12:30pm (EST)
The bulls are back today as they attempt to pump new money into the market after the drubbing they got in January. The Dow has powered higher for much of the day and is currently at 10,148, up 80 points. The S&P 500 is higher by 11 ticks and is at 1,085 while the Nasdaq is showing a 10 point gain and is at 2,158.
There are a number of stocks on the move today but Amazon.com (AMZN, $115.60, down $9.81) has got our attention. Shares are down 8% after opening at $123. The steady decline has been intense and the volatility is likely to pick up as the bulls try to keep this one from dipping to $100 which is where it looks headed from this side of the pond.
Exxon Mobil (XOM, $66.03, up $1.60) is getting some Wall Street love today as the company beat estimates again although profits dropped 23% versus last year’s quarter. Revenue came in at $90 billion as Exxon reported a profit of $6 billion, or $1.27 a share, versus Wall Street’s estimate of $1.19.
We have seen the market open with gains in the morning and have watched them get wiped away by the closing bell lately. February has not been a good month for the market over the last 5 or so years and we have talked about watching the Friday and Monday closes. The recent dip in the market might continue if we close lower today.
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Amazon Showing Weakness, Exxon Pops
12:30pm (EST)
The bulls are back today as they attempt to pump new money into the market after the drubbing they got in January. The Dow has powered higher for much of the day and is currently at 10,148, up 80 points. The S&P 500 is higher by 11 ticks and is at 1,085 while the Nasdaq is showing a 10 point gain and is at 2,158.
There are a number of stocks on the move today but Amazon.com (AMZN, $115.60, down $9.81) has got our attention. Shares are down 8% after opening at $123. The steady decline has been intense and the volatility is likely to pick up as the bulls try to keep this one from dipping to $100 which is where it looks headed from this side of the pond.
Exxon Mobil (XOM, $66.03, up $1.60) is getting some Wall Street love today as the company beat estimates again although profits dropped 23% versus last year’s quarter. Revenue came in at $90 billion as Exxon reported a profit of $6 billion, or $1.27 a share, versus Wall Street’s estimate of $1.19.
We have seen the market open with gains in the morning and have watched them get wiped away by the closing bell lately. February has not been a good month for the market over the last 5 or so years and we have talked about watching the Friday and Monday closes. The recent dip in the market might continue if we close lower today.
Tags: option picks, option signals, options alerts, stock options trading
This entry was posted on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 12:35 PM and is filed under Company Commentary, Earnings, Market Analysis, Market Commentary, Oil. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.