Author: Jim Wyckoff

* Latest Market Developments * NOTE: I am out of the office all week this week. My friend and fellow market analyst Ken Seehusen will be producing my report today. Ken’s format and style is a bit different than mine, but I think...

* Latest Market Developments * NOTE: I am out of the office all week this week. My friend and fellow market analyst Ken Seehusen will be producing my report today. Ken’s format and style is a bit different than mine, but I think...

* Latest Market Developments * Markets were mostly quiet in overnight dealings, on the day after the Christmas holiday. There were no major, markets-moving news events over the Christmas holiday. Trading volumes in many U.S....

*OVERNIGHT DEVELOPMENTS* (Note: I want to take this opportunity to wish all of my valued readers Happy Holidays. I have a great job, being able to provide you with my daily perspective on the markets. Thanks for your...

* Latest Market Developments * In a holiday-shortened trading week, activity could briefly pick up Tuesday, as the main U.S. economic report for this week is on deck: be the third-quarter gross domestic product report. GDP is...

* Latest Market Developments * The market place Monday is quieter to start this holiday-shortened Christmas trading week. Many players are off this week, and activity will only grow quieter after Tuesday. The main U.S. economic...

* Latest Market Developments * Asian and European stock markets posted sharp gains Friday, following Wall Street’s lead from Thursday. The world stock markets’ euphoria is stemming from dovishly construed FOMC meeting results on...

* Latest Market Developments * Traders and investors are still digesting Wednesday’s Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and Fed chair Janet Yellen’s press conference. Many market watchers were confused in the...

* Latest Market Developments * The market place is still very concerned about the Russian ruble’s sharp drop this week, hitting a record low versus the U.S. dollar—despite the Russian central bank on Tuesday implementing a big...

* Latest Market Developments * As the U.S. day session is set to begin, it has quickly become a keen “risk-off” trading day in the world market place Tuesday. U.S. stock indexes have fallen to solidly lower levels after posting...