Stocks took a big fall on Monday but it's looking like they may claw back some lost ground today.
Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:
1. Market overview
U.S. stock futures are inching higher Tuesday, but global market sentiment remains cautious due to concerns about economic growth. "There's a great deal of investor concerns in the markets right now," said Jameel Ahmad, chief market analyst at FXTM.
Top worries include slowing growth in China, uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve will begin raising U.S. interest rates, depressed commodity prices and "continual concerns over the pace of economic recovery in both Japan and Europe," noted Ahmad.
European markets were mixed, and most Asian indexes skidded lower, led by a 4% plunge on Japan's Nikkei. On Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 1.9%, the S&P 500 dropped 2.6% and the Nasdaq took a 3% hit, bringing its five-day loss to nearly 6%.