Tuesday, February 12, 2013

State of the Union vs The Futures

This will be kind of fun:

State of the Union Address scheduled for 9:00 - 10:30 on the network television schedule.

So, let's track the futures:

February 13, 2013, 5:11 am; the Dow, up 14; oil, up 13 cents.

February 12, 2013, during the speech/rebuttal/analysis:

10: 39 pm: the Dow, up 10 points; oil, up 2 cents.

10:08 pm: the Dow, up 9 points; oil, up 9 cents.

9: 42 pm: the Dow, up 12 points; oil, up 10 cents.

9:18 pm: the Dow, up 11 points; oil, up 7 cents.

4 comments:

  1. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-12/cold-weather-probably-snapped-japan-out-of-gdp-decline-in-4q.html

    "Japan’s economy probably emerged from its third recession in five years last quarter as cold weather boosted consumption ...


    Tokyo temperatures averaged below the 30-year median on 26 of 30 days in November and 24 of 31 days in December "

    No wonder Williston is booming. Cold = $$$$

    Anon 1

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    1. That is very interesting, so coincidental to an earlier post. You will see this story posted in a couple of spots. Thank you. Great story.

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  2. Weatherman and Fracking. Hmm


    http://eidmarcellus.org/marcellus-shale/unhealthy-schools-network-involved-unhealthy-activis/17807/#more-17807

    anon 1

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    1. Amazing. Posted as a stand-alone article for easier access.

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