September 1st, 2010
 
What are the true costs of trading futures and options?  Carley Garner and Karen Gibbs discuss…. http://www.aweber.com/archive/decarleystock/.MPm
 
 Back and fill Thursday in stock index futures?
 
Although this month is known as “Black September” because of its propensity to provide negative stock returns, the first trading day of September has now posted gains in 12 of [...]

September 1, 2010
 
What are the true costs of trading futures and options?  Carley Garner and Karen Gibbs discuss…. http://www.aweber.com/archive/decarleystock/.MPm
 
Treacherous Treasury futures
 
Just as Treasury traders focused on the bullish fundamental factors in yesterday’s session, today was all about the bearish arguments.  Unfortunately, the market is having difficulty coming to a reasonable middle ground.  A few days [...]

August 27th, 2010
 
Are long options better protection than stop loss orders? Carley and Karen Gibbs discuss…http://www.aweber.com/archive/decarleystock/U4vm
 
Stock index futures bulls might have pulled it off
 
It has been a long and hard week for stock market optimists.  Bad news after bad news has put unrelenting pressure on equities but today’s trade might offer enough momentum to fend [...]

August 27th, 2010
 
Are long options better protection than stop loss orders? Carley and Karen Gibbs discuss…http://www.aweber.com/archive/decarleystock/U4vm
 
 GDP…not so bad say Treasury futures traders
 
Sometimes news that is bad, but not as bad as expected is interpreted and being “good news” and that is exactly what happened with today’s GDP report.  A few months ago, the markets would [...]

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Options expiration halts stock index futures rally
 
A number that used to be considered a C in terms of merit and validity has become a market-moving event.  Weekly [...]

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Weekly jobless claims ignites Treasury futures
 
Bond and note futures traded quietly lower throughout the night but the early morning release of new filings for unemployment hit the [...]

August 9th, 2010
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Fed poses risk, but stock index bulls seem to have market by the horns
 
Light volume tends to produce market “melt-ups” and that looks to be [...]

August 9th, 2010
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Low yields, Treasuries might be losing luster
 
Investors seem to be willing to look back into risky assets for better returns in recent days and weeks.  [...]

July 26th, 2010
 
Marc Pearlman recently interviewed DeCarley’s own, Carley Garner  Click here to listen 
Slow start to the trading week
Aside from new home sales, there was little economic data to move the markets and judging by the volume many traders opted to sleep in.  However, earnings season is winding down and thus far the numbers have been solid.  Most firms [...]

July 26th, 2010
Marc Pearlman recently interviewed DeCarley’s own, Carley Garner  Click here to listen 
Treasuries quietly lower
  
Bonds and notes spent most of the session in the red but it wasn’t a complete bloodbath.  Although the bears had a slight edge given the day’s economic data, they weren’t able to gain momentum.
New home sales are depressed but not as much as [...]

July 21st, 2010
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Bernanke uncertain about recovery
 
The markets have been nice and choppy.  For most this means there has been more money lost than made. 
Fed Chair Ben Bernanke [...]