I ran across a great article on Bloomberg this morning about the relationship between U.S. equities and the Euro. Turns out that the correlation is pretty strong, and has increased substantially this year. According to their numbers, the Dow and the Euro moved in the same direction 72% of the time in 2011, compared with [...]

Folks, as you may have noticed, The Jack B. Show took a hiatus last month. We’ve retooled some things, made some great additions to the program and I’m proud to say we’re back with a new and improved daily podcast, which you can get on iTunes and right here at TheJackBShow.com. I’d like to take [...]

Folks, we’re coming up on the end of what has been an exceptionally strong month. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen tremendous moves in equities—the Dow shot up more than 9%, the NASDAQ more than 11% and the S&P more than 10%. After a run like that, we want to see the market stop [...]

Folks, I love it when we start out a week in the green. Though we may find out that the markets are a little illiquid today due to the Columbus Day holiday, everything is on fire early in the session. If you’re looking for the reason behind this bounce, look no further than Europe. Although [...]

Folks, today is the first day of both the last week of the month and the last week of the 3rd quarter. In addition to the normal end-of-month activity, a great deal of OTC options and listed options activity comes due and goes off on Friday—it’s almost like a second expiration. The action and volatility [...]

Well, folks, yesterday we got a one-two punch. First, my fellow Chicagoan went in front of the United Nations and, in my opinion, missed a tremendous opportunity to voice opposition to Palestinian UN membership. His weakness and lack of confidence permeated the financial world, especially in Europe, where the selloff began to escalate. Then, there [...]

Folks, today is quadruple expiration, the day where contracts for stock futures, index futures and options expire. I’ve been talking all week on the show about how, in addition to what’s happening in Europe, this expiration phenomenon also has an impact. So, why is it important? There are literally hundreds of billions of dollars sitting [...]

Folks, yesterday, Jim Cramer interviewed Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on CNBC. I probably don’t need to remind you that I think Mr. Geithner is a little long in the tooth as far as that position is concerned, but he said something very important that I wanted to make sure you all caught: there is no [...]

Folks, if you’re thinking about anything besides what’s going on in Europe these days, you’re missing the picture. I’ve said before that I don’t think the EU will break apart, but I do believe that we’ve gotten to a point where we need the other shoe to drop. And that shoe is a Greek bankruptcy. [...]

Well, folks, all eyes are on my fellow Chicagoan, who is scheduled to outline his job-creation plan tonight. We’re all holding our breaths. I’m a man who believes in the power of prayer. I never pray for markets—I pray for things like peace on earth and the health of my family and loved ones. And [...]