Mutual Funds took some profits in front of S&P futures 2100
Today we have MBA Purchase Applications, Housing Starts, PPI-FD, Redbook, Industrial Production, FOMC Minutes, and earnings from The Priceline Group (NASDAQ:PCLN), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) and Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) Running out of names to report!
The last of the retailers are reporting this week; Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) today and Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) on Thursday. Earnings season is cooked!
As of todays close the S&P 500 up 8 out of the first 11 days of February or up 5 out of the last 6 or up 5 in a row.
Greeks still being hard to nail down.
FOMC Minutes tomorrow.
Last but not least what spreads trades positive +85@-05
The Long DelRayBeach / short Chicago spread is working big time…
Here are the Options expiration stats…
High 2098.30 a little while ago
Low 2086.50 early / open
Last 2093.50 UNCHANGED on the day
Volume: ESH and k SPH trade in the pit
MOC : MiM showed $1 bil for sale ; Actual MOC Sell $ 1.7 bil