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2012-02-07 Video: Forget Europe And Asia, This Is What Matters

inthemoneystocks — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:01:44 +0000

This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES H2) are trading slightly lower by 2.25 points to 1336.75 per contract. The small decline in the S&P 500 Index can change on a dime if the U.S. Dollar Index declines. Nearly every trading session the U.S. Dollar Index will decline when the stock market begins trading at 9:30 am EST. In my humble opinion, the markets continue to trade inverse to the U.S. Dollar Index, until that relationship changes the U.S. Dollar Index chart should be followed by every trader and investor at all times. Many investors are waiting for a resolution out of Greece. We shall see if a bailout deal really gets done or if Greece actually leaves the Euro-zone; something has to give eventually.

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2012-02-06 Video: Greece And The U.S. Dollar Dominate The Action

inthemoneystocks — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:01:22 +0000

This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures are declining lower by 4.75 points to 1334.25 per contract. The catalyst for the small decline in the market is once again an unresolved Greek debt deal and a stronger U.S. Dollar Index. Whenever the U.S. Dollar starts the morning higher the major stock indexes will deflate and trade lower. Traders must watch the U.S. Dollar Index very closely once the opening bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange. Since late December, the U.S. Dollar Index has a tendency to decline intra-day once the opening bell rings and the stock markets open for trading. Traders that do not have a chart of the U.S. Dollar Index can simply follow the PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish (NYSEARCA:UUP).

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2012-02-03 Video: Markets Soar After Job Report

inthemoneystocks — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:14:49 +0000

This morning, the U.S. Labor Department released the non-farm payroll report for the month of January. The report was better than expected as there were 243,000 new jobs added. The unemployment rate also declined to 8.3 percent in January from 8.5 percent in December. While the report was very good and better than expected the data is always controversial. Traders must realize that the major stock indexes have been trading higher since December 19, 2011 without any meaningful pullbacks. These markets are extremely overbought and extended at this time. This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES H2) are trading higher by 12.00 points to 1334.50 per contract.

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2012-02-02 Video: The Focus Must Be On The Dollar

inthemoneystocks — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:14:21 +0000

This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES H2) are trading higher by 1.50 points to 1321.25 per contract. Once again, traders can either try and follow the news out of Europe and Asia, or they can follow the action in the U.S. Dollar Index. All traders and investors should recognize that the major stock indexes continue to trade inverse to the U.S. Dollar Index. If the U.S. Dollar Index declines the stock and commodity indexes will inflate and trade higher. The opposite is true if the U.S. Dollar Index rallies, the stock and commodity indexes will decline and deflate lower. It seems to be that simple at this time.

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2012-02-01 Video: The Inflation Rally Lives On This Morning

inthemoneystocks — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:13:51 +0000

This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES H2) are trading higher again by 8.50 points to 1316.75 per contract. It seems that there is better than expected news out of Europe regarding a new debt deal with Greece. How many times have we heard this before? In any case, the reality is that the U.S. Dollar Index is plummeting lower and that is the actual catalyst for the early morning stock rally. These stock markets continue to trade inverse to the U.S. Dollar Index. Traders should follow and trade the action in the PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish ETF (NYSEARCA:UUP) once the opening bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange.

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2012-01-31 Video: Markets Start Higher As Humpty Dumpty Is Put Together Again

inthemoneystocks — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:13:23 +0000

The latest news reported out of Europe is that Greece will give in to the new spending rules set by Germany and the European Union. Over the weekend, Greece firmly stated that they would not conform to the requests by Germany when it comes to their national spending. What a difference a day makes, we can only wonder what king of carrot was dangled over their head to agree to the spending rules. This debt crisis story is not going to just go away anytime soon so be prepared to hear a lot of new developments over the next month or so. This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES H2) are trading higher by 5.50 points to 1314.50 per contract. All of the major European stock indexes are trading slightly higher as well.

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2012-01-30 Video: The Greek, And Portuguese Debt Crisis Is A Ticking Time Bomb

inthemoneystocks — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:12:54 +0000

The major stock indexes are finally starting to get a little jittery as Portuguese credit default swaps (CDS) surge to to a record 40.0 percent. The major stock indexes around the world have rallied higher since December 19, 2012 as the problems in Europe have been swept under the rug. Over the weekend, Germany told Greece that they must hand over control of its finances to the European Union. The Greek government has firmly rejected this request by the German leadership. European Union leaders are holding a meeting in Brussels, Belgium today to discuss possible options. Either way, the problems in Europe are basically a bunch of ticking time bombs. This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES H2) are trading lower by 11.00 points to 1301.50 per contract.

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2012-01-27 Video: Spain, Italy, And GDP, Something Has To Give

inthemoneystocks — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:03:20 +0000

The problems in the European Union have not had much of a negative effect on the global stock markets since December 19, 2011. Earlier today, Italy had successful bond auction, however, the unemployment level in Spain increased again. The problems in Greece and Portugal remain unresolved and the markets do not seem to care. The roller coaster ride called the Euro-zone debt crisis is now having less effect on the major stock indexes. We have seen this complacency before when it comes to the European Union, then when investors least expect it the problems erupt again. Investors should realize that the European debt crisis is not over by a long shot.

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2012-01-26 Video: Markets Inflate While Portugal & Greece May Implode

inthemoneystocks — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:02:41 +0000

The inflation rally is running wild. Yesterday, the Federal Reserve Bank announced that they will keep interest rates at extremely low levels until late 2014. In other words, the central bank is telling people to buy hard assets. Gold, silver, and just about every other commodity surged higher after the comments from Ben Bernanke. Many investors are now expecting the Federal Reserve to implement another round of quantitative easing or QE-3. We shall see if that is coming in the near term. This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES H2) are trading higher by 6.00 points to 1326.25 per contract. It seems that the institutions that move the markets are fixed on the inflationary talk coming out of the central banks at this time.

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2012-01-25 Video: European Tension Is Starting To Brew

inthemoneystocks — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:27:40 +0000

The problems in the European Union are staring to brew up again. Another Greek bailout is starting to look less likely as Germany is once again rejecting the current plan. Portugal could also be waiting in the wings for another bailout which could cause a domino effect in the future. This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES H2) are trading lower by 3.50 points to 1308.00 per contract. Nearly each and every trading session the major stock indexes sell off in the early part of the day only to rally back higher on light volume. We shall see if this occurs again today.

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