markets consolidated at slightly higher levels after Friday's drubbing. Volume flows were tame as the indices stayed in a tight trading range, showing little appetite on the part of dip buyers. Yesterday's...

Posted 06:25 CST Equity Index Update Monday January 23, 2006 The index markets suffered through an aggressive downdraft on Friday as the SP500 had its largest 1-day trading decline since May 2003 (in % terms). The main culprits for the selling seemed to be a combination of higher...

Posted 08:10 CST Equity Index Update Friday January 20, 2006 The index markets recovered ground from the recent selling seen from technology- related earnings and the plunge in the Nikkei earlier in the week. Large cap issues continue to underperform versus their small and midcap...

Posted 08:40 CST Equity Index Update Friday January 13, 2006 The index markets suffered their first across-the-board trading decline yesterday, with selling becoming more aggressive in the early afternoon. During the majority of the trading session both volume and movement were...

Posted 08:45 CST Equity Index Update Thursday January 12, 2006 The indices continued their rise in yesterday's action as the SPH crossed above 1300 on moderated volume. However, the ER2 and EMDH contracts were unable to muster a positive close at the end of trading, calling out our...

Posted 09:00 CST Equity Index Update Wednesday January 11, 2006 The index markets staged a solid final hour rally and were able to close the session in positive territory, with sharp gains seen in the Russell 2000 and NDX. The overall stage was seemingly set for a bounce when Apple...

Posted 08:10 CST Equity Index Update Tuesday January 10, 2006 The index markets continued their new years winning streaks as the indices rose across-the board-yesterday. The DJIA finished above 11,000 and now stands around 7% from its all time trading highs. However, selling in the...

Posted 07:55 CST Equity Index Update Monday January 9, 2006 The index markets continued their ascent behind the Non Farm Payroll (NFP) report, which most felt was not too strong and not too weak. The headline figure in the NFP came in well below consensus at +108k. However, the...

Posted 08:05 CST Equity Index Update Friday January 6, 2006 The index markets are well bid this morning behind a softer-than-anticipated non-farm payroll report. The reading was +108k vs. expectations around the +218k zone. Accordingly, the indices have used this information to...

Posted 08:30 CST Equity Index Update Thursday January 5, 2006 The index markets added to the strong gains witnessed on the first trading day of 2006. The SPX closed at its highest level since spring 2001 at 1273.46. The index was a fraction away from taking out our recent highs of...

Posted 08:15 CST Equity Index Update Wednesday January 4, 2006 "Although future action would depend on the incoming data, this characterization of the outlook for policy was seen by most members as indicating that, given the information now in hand, the number of additional firming...

Posted 07:50 CST Equity Index Update Tuesday January 2, 2006 Happy New Year to all. The index markets are currently bid higher than Friday's session highs across the complex. The SPH is trading at 1261.50, up 6.75 on the session, and more importantly, the contract is 9.00 above the...

Posted 08:30 CST Equity Index Update Thursday December 22, 2005 The index markets continued their pattern of early strength and closing weakness yesterday. However, all of the indices finished the session in positive territory. This morning the indices are called to open higher with...

Posted 08:10 CST Equity Index Update Wednesday December 21, 2005 The index markets participated in a back and forth session with volume flows running around -20% lighter than average. Between the NYC transit strike and the upcoming holiday, few players felt the need to get any...

Posted 08:25 CST Equity Index Update Tuesday December 20, 2005 The index markets settled lower across the board yesterday as late afternoon selling overwhelmed the moderate size of resting bids. The NDX took the brunt of the selling as the index moved below a key support point at...

To all HOTS Subscribers: As I mentioned numerous times over the last couple of months, the primary reason for market strength has been seasonality. Buying based on performance anxiety associated with year-end bonuses is a primary driver of rallies occurring in November and December. Markets...

agree Iceman1 very good pts.

Here is the chat Dennis Leontyev gave about how to pick Pair Trades using Options: Attachment: http://www.hamzeianalytics.com/docs/HA_Chat_121405.pdf Cheers, Fari