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Recent sell off in Asia Pacific stock markets tug at U.S. markets, causing U.S. stocks to fall in pullback form. Traders and investors will watch world markets, especially oil gold, and equities. Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 6:07 P.M. Eastern

Short term forecast was changed to positive after short pullback but ahead of the Fed FOMC. Earnings/ guidance is in focus as well as the Fed and energy prices. Tuesday, October 28, 2014, 2:41 P.M. Eastern

Monday afternoon, the Short Term Forecast was downgraded to CAUTION. We are in the month known for volatility and that can send stocks surging and crashing. Caution is indicated by the models. Earnings/ guidance still has focus as does M&A and IPO’s. Monday, September 22, 2014, 2:58p P.M. Eastern

Nonfarm jobs number and unemployment-rate could dictate a forecast change. Investors and traders look for any reason to send stocks higher. Russia and Ukraine concerns tempered by talk of military stand-down. Economical data and earnings/ guidance is in focus for the week. Wednesday, September 3, 2014, 8:56 A.M. Eastern- updated 9/5/2014, 8:36a

Short Term Forecast was upgraded to positive. The Short Term Forecast could be upgraded Monday if U.S. stocks continue positive. Short Term Forecast was changed back to caution last week. Earnings/ guidance is in focus as well as Ukraine Russia worry. Bias was changed back to neutral as stocks continue to improve; short term forecast could be next. Thursday, August 21, 2014, 8:33 A.M. Eastern- updated 8/25/2014, 3:20p

Stocks come close to looking like a correction but then investors and traders ramp up the market. Bias and short term forecast continues at negative, for now. Earnings/ guidance still in focus for the start as well as oil and gold prices. Monday, August 11, 2014, 8:46 A.M. Eastern

The short term forecast was changed to negative Tuesday afternoon. Geopolitical events have markets on edge. Could see more forecast changes if stocks continue lower. Earnings/ guidance is in focus this week as well as energy prices. Thursday, August 7, 2014, 9:04 A.M. Eastern

World stock markets turnaround, run higher, on U.S. data and earnings showing economical recovery intact. Futures higher. Yellen testimony on the Hill. Yellen testifies on the Hill. Retail sales data lower than expected but in-line with a growing economy. Bank earnings and merger activity get investors in buying mood. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 8:43 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Friday. Selling pressure builds with U.S. and world markets. Earnings underway as investors analyze Alcoa and look forward to the mainstream reporting. Second-quarter earnings could be challenging for investors to maintain their steady climb higher. Dow 17k could be in jeopardy. Dow smashes through 17k, can record gain hold. Earnings/ guidance gets underway this week with Alcoa reporting. Earnings could be the catalyst that rocks the market. Friday, July 11, 2014, 9:10 A.M. Eastern- updated 2:18:00 pm Eastern

Look for a positive open Thursday. June saw 288,000 new jobs. Unemployment-rate dropped to 6.1 percent. U.S. Markets will be closed Friday for holiday. Employment Situation reported is due Thursday; the jobs report and unemployment rate data can make or break a market. Friday is a holiday with U.S. markets closed. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as second quarter earnings next week. Thursday, July 3, 2014, 9:12 A.M. Eastern- updated 9:26 Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Friday. Earnings get underway in less than two weeks. Nonfarm payroll on deck for investors to trade on. GDP data falls short of estimates. Stocks could trade flat ahead of GDP. Iraq top markets concerns as investors also await GDP scheduled for release on Wednesday. Earnings/ guidance winding down as markets gear up for second quarter earnings. Friday, June 27, 2014, 9:12 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Friday. The Fed reduced bond purchasing but didn’t change interest rates. Fed meeting ends with Yellen conference. No monetary change expected. Inflation data and more Iraq news continues to influence markets. Iraq execution headlines, over the weekend, move the pre market lower. New York manufacturing data beats estimates. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start of business. Friday, June 20, 2014, 9:07 A.M. Eastern-

Stocks could pullback further as record after record has been broken. Retail sales and jobless new claims set the stage for a flat open. Dow and S&P 500 up on multiple record highs over past months. Stocks could timeout for a much needed pullback/ correction. Friday, June 13, 2014, 9:12 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open for Tuesday. Dow and S&P 500 could continue with record closings while NASDAQ continues to close in on its record. Stocks could take a break and dip before continuing their climb. Earnings/ guidance still has focus for the start of business Tuesday. Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 7:50 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Monday. Big run-up on jobs and other data could see investors and traders trim positions. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start. Monday, June 9, 2014, 8:57 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Friday. May jobs creation expected north of 200,000. Unemployment could tick up as job seekers increase. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as economic data. Friday, June 6, 2014, 7:49 A.M. Eastern- updated 9:03 am Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Thursday. Jobless initial claims today with May jobs data and unemployment-rate tomorrow. Markets could be somewhat calm ahead of tomorrows data. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as jobs data. Thursday, June 5, 2014, 7:59 A.M. Eastern- updated 9:02 am Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Wednesday. ADP today, jobless initial claims tomorrow, and Nonfarm payroll Friday could set a fire under markets, one way or the other. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well. Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 7:57 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Tuesday. ADP, jobless new claims. and Nonfarm payroll for May is the hot topic for the week- could cause markets to scurry. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start, as well. Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 8:07 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Monday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as the Nonfarm jobs report this Friday. A big number for May could mean additional monetary change by the Fed. Monday, June 2, 2014, 7:58 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Friday. Consumer data and earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as this is the last regular session for May. Investor and traders haven’t gone away, just yet. Friday, May 30, 2014, 9:11 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Thursday. Government says GDP decreased by 1 percent in Q1. Jobless claims dropped by 27,000 last week. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Thursday, May 29, 2014, 9:12 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Wednesday. Investors look for more gain in the equity market as May nears an end. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as IPO’s. Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 8:47 A.M. Eastern- updated 9:28 am Eastern

Look for a positive open Tuesday. Another record close probable for index as stocks continue in rally mode. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Tuesday, May 27, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Friday. Markets will be close Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. Markets will reopen Tuesday, normal schedule. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Friday, May 23, 2014, 8:50 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Thursday. Weekly jobless claims data and earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Thursday, May 22, 2014, 8:30 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Wednesday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as Fed minutes to be released this afternoon. Minutes from last Fed policy meeting could give markets a clue to next Fed FOMC move, like rate change. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 8:41 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Tuesday. Asia Pacific stocks closed mostly higher. European stocks mixed in early afternoon session. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 8:32 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Monday. Still in a five-year upswing for stocks? Stocks could end upswing with little holding up sentiment. Data getting stronger, Fed has an itchy trigger finger with geopolitical concerns, could take stocks down this summer. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Monday, May 19, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Friday. Much improved economical data showing the economy accelerating could cause more selling of equities. Housing data and earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start Friday. Friday, May 16, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern- updated 9:26 am Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Thursday. Hot data suggests economy is ramping up setting stage for possible action by the Fed as data might suggest. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start Thursday. Thursday, May 15, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open for Wednesday. PPI wholesale prices ramp-up. giving investors some concern. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start for Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Tuesday. Retail Sales and Food Services data set the pre market back slightly. Overseas markets not affected by data. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start Tuesday. Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a positive open Monday. Stocks, globally, could rise through the traditional ‘sell in May and go away’ season. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Monday, May 12, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Friday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as oil prices. Friday, May 9, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Thursday. Jobless claims drop ; European stocks drop in afternoon trade; U.S. futures unsteady. Yellen set for more testimony on the Hill. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as Fed Chief testimony. Thursday, May 8, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern- updated 9:27 am Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open for Wednesday. Overnight futures looked somewhat iffy for Wednesdays start but a midday surge in European stocks turned U.S. stock futures around. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as Alibaba IPO. Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Tuesday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 9:17 A.M. Eastern

Look for a negative open Monday. World stocks mostly lower set stage for lower open in the U.S. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Monday, May 5, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern- updated 8:59 pm Eastern

Look for a neutral open Thursday. Data and earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start Thursday, May 1, 2014. Thursday, May 1, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Wednesday. GDP and jobs report as well as earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start Wednesday, April 30, 2014, last session of April. Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open for Tuesday. Fed FOMC meet today and Wednesday; no policy change expected. Earnings/ guidance in full swing is in focus for the start Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Tuesday, April 29, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Monday. Geopolitical environment tense with Russia Ukraine concerns mounting. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as housing data. Monday, April 28, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Friday. Sell in May and go away always get markets attention. That said and the fact that stocks are at near record levels and Russia Ukraine crisis continues to build, markets could get volatile. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as Alibaba IPO. Friday, April 25, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Thursday. Durable Goods and jobless new claims data help already higher futures. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as Apple’s earnings and stock split. Thursday, April 24, 2014, 9:13 A.M. Eastern- updated 8:26 am Eastern

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Look for a neutral start Monday. Data and Ukraine/ Russia concerns continue. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start Monday. Monday, April 21, 2014, 9:36 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Thursday. Mixed earnings and near expected jobless claims saw more gain for stocks this week according to models. Markets in the U.S. will be closed Friday for holiday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start of business, April 17, 2014. Thursday, April 17, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a positive open Wednesday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as housing data. Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 9:12 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Tuesday. Earnings beat and CPI data saw futures gain indicating a possible positive start for stocks Tuesday. Earnings/ guidance economical data is in focus for the start. Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a positive open Monday. Retail sales data and earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as oil prices. Monday, April 14, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a negative open Friday. JPMorgan earnings bolsters negative-ness in the market. Stocks could continue yesterdays sell-off as markets could be setting up for Sell In May And Go Away syndrome. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Friday, April 11, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Thursday; slight chance stocks turn negative after the open. Unemployment chart still shows a challenging environment for the labor market. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Thursday, April 10, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern- updated 9:27 am Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Wednesday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as the IPO market. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Tuesday. The big picture; stocks are ripe and could fall further, now, and/or this summer, stocks could correct. Earnings/ guidance starts with Alcoa this evening after the close. Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Monday. More tech selling overseas has futures lower Monday indicating a continued negative moving stock market. Earnings/ guidance gets underway this week with Alcoa. Monday, April 7, 2014, 9:13 A.M. Eastern

Look for a positive open Friday. Nonfarm payroll jobs misses estimates but means rates to stay near zero for a bit longer, pleases markets. Earnings/ guidance gets underway next week with Alcoa. Friday, April 4, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Thursday. Jobless new claims saw a slight increase — chart -, futures unchanged. Payroll new jobs for March reports tomorrow, could affect trading. Earnings/ guidance gets underway Tuesday with Alcoa reporting. Thursday, April 3, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Wednesday. ADP reports 191,000 new jobs added in march. Jobless new claims data tomorrow and Nonfarm jobs report Friday. Little change in market direction is expected. Earnings/ guidance gets underway next week with Alcoa. Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Tuesday. Great session Monday to end the quarter; stocks set for good start to second quarter. Earnings/ guidance is in focus; earnings gets underway with Alcoa next Tuesday. Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a positive open Monday. Stocks could move off highs in the afternoon session. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as xxxx. Monday, March 31, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Friday; stocks could move positive after the open. Consumer spending data and earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start Friday. Stocks could drift, ending slightly higher. World stocks mostly higher. Friday, March 28, 2014, 9:14 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Thursday; could turn negative after the open. Jobless initial claims and GDP data had little affect over the pre market. One Barometer model sees the S&P 500 under pressure today. Thursday, March 27, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Wednesday. Durable Goods and consumer confidence data are in focus as well as less worry over Fed policy change and less concerns over Russia and Ukraine tensions. Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Tuesday. Little in way of data for the open. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start Tuesday. Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern- updated 3/26/14, 9:19 am Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Monday. Russia Ukraine worries and Fed monetary policy still being watched by traders and investors. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus as does the IPO market. Monday, March 24, 2014, 9:14 A.M. Eastern- updated 9:08 pm Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Friday. Big worries; Russia’s annexation of Crimea; Fed policy kind of on the backburner; rates steady for the year give investors the opportunity to continue buying equities. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus. Friday, March 21, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Thursday. Markets worry over Fed policy send futures slightly lower. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start. Thursday, March 20, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Wednesday. Yellen first FOMC meeting as Chair. No rate or tapering change expected from the two day meeting. Janet Yellen will hold press conference this afternoon. Earnings/ guidance still has focus for the start Wednesday. Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Tuesday. Russia Ukraine concerns continue to ease. Fed FOMC meeting with Yellen at the helm and press conference tomorrow. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start as does housing data. Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Monday. Crimea votes to join Russia over Ukraine with little that Western Nations can do other than saber rattling. Earnings/ guidance still has a slight focus for the start. Monday, March 17, 2014, 9:18 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Friday. Stocks could turn negative after the start. PPI data misses and Ukraine news continues to attract attention. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start. Friday, March 14, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Thursday. Jobless claims and retail sales data improves the pre market slightly. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start of business, Thursday, March 13, 2014. Thursday, March 13, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Wednesday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as bond prices and commodities. World stock markets are negative Wednesday. Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 9:12 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral flat open Tuesday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as xxxx. Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 9:02 A.M. Eastern

Look for a positive open Friday. Government reported 175,000 new jobs for February better than expected but still very minimal. Unemployment rose slightly. Futures jump indicating a positive start. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start. Friday, March 7, 2014, 9:14 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Thursday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as Russia Ukraine concerns. New unemployment claims drop by 26,000 last week. Thursday, March 6, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern- updated 9:18 am Eastern

Look for a neutral open Wednesday. ADP today, jobless new claims tomorrow, and Nonfarm Friday. Stocks possibly wont move much Wednesday on ADP report, as traders and investors await Nonfarm payroll and jobless claims. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start. Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 9:13 A.M. Eastern

Look for a positive open Tuesday. The Russia Ukraine crisis eases somewhat; even Russia’s stocks recover after big sell off. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start. Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a negative open Monday. World markets react to Russia intervention in Ukraine. World stocks sell off. Gold and energy prices higher on uncertainty in Ukraine. Earnings/ guidance has a minor focus for the start. Monday, March 3, 2014, 9:07 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral flat open Friday; could turn slightly negative. GDP comes in lighter than expected but saw little pre market change. S&P 500 record close will be challenged. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start, as well. Friday, February 28, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral flat open Thursday. Janet Yellen to testify, today, on the Hill completing her canceled testimony. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start Thursday. Thursday, February 27, 2014, 9:16 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Wednesday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Asia Pacific stocks posted positive, earlier this morning, while European stocks are generally lower. Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Tuesday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Monday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Monday, February 24, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Friday. Global stock markets ramp up Friday, could encourage U.S. stocks to add to weekly gains. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start. Friday, February 21, 2014, 9:13 A.M. Eastern- updated 2/23/14, 9:07 am Eastern

Look for a neutral flat open Tuesday. Long holiday weekend, for the U.S. saw world stock markets mostly positive. Futures slip slightly after data. Earnings/ guidance still has some focus for the start. Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 9:10 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral open Friday. Traders and investors could add to the weekly gain Friday to end a positive week. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for holiday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start, as well. Friday, February 14, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a negative open Thursday. Jobless new claims and retail sales data as well as world stock markets set the U.S. up for a negative open Thursday. Earnings/ guidance is also a focus for the start as well as another major winter storm hits the East Coast. Comcast and Time Warner cable M&A gets lots of headlines. Thursday, February 13, 2014, 9:13 A.M. Eastern— updated 2/14/14, 9:05 am Eastern

Look for a neutral open Wednesday for the U.S. stock market. Janet Yellen testimony confirms Fed policy track- good news for stocks? While the debt ceiling gets kicked into March 2015- good for stocks? Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well as approaching winter storm- good for energy traders. Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-positive open Tuesday; could turn negative after the start. Futures degrade slightly but still indicate a possible positive open. Janet Yellen -new Fed Chair- to testify on Federal Reserve policy and take Q&A. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start as well. Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 9:14 A.M. Eastern

Look for a neutral-to-negative open Monday. Earnings/ guidance is in focus for the start. Monday, February 10, 2014, 9:15 A.M. Eastern

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