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Posted 07:30 CST Equity Index Update Thursday December 15, 2005 The index markets held a moderate bid throughout the trading session yesterday and produced new high closes for 2005 in the Midcap 400 and the SP 500. The NDX, Russell 2000 and DJIA lie just below their respective...

Posted 09:55 CST Editor's Note: Brad's commentary was delayed a bit this morning due to his active overnight currency trading. Equity Index Update Wednesday December 14, 2005 "Accomodation" – this is the key word that can move markets across the globe, and did just that...

To all HOTS Subscribers: The market has entered into a consolidation mode over the last two weeks, which appears to be a logical pattern after an impressive November advance. Despite some longer-term concerns, there is very little evidence supporting a major top at these levels and at this...

Posted 07:30 CST Equity Index Update Monday December 12, 2005 The index markets participated in a quiet session that finished with moderate gains. The DJIA was able to crawl back above the unchanged level on the year, while the Russell 2000 and Midcap 400 continued holding ground just...

Posted 08:10 CST Equity Index Update Friday December 9, 2005 The index markets participated in a volatile trading session yesterday that produced little net change in the majority of the indices. The NDX and DJIA were the worst performers, while the Midcap 400 and Russell 2000...

Posted 08:10 CST Equity Index Update Thursday December 8, 2005 The index markets finished lower yesterday as players pushed the respective indices near the recent lows established on November 30. In the case of the DJIA, the index broke below the closing price of that session at...

Posted 09:15 CST Equity Index Update Wednesday December 7, 2005 The index markets suffered a serious reversal from their respective trading highs in the final hour of trading yesterday. Volume, which was running approximately 20% below average all session, ramped higher during the...

Posted 07:55 CST Equity Index Update Tuesday December 6, 2005 The index markets lost minor ground yesterday after early selling pressure abated. Volume flows were light as players began to position themselves ahead of Thursday's Rollover into the March '06 (H) contract. On the...

Posted 07:55 CST Equity Index Update Monday December 5, 2005 The index markets traded mixed on Friday, with the NDX and Russell 2000 leading the upside charge as both contracts settled at new highs for the current rally. The Midcap 400 and SPX finished slightly higher, while the...

Posted 08:35 CST Equity Index Update Friday December 2, 2005 The index markets celebrated the arrival of December with buy tickets as money flows poured into the Russell 2000, Midcap 400 and NDX. The SPX and DJIA also put forth strong showings and reside a bit below recent trading...

Posted 09:15 CST Equity Index Update Thursday December 1, 2005 The index markets suffered another bout of selling as November came to an end. For the 3rd straight session, buyers remained "hands in pocket" seemingly content with their respective long positions. Settlement was a bit...

Posted 08:20 CST Equity Index Update Wednesday November 30, 2005 The index markets suffered losses yesterday as better than anticipated economic news led to worries that the rate hike cycle may not be concluded as quickly as many anticipated after last week's FOMC minutes release...

Posted 08:20 CST Equity Index Update Tuesday November 29, 2005 The index markets dropped yesterday as players seemed to take trading profits that were generated around the historically bullish Thanksgiving holiday period. Early sellers were able to push the indices lower as the...

Posted 07:45 CST Equity Index Update Monday November 28, 2005 The index markets continued their rapid ascent last week as players on the sidelines used the FOMC minutes, released on Tuesday afternoon, as a reason to get into the current rally. Wednesday and Friday's action was...

our dynamic Fair Value is running negative for an hour now.... NOT A GOOD OMEN for a bad Monday..........

Where Lou stands, to his left, where the price reporter is, the SPX is there on that board...... SP LOCALS watch the CASH not ES. ES is too close to SP even for scalpers. pls do not read more into this......let's move on & concentrate on the BIG PICTURE......OK? Fari

No, we use the simple SPX cash. I want to know what SP & ND locals and dealers are looking at when they look up into the boards at the MERC. I stood two weeks next to Lewis "Big Italy" Borsellino at the MERC in April and August of 2000. I thought the host was drilling me BIG TIME !

At our firm, we use the spread (in percentage) between theoretical price and actual price of stock index futures, computed in r/t, in an Excel worksheet linked via MSFT's DDE codes to live digital feeds (eSignal & RealTick). We use the LIBOR rate for risk free interest, in lieu of, the...

very good point. still keep in mind: _________________________ being short on trading capital is least of their worries.... Section 20 of Glass-Steagel Act of 1933 still rules. Fari

Amen Fari