What's prompting the rare special rebalance in the Nasdaq 100? It's triggered when all the Nasdaq 100 stocks with individual 4.5% market value weights collectively account for 48% or more of the index.

And that happened on July 3, with six stocks: Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Tesla (TSLA). Together they accounted for 50.9% of the Nasdaq, Bespoke found. It's the third time since 1998 this rebalance happened.

Nasdaq Rebalance Table — New individual weightings in Nasdaq.

Market Closure Thursday – July 4, 2019

July 3, 2019July 2, 2019 Trader Admin

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY
In honor of the holiday, US stock and options markets will close at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, and bond markets will close at 2 p.m. ET. These markets will be closed all day on Thursday, July 4, as will the Federal Reserve Bank. Futures markets will close early on both days.

Market Closure Wednesday – December 5, 2018

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Trader Admin

George Bush Etrade Annoucemnet — On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, the U.S. stock, bond, and equity-based options markets will be closed for a national day of mourning to honor former President George H.W. Bush. U.S-based equity and interest rate futures markets will operate on a modified schedule. All other futures markets will be open.

What President George H.W. Bush’s day of mourning means for stock, bond and commodity traders

George Bush lies in state, guarded by his last service dog.

Fed Rate Increase Announcement on 12-14-16

December 14, 2016December 14, 2016 Trader Admin

The market cooled off a bit today. It took the rate hike in stride, for the most part. The surprise and uncertainty will be due to the announcement of additional increases over the next year.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/14/fed-surprises-with-three-rate-hikes-next-year--and-could-need-more.html