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Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Mixed Ahead of Consequential Week of Data

Doubts continue about the levels of AI infrastructure spending, and whether they are sustainable into the new year.

AVGOPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

More Good News for Pre-market Trading: Jobless Claims & More

Weekly Jobless Claims and the U.S. Trade Balance came in better than expected, for the most part. Bond yields are even winding down off near-term highs.

COSTNegative Net Change LULUPositive Net Change AVGOPositive Net Change LOVENegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

A Dovish Message Within a Hawkish Rate Cut

Starting in two days, the Fed will be purchasing $40 billion in Treasury bills, maintaining its balance sheet with an "ample level of reserves."

ORCLNegative Net Change ADBENegative Net Change SNPSPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Remain "Wait & See" Ahead of Fed Decision

We expect a narrow range of trading to continue until at least after today's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision on monetary policy.

ORCLNegative Net Change ADBENegative Net Change SNPSPositive Net Change JILLNegative Net Change CHWYNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Stay Flat Second-Straight Day, 10-Year Yield Rises

The small-cap Russell 2000 looked headed for a new record all-time closing high before petering out in the final trading minutes.

CBRLPositive Net Change CASYPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-markets "Risk Off" Ahead of Wednesday's Fed Decision

Small businesses were positive, and October JOLTS data comes out after the bell.

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Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims Puzzlingly Light, Lowest in 3 Years

The current weakness in the labor market may be due to letting retirees' jobs expire, or pink slips accompanied by longer-term severance payments.

ADPNegative Net Change DGPositive Net Change KRNegative Net Change BMOPositive Net Change BBWNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

ADP Disappoints: -32K Private Sector Jobs Last Month

Small businesses lost -120K jobs last month, the biggest decline since the Covid pandemic in 2020.

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Mark Vickery

Market Indexes Stay Mostly Green Ahead of ADP Wednesday

We haven't seen back-to-back positive ADP jobs numbers since April and May of this year, illustrating the difficulties within the domestic labor market in 2025.

ADPNegative Net Change AEOPositive Net Change MRVLPositive Net Change MSTRNegative Net Change CRWDPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Market Participants Thankful Ahead of the Open

Pre-market futures are in the green again this hour and holding steady through the release of a few key pieces of data this morning.

DALPositive Net Change UALPositive Net Change DEPositive Net Change AALPositive Net Change