MrTopStep

As the new president continues to pounce on his opponents, the status quo, and ‘deliver’ on his promises to make America great again, the US stock markets have reacted in kind. The Dow...

The S&P blender has been doing a number on the hedgers / short sellers. Sure there were a ‘few’ small selloffs, but all that did was add fuel to the fire. The large institutions...

It was destined to happen. It was only a matter of time. All the back and filling, all the buy stops above the market, and all the wrong sided bets, they were all going to help set the stage for it....

The S&P 500 futures (ESH17:CME) sold off in the early stages of Sundays nights globex session, firmed up a bit before the 8:30 CT futures open, rallied up to an early high of 2267.25, and then...

The markets, the public, and the world, have never seen the likes of President Donald Trump. If he follows up on his tax cuts, his infrastructure programs, and rebuilding America, the markets may like...

The S&P 500 futures (ESH17:CME), Dow Jones futures (YMH17:CBT) and the Nasdaq 100 futures (NQH17:CME) caught a case of the Trump inauguration ‘jitters’ yesterday. While the markets...

I told the PitBull yesterday that a lot of traders stopped trading over the holidays and have decided to wait until they get a look at what the markets look like post inauguration. It becomes hard to...

HIGH: 2265.75 Early LOW: 2258.25 LAST: 2263.50 UP 3 Ticks TOTAL VOLUME: 870k minis with 140k from Globex FOR TOMORROW: Weekly Bill Settlement, Housing Starts, Jobless Claims, Philadelphia Fed Business...

Dear Mr. Soros First, I would like to thank you for the business your funds did through our S&P 500 futures desk on the trading floor back in the late 1980s and 1990s. No one can discount your...

After Wednesday’s volatility surrounding the Trump press conference, there was a sharp rise in VIX option trading. Volume was doubled, with the call side picking up significantly, according to...

Most Entertaining News Conference EverWhether for the right reasons, or wrong reasons, after yesterday, it’s difficult to disagree… Without any major economic events over the last few...

After Monday’s lower lean, “Turnaround Tuesday” opened the regular session at 2264.50, down two ticks, and traded weaker on the open, as the index futures had a hard time rallying....

Calls for the end of a more-than-three-decade bull market in bonds have been frequent of late. That has been particularly the case in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over...

Well, there have not been a lot of down days lately, but yesterday was one of them. It was also a horribly slow day with little to no trading volume. Why? The first reason is the level of ‘risk...

There are are only 11 days until Donald Trump takes office. Since his election, win the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is up over 10%, and traded 19,999.63 last week. The S&P 500 futures...

There is a lot of ‘pent up energy’ in the stock market right now. People do not know if they should buy stocks now, or hold off for the next big drop. Personally, I think there is going to...