DOW futures Lower Anticipating Bad Jobs Report

[JimBowie1958]

This is what I mean about bad news bumping the markets down. High Frequency Trading Algorithms in part work off of headlines and key words, like higher unemployment.

Stock futures inch higher after jobless claims report

Jobless claims are expected to surge to 1 million last week, with estimates running as high as 4 million

www.foxbusiness.com

Here i s a calendar of coming reports, and most of the ones based on March or containing March will be bad and that will make the DOW drop.

U.S. Economic Calendar - MarketWatch

U.S. economic calendar consensus forecasts from MarketWatch.

www.marketwatch.com

 

[rightwinger]

This jobs report is going to be a disaster

 

[CWayne]

Yet the Dow opened up.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Yet the Dow opened up.

Which is amazing, true.

Just saying it wont be a straight line up, there are still bumps in the road ahead.