1. Your Questions About Nasdaq Futures
Nancy asks…
What are the DOW, NASDAQ, S&P FUTURES and how are they
measured?
If the markets are closed, how can you value the future of these stocks (DOW FUT, NASDAQ
FUT...) and how do they affect stocks when the markets open?
Steve Winston answers:
The market closes, buys and sells are halted...BUT...people put orders in to buy or sell stocks.
These orders are sitting till the open at the next day. If there are more orders to sell, the futures
will be down. If there are more orders to buy than to sell, the futures will be up. It is only an
indicator as to the market opening up or down. Remember, most of these orders are placed on
emotion, you have to look at the atmosphere for the next selling day and figure out if there is
any real reason for the futures to be up or down. Good luck.
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2. David asks…
what effect does the "08:35 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -4.40.
Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -7.00."?
what effect in the stock market does the "08:35 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -4.40. Nasdaq
futures vs fair value: -7.00." that is reported in the Yahoo financial page every morning? Also
are these futures reported some where else?
Steve Winston answers:
It gives an indication of where the markets are going to open. It's saying the S&P 500 index is
going to open about 4.40 pts down, and the Nasdaq index will open about 7 pts down.
These number reflect trading since the previous close, during after-market hours. These
numbers indicate selling in after-hours trading and a down-open.
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