Options Index Trader [Mobile Version] -- Daily Playbook

We are going to highlight unusual options activity as well going forward. The third column from the left will highlight such outliers. iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund ETF (EEM) had unusual volume and excess put action for the third day in a row. No ETFs had unusual call action. ~more~

#146: Thu 9/11/2014 11:58 PM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures On The Rebound

US futures: S&P 500 -6.50, Dow Jones -54 and NDX -5 with fair values lower helping losses. Asia and Europe lower ex Shanghai. Copper higher with silver and gold mixed. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield flat. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. ~more~

#145: Thu 9/11/2014 11:57 PM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower This Morning

US futures: S&P 500 -5.50, Dow Jones -44 and NDX -8 with fair values higher creating a more negative open. Asia and Europe mixed but mostly lower. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. ~more~

#144: Wed 9/10/2014 10:39 PM EDT
Index ETF Options Volume

We are going to highlight unusual options activity as well going forward. The third column from the left will highlight such outliers. iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund ETF (EFA) and iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) had unusual volume and excess put action. No ETFs had unusual call action. ~more~

#143: Mon 9/8/2014 10:15 AM EDT
Options Index Trader Morning Briefing: Futures Lower

In After Hours Trading: IPOs on deck this week so far: Affirmed Therapeutics and ReWalk Robotics. Secondaries on deck this week: ASTM SNAK. In After Hours Trading (Best to Worst absolute beats/misses [+.02 or greater/-.02 or worse]): none of note. ~more~

#142: Fri 9/5/2014 8:03 AM EDT
Futures Lower

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#141: Wed 9/3/2014 11:40 PM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher On Potential Ukraine/Russia Deal

US futures: S&P 500 +6, Dow Jones +60 and NDX +12 with fair values lower helping gains. Asia and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +3. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. ~more~

#140: Tue 9/2/2014 10:21 PM EDT
Index ETF Options Volume

We are going to highlight unusual options activity as well going forward. The third column from the left will highlight such outliers. SPY had unusual volume and excess put action. This is the third day in a row we have seen unusual put action on SPY. The doubters of the rally are clear and present which means we move higher. Options volume continues to come in very light in the dog days of summer. ~more~

#139: Fri 8/15/2014 8:28 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +4.50, Dow Jones +45 and NDX +13 with fair values lower helping gains. Asia and Europe higher. Copper higher with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:30 a.m. EDT THERE WILL BE NO MARKET MATTERS NEXT WEEK AS WE WILL BE ON VACATION. IT WILL RETURN AUGUST 25th. ~more~

#138: Thu 8/14/2014 8:28 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +1.50, Dow Jones +18 and NDX +4 with fair values lower helping gains. Asia mixed and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver higher and gold down. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:30 a.m. EDT ~more~

#137: Wed 8/13/2014 8:42 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +10, Dow Jones +70 and NDX +22 with fair values lower helping gains. Asia and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver higher and gold flat to down. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT ~more~

#136: Tue 8/12/2014 8:40 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Up Mildly

US futures: S&P 500 +2.75, Dow Jones +18 and NDX +4.75 with fair values flat. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe lower. Copper higher with silver lower and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield flat. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#135: Mon 8/11/2014 8:20 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Strong

US futures: S&P 500 +9.30, Dow Jones +66 and NDX +22 with fair values higher cutting into gains. Asia and Europe higher. Copper higher with silver and gold flat to down. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#134: Fri 8/8/2014 8:50 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Positive

US futures: S&P 500 +4.00, Dow Jones +20 and NDX +5.75 with fair values flatish to up. Asia lower ex Shanghai and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#133: Thu 8/7/2014 8:39 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 4.75, Dow Jones 26 and NDX 4 with fair values flatish to up. Asia and Europe mixed. Copper along with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#132: Tue 8/5/2014 8:31 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -5.25, Dow Jones -33 and NDX -9.25 with fair values flatish to up. Asia mixed and Europe higher. Copper lower along with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#131: Mon 8/4/2014 8:24 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures On The Rebound

US futures: S&P 500 +7.25, Dow Jones +48 and NDX +13.25 with fair values flatish to up. Asia higher ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper higher along with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#130: Fri 8/1/2014 8:39 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Fail To Bounce

US futures: S&P 500 -9, Dow Jones -64 and NDX -18 with fair values flatish to up. Asia and Europe lower. Copper lower along with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#129: Wed 7/30/2014 8:37 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +6.75, Dow Jones +47 and NDX +17.50 with fair values flatish to up. Asia and Europe mixed. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#128: Mon 7/28/2014 8:32 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Slightly Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -1.50, Dow Jones -11 and NDX -1.50 with fair values flatish. Asia higher and Europe mixed. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#127: Fri 7/25/2014 8:18 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -2.50, Dow Jones -12 and NDX -10.50 with fair values flatish. Asia higher and Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#126: Thu 7/24/2014 8:39 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +4.50, Dow Jones +26 and NDX +13.50 with fair values flatish. Asia higher ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield flat. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#125: Wed 7/23/2014 8:38 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +2.50 Dow Jones +13 NDX +13.50 with fair values higher but still a very positive open. Asia and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver but gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is higher. $ is flat vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield flat. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#124: Tue 7/22/2014 8:19 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +6.50 Dow Jones +51 NDX +14.50 with fair values higher but still a very positive open. Asia and Europe higher. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#123: Mon 7/21/2014 8:29 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Down

US futures: S&P 500 -4.50 Dow Jones -41 NDX -3.50 with fair values higher hurting the open. Asia and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and flat vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield no change. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#122: Fri 7/18/2014 8:23 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures On The Rebound

US futures: S&P 500 +2 Dow Jones +2 NDX +8.30 with fair values lower adding to the open. Asia and Europe lower. Copper,silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +3. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#121: Thu 7/17/2014 8:29 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Weak

US futures: S&P 500 -10 Dow Jones -55 NDX -23 with fair values higher taking away from the open. Asia and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#120: Wed 7/16/2014 8:36 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Positive

US futures: S&P 500 +7 Dow Jones +55 NDX +23 with fair values lower adding to the open. Asia mixed to lower and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver lower and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#119: Tue 7/15/2014 8:48 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Positive

US futures: S&P 500 +1.50 Dow Jones +29 NDX +7 with fair values lower adding to the open. Asia higher and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#118: Mon 7/14/2014 8:43 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Positive Start To Week & Merger Monday

US futures: S&P 500 +8.25 Dow Jones +74 NDX +20 with fair values lower adding to the open. Asia and Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 8:05 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#117: Fri 7/11/2014 8:18 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures On The Mend

US futures: S&P 500 +4 Dow Jones +30 NDX +12 with fair values mixed to flat. Asia mixed and Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is higher. $ is flat vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 8:05 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#116: Thu 7/10/2014 8:47 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Getting Hammered

US futures: S&P 500 -18 Dow Jones -146 NDX -35 with fair values flat. Asia lower and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -5. Prices as of 8:05 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#115: Wed 7/9/2014 8:36 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +2.50 Dow Jones +14 NDX +4.50 with fair values flat. Asia lower and Europe mixed. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 8:05 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#114: Tue 7/8/2014 8:24 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -2.60 Dow Jones -20 NDX -1.30 with fair values a bit higher adding to the downside. Asia mixed and Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 8:05 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#113: Mon 7/7/2014 8:35 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -4.25 Dow Jones -30 NDX -8.5 with fair values a bit higher adding to the downside. Asia and Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield flat. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#112: Thu 7/3/2014 8:23 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +2.25 Dow Jones +15 NDX +4.5 with fair values a bit higher but still a positive open. Asia higher ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper, silver lower and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield flat. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. MARKETS CLOSE AT 1:00 P.M. EDT. ~more~

#111: Wed 7/2/2014 8:41 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +1.50 Dow Jones +14 NDX +3 with fair values a bit higher but still a positive open. Asia and Europe higher. Copper higher with silver lower and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#110: Tue 7/1/2014 8:27 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +4.25 Dow Jones +41 NDX +12 with fair values a bit higher but still a positive open. Asia mixed and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#109: Mon 6/30/2014 8:19 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -0.75 Dow Jones -13 NDX -1.80 with fair values higher hurting the futures. Asia higher ex Hong Kong and Europe mixed. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#108: Fri 6/27/2014 8:21 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -3.75 Dow Jones -24 NDX -4.5 with fair values higher hurting the futures. Asia higher ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#107: Thu 6/26/2014 8:33 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Flat

US futures: S&P 500 0 Dow Jones +3 NDX +2.5 with fair values higher hurting the futures. Asia and Europe lower. Copper,silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#106: Wed 6/25/2014 8:25 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Rebound Thanks To Fair Value After Two Weak Days

US futures: S&P 500 0 Dow Jones -9 NDX -2.5 with fair values lower helping the futures into the green. Asia and Europe lower. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas is unchanged. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#105: Tue 6/24/2014 8:30 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -4 Dow Jones -25 NDX -2.5 with fair values a bit higher adding to the weakness. Asia higher and Europe mixed. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -3. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#104: Fri 6/20/2014 8:45 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Flat To Slightly Down

US futures: S&P 500 0.50 Dow Jones +6 NDX +2.50 with fair values a bit lower causing lower open. Asia higher ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper and silver higher and gold lower. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas barely higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#103: Thu 6/19/2014 8:33 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Flat To Slightly Down

US futures: S&P 500 -0.50 Dow Jones -2 NDX -1.50 with fair values flat. Asia lower ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#102: Wed 6/18/2014 8:29 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Flat

US futures: S&P 500 +0.25 Dow Jones 0 NDX +4.50 with fair values flat. Asia lower ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#101: Thu 6/12/2014 8:27 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +0.75 Dow Jones +6 NDX +1 with fair values lower. Asia and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#100: Wed 6/11/2014 8:28 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -9.25 Dow Jones -71 NDX -17.50 with fair values a bit lower. Asia lower ex Japan and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#099: Tue 6/10/2014 8:16 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -4.25 Dow Jones -24 NDX -8 with fair values a bit lower. Asia higher ex Japanand Europe higher ex France. Copper lower with silver lower and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +3. Prices as of 7:50 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#098: Mon 6/9/2014 8:24 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Merger Monday With Futures Down A Bit

US futures: S&P 500 -2 Dow Jones -12 NDX -3 with fair values a bit lower. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:50 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#097: Fri 6/6/2014 8:37 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Markets Await Jobs Numbers. Futures Flat.

US futures: S&P 500 +1 Dow Jones +24 NDX +2 with fair values a bit higher. Asia lower and Europe higher. Copper,silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:50 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#096: Thu 6/5/2014 8:27 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: ECB Cuts Interest Rates & Goes Negative

US futures: S&P 500 +2 Dow Jones +30 NDX +4 with fair values a bit higher. Asia higher ex Hong Kong and Europe lower. Copper,silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#095: Wed 6/4/2014 8:20 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -2.25 Dow Jones -11 NDX -5.50 with fair values higher hurting the open. Asia lower ex Japan and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver lower and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield no change. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#094: Tue 6/3/2014 8:30 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -5 Dow Jones -34 NDX -11.50 with fair values higher hurting the open. Asia lower ex Japan and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude unchanged and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +3. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#093: Mon 6/2/2014 8:30 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Up Slightly

US futures: S&P 500 +1 Dow Jones +17 NDX +1.50 with fair values flat. Asia and Europe higher. Copper,silver and gold higher. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#092: Fri 5/30/2014 8:14 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures A Bit Lower

US futures: S&P 500 -1.50 Dow Jones -7 NDX -1 with fair values flat. Asia higher ex Japan and Europe lower ex Germany. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield flat. Prices as of 7:25 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#091: Thu 5/29/2014 8:15 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher Thanks To Fair Value

US futures: S&P 500 +0.75 Dow Jones +132 NDX +0.50 with fair values lower helping the open. Asia and Europe mixed. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#090: Wed 5/28/2014 8:50 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher Fractionally

US futures: S&P 500 +2.75 Dow Jones +22 NDX +3.50 with fair values mixed. Asia and Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#089: Tue 5/27/2014 8:24 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Strong In Front Of Economic Data

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#088: Fri 5/23/2014 8:36 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 500 +1.50 Dow Jones +9 NDX +4.50 with fair value higher cutting into gains effectively flat. Asia higher and Europe higher ex United Kingdom. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#087: Thu 5/22/2014 8:41 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Flat To Slightly Down

US futures: SP -.50 Dow Jones +3 NDX +1.50 with fair value higher cutting into gains effectively flat. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#086: Wed 5/21/2014 8:58 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: SP +4, Dow Jones +35 NDX +9.50 with fair value higher cutting into gains but still higher. Asia and Europe mixed. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#085: Tue 5/20/2014 8:23 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Slightly In The Red

US futures: SP -0.25, Dow Jones -1 NDX +2 with fair value a bit lower. Asia higher and Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#084: Mon 5/19/2014 8:41 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Slightly In The Red

US futures: SP -0.15%, Dow Jones -.12% NDX -0.18% with fair value a bit lower. Asia lower with Europe mixed. Copper higher with silver lower and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#083: Fri 5/16/2014 8:24 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures In The Red

#082: Wed 5/14/2014 8:20 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Slightly Lower

US futures: SP -1.60, Dow Jones -5.00 NDX -3.25 with fair value flat. Asia mixed with Europe edging down. Energy commodities trading up with Crude Oil and Natural Gas higher. Precious and Industrial metals taking the spotlight all looking to trade higher over 0.50%. Prices as of 7:30 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#081: Tue 5/13/2014 8:32 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +3.50, Dow Jones +31 NDX +8.50 with fair value flat. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe higher. Copper,silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#080: Mon 5/12/2014 8:30 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 6.50, Dow Jones 54 NDX 19.50 with fair value flat. Asia mixed and Europe higher. Copper,silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#079: Fri 5/9/2014 8:32 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -4.50, Dow Jones -31 NDX -13.50 with fair value lower making the pain less severe. Asia lower ex Japan and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#078: Thu 5/8/2014 8:36 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Mixed

US futures: S&P -2, Dow Jones +3 NDX -4.50 with fair value lower helping the open. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe higher. Copper higher with silver lower and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield flat. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#077: Wed 5/7/2014 8:10 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures On The Rebound

US futures: S&P +3.75, Dow Jones +34 NDX +6 with fair value lower helping the open. Asia lower and Europe mixed. Copper lower withsilver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:40 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#076: Tue 5/6/2014 8:16 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -7.50, Dow Jones -59 NDX -15.90 with fair value mixed. Asia lower and Europe lower ex FTSE. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +0. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#075: Mon 5/5/2014 9:07 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

#074: Fri 5/2/2014 8:48 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Flatish

US futures: S&P +1, Dow Jones +6 NDX +1 with fair value a bit higher hurting the open. Asia higher ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#073: Thu 5/1/2014 10:12 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Flat

US futures: S&P -0.5, Dow Jones -3 NDX +7 with fair value a bit higher hurting the open. Asia higher ex Hong Kong and Europe . Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#072: Wed 4/30/2014 8:23 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -1, Dow Jones -1 NDX -8 with fair value a bit higher hurting the open. Asia higher and Europe mixed. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. Earnings ~more~

#071: Tue 4/29/2014 8:09 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 5.50, Dow Jones 48 NDX 16.50 with fair value lower helping the open. Asia and Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#070: Mon 4/28/2014 8:20 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 6.50, Dow Jones 62 NDX 13.50 with fair value lower helping the open. Asia lower and Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#069: Fri 4/25/2014 8:36 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -5.50, Dow Jones -59 NDX -12.50 with fair value flatish. Asia lower ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#068: Thu 4/24/2014 8:08 AM EDT
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#067: Wed 4/23/2014 8:28 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -1.75, Dow Jones -3 NDX -6.70 with fair mixed. Asia lower ex Japan and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver higher with gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#066: Mon 4/21/2014 6:55 PM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 2.50, Dow Jones +20 NDX +2o with fair mixed. Asia mixed and Europe higher. Copper and silver lower with gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT. ~more~

#065: Thu 4/17/2014 8:15 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P -1, Dow Jones -16 NDX +2 with fair higher hurting the open. Asia mixed and Europe lower. Copper abd silver higher with gold lower. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:45 a.m. EST ~more~

#064: Wed 4/16/2014 8:24 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +8, Dow Jones +61 NDX +16.50 with fair lower helping the open. Asia and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver lower and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#063: Mon 4/14/2014 8:18 AM EDT
Futures Higher

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#062: Fri 4/11/2014 8:10 AM EDT
Futures Lower

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#061: Thu 4/10/2014 8:24 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -2.00, Dow Jones -17 NDX -4.50 with fair value higher hurting the open a bit. Asia higher and Europe mixed. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -3. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#060: Wed 4/9/2014 8:28 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +2.25, Dow Jones +34 NDX +8.50 with fair value higher hurting the open a bit but still positive. Asia higher ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper,silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#059: Mon 4/7/2014 8:26 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -7.50, Dow Jones -57 NDX -28.50 with fair value lower helping the open a bit but still very weak. Asia lower ex Shanghai and Europe lower. Copper,silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#058: Fri 4/4/2014 8:24 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +3.50, Dow Jones +25 NDX +10.50 with fair value flat. Asia higher ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper,silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and flat vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield flat. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#057: Thu 4/3/2014 8:21 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Flat

US futures: S&P +1, Dow Jones +4 NDX +3 with fair value flat. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe mixed. Copper,silver and gold lower. WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#056: Wed 4/2/2014 8:24 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Waiting For ADP Payroll Data

US futures: S&P +7.25, Dow Jones +61 NDX +17 with fair value lower adding to the open. Asia and Europe mixed. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#055: Mon 3/31/2014 8:12 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

#054: Fri 3/28/2014 8:46 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +7, Dow Jones +45 NDX +18.5 with fair value higher creating a flat open. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe higher. Copper and silver higher and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#053: Thu 3/27/2014 8:14 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +2.50, Dow Jones +23 NDX +4.5 with fair value higher creating a flat open. Asia lower ex Japan and Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas flat. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#052: Wed 3/26/2014 8:24 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +7.50, Dow Jones +67 NDX +18 with fair value a bit lower. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield flat. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#051: Mon 3/24/2014 8:09 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +4.50, Dow Jones +29 NDX +12 with fair value a bit higher. Asia higher and Europe lower. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +3. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#050: Fri 3/21/2014 8:23 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +4, Dow Jones +27 NDX +10 with fair value a bit lower. Asia and Europe higher. Copper,silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield flat. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#049: Mon 3/17/2014 8:26 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +10.25, Dow Jones +88 NDX +21 with fair value a bit higher. Asia mixed and Europe higher. Copper higher silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#048: Fri 3/14/2014 8:21 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P -1.25, Dow Jones -18 NDX -0.20 with fair value much lower creating a positive open, barely. Asia lower. Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield no change. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#047: Thu 3/13/2014 8:50 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P 3.50, Dow Jones +28 NDX +8.20 with fair value a tad lower. Asia higher ex Japan. Europe mixed. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#046: Wed 3/12/2014 8:30 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -4, Dow Jones -28 NDX -8.20 with fair value higher with a hit to the open. Asia lower. Europe lower. Copper lower, silver higher and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#045: Mon 3/10/2014 8:22 AM EDT
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Slightly Lower

US futures: S&P -2, Dow Jones -20 NDX -0.30 with fair value a tad lower with slight help to open. Asia lower. Europe mixed. Copper lower, silver higher and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures loweer. Natural Gas higher. $ is flat vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#044: Fri 3/7/2014 9:14 AM EST
Daily Playbook: Futures Mixed

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#043: Thu 3/6/2014 8:01 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +3, Dow Jones +31 NDX +4.70 with fair value a tad higher with no impact on open. Asia higher. Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:30 a.m. EST ~more~

#042: Wed 3/5/2014 8:10 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +3, Dow Jones +22 NDX +7 with fair value a tad higher with no impact on open. Asia lower ex Japan. Europe lower. Copper higher, silver higher and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices ~more~

#041: Mon 3/3/2014 8:16 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Nasty This Morning

US futures: S&P -13, Dow Jones -104 NDX -18 with fair value a tad lower with no impact on open. Asia lower ex Shanghai. Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -3. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#040: Fri 2/28/2014 8:14 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -2.50, Dow Jones -14 NDX -4.50 with fair values much lower really helping the open. Asia higher ex Japan. Europe mixed. Copper lower with silver higher and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#039: Wed 2/26/2014 8:35 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +2.50, Dow Jones +22 NDX +4.50 with fair values much lower really helping the open. Asia higher ex Japan. Europe marginally lower. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#038: Mon 2/24/2014 8:09 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +5, Dow Jones +28 NDX +9.50 with fair values lower helping the open. Asia lower. Europe mixed. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#037: Fri 2/21/2014 8:14 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +3.50, Dow Jones +30 NDX +7.50 with fair values higher but not enough to hurt open. Asia higher ex Shanghai. Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#036: Wed 2/19/2014 8:16 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -6.25, Dow Jones -50 NDX -6.50 with fair values lower but not enough to help open. Asia higher ex Japan. Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -3. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#035: Fri 2/14/2014 8:08 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Flat

US futures: S&P +1, Dow Jones +12 NDX +5.50 with fair values higher hurting the open. Asia higher ex Japan. Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#034: Thu 2/13/2014 8:24 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -8.75, Dow Jones -68 NDX -180 with fair values lower helping the weak open. Asia lower. Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -3. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#033: Wed 2/12/2014 8:13 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Mixed

US futures: S&P -0.50, Dow Jones -1 NDX -2.50 with fair values higher hurting the open. Asia higher. Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#032: Mon 2/10/2014 8:16 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Negative

US futures: S&P -3.50, Dow Jones -28 NDX -1.50 with fair values lower helping losses. Asia higher. Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#031: Fri 2/7/2014 8:14 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Positive

US futures: S&P +8.25, Dow Jones +57 NDX +21 with fair values higher cutting into gains. Asia higher. Europe higher. Copper higher, silver lower and gold higher. WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#030: Thu 2/6/2014 8:19 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Positive

US futures: S&P +7, Dow Jones +62 NDX +15 with fair values slightly higher. Asia lower. Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +0. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#029: Mon 2/3/2014 8:15 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Improving

US futures: S&P +3.50, Dow Jones +38 NDX +8.80 with fair values slightly higher. Asia sees Japan lower and China closed. Europe mixed. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#028: Fri 1/31/2014 8:12 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -13, Dow Jones -123 NDX -11 with fair values MUCH higher hurting the open. Asia and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -4. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST ~more~

#027: Thu 1/30/2014 8:15 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +4, Dow Jones +37 NDX +13.80 with fair values lower helping the open. Asia and Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:35 a.m. EST ~more~

#026: Wed 1/29/2014 8:17 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Mixed

US futures: S&P -5.50, Dow Jones -47 NDX -15 with fair values lower helping the open but still lower. Overnight futures were higher. Asia higer and Europe lower. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +0. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#025: Mon 1/27/2014 8:08 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Rebounding

US futures: S&P +7, Dow Jones +49 NDX +5.25 with fair values higher hurting the open but still higher. Asia lower and Europe mixed. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +4. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#024: Fri 1/24/2014 8:22 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -12.25, Dow Jones -95 NDX -21 with fair values lower helpng the open but still lower. Asia lower ex Shanghai and Europe lower. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -5. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#023: Thu 1/23/2014 8:18 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -6, Dow Jones -60 NDX -2 with fair values LOWer helpng the open but still lower. Asia lower and Europe mixed. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -3. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#022: Fri 1/17/2014 8:10 AM EST
Daily Playbook

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#021: Thu 1/16/2014 8:07 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -3.25, Dow Jones -13 NDX -0.50 with fair values higher hurting the open. Asia higher ex Japan and Europe mixed. Copper,silver and gold lower. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#020: Wed 1/15/2014 8:19 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +3, Dow Jones +37 NDX +12.70 with fair values mixed. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe higher. Copper,silver and gold lower. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#019: Mon 1/13/2014 8:18 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -4, Dow Jones -11 NDX -5 with fair value lower helping the open but still down. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe higher. Copper,silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield no change. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#018: Fri 1/10/2014 8:15 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +7.50, Dow Jones +59 NDX +20 with fair value lower helping the open. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe higher. Copper,silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#017: Thu 1/9/2014 8:08 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P +4.75, Dow Jones +53 NDX +8 with fair value higher helping the open. Asia lower and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +0. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#016: Wed 1/8/2014 8:17 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -1.75, Dow Jones -16 NDX -0.30 with fair value higher hurting the open. Asia higher and Europe lower. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#015: Mon 1/6/2014 8:15 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Positive

US futures: S&P +3.25, Dow Jones +28 NDX +3.80 with fair value lower helping the open. Asia lower and Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#014: Fri 12/20/2013 8:16 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Positive

US futures: S&P +1.75, Dow Jones +16 NDX +4.75 with fair value lower helping the open. Asia lower ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +3. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#013: Thu 12/19/2013 8:14 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Mixed

US futures: S&P -1.50, Dow Jones -8 NDX -8 with fair value lower helping the open. Asia lower ex Japan and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures flat to slightly down. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#012: Wed 12/18/2013 8:15 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +3.75, Dow Jones +37 NDX +4.75 with fair value a bit higher slightly hurting the open. Asia and Europe higher. Copper lower with silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#011: Mon 12/16/2013 8:17 AM EST
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +10, Dow Jones +92 NDX +18 with fair value lower helping the open. Asia lower and Europe higher. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#010: Thu 12/12/2013
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Slightly Lower

US futures: S&P -1, Dow Jones -15 NDX -1.5 with fair value a bit hgher hurting the open. Asia and Europe lower. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#009: Wed 12/11/2013
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Slightly Higher

US futures: S&P +1.75, Dow Jones +8 NDX -1 with fair value lower helping the open. Asia lower and Europe higher. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury +1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#008: Mon 12/9/2013
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Slightly Higher

US futures: S&P +1.75, Dow Jones +8 NDX +9 with fair value flat. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe higher ex FTSE. Copper, silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#007: Fri 12/6/2013
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +7.75, Dow Jones +61 NDX +12 with fair value a bit lower hurting the open. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe higher. Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#006: Thu 12/5/2013
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Flat

US futures: S&P +0.75, Dow Jones -1 NDX +6.50 with fair value a bit higher hurting the open. Asia mixed and Europe lower. Copper,silver and gold lower with WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury +0. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#005: Wed 12/4/2013
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Lower

US futures: S&P -2.75, Dow Jones -20 NDX -3.50 with fair value a bit higher hurting the open. Asia higher ex Japan and Europe lower. Copper,silver and gold lower with WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury +2. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#004: Mon 12/2/2013
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Slightly Lower

US futures: S&P -1, Dow Jones -7 NDX +3.30 with fair value a bit higher hurting the open. Asia lower ex Hong Kong and Europe lower. Copper,silver and gold lower with WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas lower. $ is higher vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury +4. Prices as of 7:35 a.m. EST. ~more~

#003: Tue 11/26/2013
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

US futures: S&P +0.5, Dow Jones -3 NDX +2 with fair value lower adding to gains. Asia lower and Europe mixed. Copper lower with silver and gold higher with WTI Crude higher and Brent Oil Futures lower. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

#002: Mon 11/25/2013
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Higher

IPOs on deck this week none of note. Secondaries on deck this week include ACFC LPCN SFM. Courtesy of IPO Financial. ~more~

#001: Fri 11/22/2013
Daily P/Laybook: Futures Mixed

US futures: S&P -0.50, Dow Jones +5 NDX +1.50 with fair values mixed. Asia higher ex Shanghai and Europe mixed. Copper,silver and gold up slightly with WTI Crude lower and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas higher. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury -1. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EST. ~more~

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