Futures Trading Blog

U.S. stock futures are lower Wednesday, echoing declines in Europe where investors fretted over the details of the Greek bailout plan. Read the rest of this entry »

Data pointing to an economic slowdown in China and across Europe, combined with Fitch's warning that a Greek default is still likely despite a bailout deal from the EU, weighed on U.S. equity futures on Wednesday.   Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock index futures tally mild losses a day after the Dow industrials briefly top 13,000 for the first time since May 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

European (SXXP) stock futures were little changed as concern a second bailout for Greece may not resolve the European (SXXP) debt crisis offset an improvement in Chinese manufacturing data. Asian stocks and U.S Read the rest of this entry »

Benchmark New York crude-oil futures fall modestly, as the dollar clicks higher and Chinese data show weakness in the manufacturing sector. Read the rest of this entry »

Futures traders are pricing in the biggest increase in U.S. equity hedging costs since 2010 after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose within 2 points of erasing last year’s slump. Read the rest of this entry »

Japanese stock futures were little changed and Australian equities slipped as oil rose while investors warned Greece will soon violate the terms of its second bailout. Read the rest of this entry »

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are indicating an opening gain of about 32 points this morning. is digesting a Greek bailout and slew of blue-chip earnings, including reports from (KFT), Wal-Mart (WMT), and Home Depot (HD) Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. stock futures were climbing Tuesday as investors cheered a second bailout package for Greece but began focusing on the worrying economic state of the country and the debt risks other eurozone nations continue to face. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were adding 32 points, or 34.1 points above fair value, at 12,961. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock-index futures advanced, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will extend last week’s gain, after Greece won a second bailout to avoid default. Read the rest of this entry »