The top five in the Nasdaq 100 are done reporting 2Q. They have had their post-earnings reaction – mostly positive. This is occurring even as the index just got repelled at six-month channel resistance. If bulls do not put their … Continued
The Nasdaq 100 index does not act well. Is it purely rotation or a reflection on the economy or on the 1Q17 earnings season that begins next week? After rallying for seven consecutive months, the index lost 2.5 percent in … Continued
The top five weights in QQQ, the Nasdaq 100 ETF, are: Apple (AAPL), 11.4 percent; Alphabet (GOOGL, formerly Google), 9.2 percent (both A and C); Microsoft (MSFT), 8.5 percent; Amazon (AMZN), 5.8 percent; and Facebook (FB), 4.5 percent. The tech-heavy … Continued
The following are futures positions of non-commercials as of April 21, 2015. Change is week-over-week. 10-year note: Are bond vigilantes expecting a hawkish tone from the FOMC next week? The latter meets on 28-29. For the most part, macro data … Continued