S&P 500 OUTLOOK for WED 01/23

Markets Approaching an Inflection Point? (theme continued from yesterday) As we pointed out, S&P 500 index registered eleventh consecutive green candle on the daily charts (on an open-close basis) on Friday, 01/18, and it was to be expected to be broken, which it did yesterday with the close in the red. The index is now (more…)

RESULTS of MODEL TRADES for TUE 01/22

Results of Published Model Entries and Exits for Tuesday 01/22 Per the plans published in the morning on Tuesday, our medium-term models’ trades yielded 0.73 index points in gains whereas our aggressive intraday models’ trades gained 20.73 index points on one short trade each. Below, you will find the detailed tracking of our models’ trading (more…)

TODAY IN THE MARKET – TUE 01/22

Note: Our daily “S&P 500 Outlook, Forecast, and Trading plan for Wednesday, 01/23” will be posted around 8:30am EDT, Wednesday. THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) Taking a breather from its strong 4-day rally, the S&P 500 index opened the holiday-shortened week on a pessimistic note after China reported that its economy grew by 6.6%, the slowest (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for TUE 01/22

Markets Approaching an Inflection Point? S&P 500 index registered eleventh consecutive green candle on the daily charts (on an open-close basis) on Friday, 01/18! The index is now resting near the big resistance level of 2675, and if it closes above 2675 on a daily basis then we are looking at 2710-2715 area as the (more…)

RESULTS of MODEL TRADES for FRI 01/18

Results of Published Model Entries and Exits for Friday 01/18 Per the plans published in the morning, our medium-term models’ plans stayed out of the market on Friday. Our aggressive intraday models’ plans yielded a gain of 15.47 index points on one long trade. Below, you will find the detailed tracking of our models’ trading (more…)

TODAY IN THE MARKET – FRI 01/18

Note: Our daily “S&P 500 Outlook, Forecast, and Trading plan for Tuesday, 01/22” will be posted around 8:30am EDT, Tuesday. THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) Building on previous session’s U.S. – China trade optimism, the S&P 500 index rallied higher to log a fourth straight weekly gain. Shrugging aside a weaker-than-expected University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for FRI 01/18

Is That a Real Bull in Sight? Not so Fast – Price Action till Monday Close Needed to Gain Clarity and Conviction! S&P 500 index registered tenth consecutive green candle on the daily charts (on an open-close basis)! The index tested the upper end of the 2635-2645 resistance band we mentioned in our forecast yesterday (more…)

RESULTS of MODEL TRADES for THU 01/17

Results of Published Model Entries and Exits for Thursday 01/17 Per the plans published in the morning, our medium-term models’ plans lead to 2.06 index points in gains on one long trade today. Our aggressive intraday models’ plans saw a gain of 9.06 index points on one long. Below, you will find the detailed tracking (more…)

TODAY IN THE MARKET – THU 01/17

Note: Our daily “S&P 500 Outlook, Forecast, and Trading plan for Friday, 01/18” will be posted around 8:30am EDT, Friday. THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) Extending gains for the third straight session, the S&P 500 index closed today’s wild session higher as investors weighed mixed earnings results against better-than-expected economic data that eased recession jitters. Disappointing (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for THU 01/17

Tenth Consecutive Positive Close / Green Candle (On a Daily Open to Close Basis)? If the S&P 500 index closes higher today, it would mark the the tenth consecutive positive close on a daily open to close basis. The index is looking at some strong resistance levels in the 2635-2645 band which, if broken, could (more…)