Today's Market Commentary

Closing Wrap-Up, July 2

Jobs data leaves traders in a selling mood Thursday with the major market indices seeing large declines.

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• Economic Watchdog, July 2
  Now that the employment data has been released, the focus of traders will turn more toward earnings, which kick off with Alcoa’s report next Wednesday.

• Platinum Tools: Viewing the a Stocks VIX with Implied Volatility Charts
  Clare White demonstrates why looking at the CBOE Implied Volatility Index and the CBOE Nasdaq-100 Volatility IndexSM is a popular way to gauge fear in the market.

• Kaeppel’s Corner: Expanding Your Investment Horizons
  With the growth and ease of trading witnessed in futures, options and ETFs in recent years, we would all do well to at least consider different possibilities.

• Hot Shots: July 1 SPY’ing a Wild Bore
  There's increasing evidence favoring the bears. In general though, a "Wild Bore" could frustrate those carrying the hard delta.

• Growth Stock Swing Option: June 29, 2009
  June Gloom has been kept at bay and fund managers left to look smart on paper in closing out 2009's first half.

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