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STOCK MARKET WATCH, Thursday, 10 October 2019
Previous SMW:
SMW for 9 October 2019
AT THE CLOSING BELL ON: 9 October 2019
Dow Jones 26,346.01 +181.97 (0.70%)
S&P 500 2,919.40 +26.34 (0.91%)
Nasdaq 7,903.74 +79.96 (1.02%)
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Market Conditions During Trading Hours:
Google Finance
MarketWatch
Bloomberg
Stocktwits
(click on links for latest updates)
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Currencies:
Gold & Silver:
Petroleum:
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DU Economics Group Contributor Megathreads:
Progree's Economic Statistics (with links!)
mahatmakanejeeves' Rail Safety Megathread
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This thread contains opinions and observations. Individuals may post their experiences, inferences and opinions on this thread. However, it should not be construed as advice. It is unethical (and probably illegal) for financial recommendations to be given here.
masmdu
(2,651 posts)Just for kicks I will post emini trade setups (entry and stop) in real-time when my indicators are tripped. The DU post can act as a time stamp for such calls. I will also post separately for exits.
Keep an eye out for them.
progree
(13,078 posts)Emini contracts are available on a wide range of US stock market indices, commodities and forex currencies. However, when traders refer to the Emini or Eminis they are generally referring to the most important one the futures contract that tracks the S&P 500 stock market index.
Emini futures were originally launched in September 1997 to attract non-professional investors into trading index futures. Previously, the only game in town had been the large (SP) contract but it had become too expensive for the little guy to trade. So the CME created the Emini contract which was 1/5th the size of the large S&P 500 futures contract and required 1/5th the margin to trade.
The Emini became a huge success not only with non-professional traders but with professionals too. And with this success, the CME (and other exchanges) decided to launch over 40 other E-mini and E-micro futures contracts over the next 10 years, covering:
masmdu
(2,651 posts)Short @ 2945.75 to 2947
Stop@ 2948.5
time 11:30 am
masmdu
(2,651 posts)Exit postion @ 2942 (safe out)
masmdu
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(2,651 posts)masmdu
(2,651 posts)20 points from 2947 to 2927 ($1000).
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