Market Futures Give Clues about Stock Index Moves

Stocks took another hit Tuesday on news of sub-prime lender New Century Financial's troubles. The concern is that those troubles (meeting loan obligations) may spread to other lenders. That shook up the big financial and investment banking centers and sent investors running for the sidelines.

You can get a clue about where after-hours traders are thinking the market will open by looking at the indexes in relationship to “fair value.” This article tells you where to find information on market futures and how to read the charts.