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FTSE / DOW

Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow fell 130 points to 16,401, the Nasdaq lost 57 points at
4,081 and the S&P500 shed 17 points at 1,868.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently down 333 points at 14,125 and the Hang Seng
off 238 points at 21,739.

WTI crude oil traded at $99.50 a barrel and Brent at $107.06.

Gold settled at $1,308 an ounce.

Good hunting!

G.

Nikkei currently down 2.7%.

German Factory Orders m/m -2.8% 0.3% 0.6%

French Industrial Production m/m -0.7% 0.3% 0.1%

French Trade Balance -4.9B -4.0B -3.4B

Opening Market Overview

Midday Report

CAD Building Permits m/m -3.0% 3.9% -11.6%

USD Prelim Nonfarm Productivity q/q -1.7% -0.9% 1.8%

USD Prelim Unit Labor Costs q/q 4.2% 2.3% -0.1%

Investors are getting bearish, so stocks may rise

Investors get bearish, suggesting stocks will rise
That’s what contrarian analysis says about market action in the next few weeks.

Tuesday’s gone, Twitter’s tumble and Tesla pulls into spotlight

It was the worst Tuesday we’ve endured in more than six months, and it might have tripped a technical switch that finally kills the bull (more on that below).