Today In the Markets – Thu 07/13

THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) Extending previous session’s gains, the S&P 500 index rallied higher to close above the closely watched 4500 level after June’s PPI data showed that inflation is subsiding, increasing the odds that the Fed could be nearing an end to its aggressive monetary tightening policy. Gapping higher at the open, the index (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU 07/13 – RESULTS

Results of Published Model Trades for Thu 07/13 Find below the detailed outcome tracking of our models’ trading plans for the day, as well as the results for the last month. The horizontal lines on the chart show the price levels corresponding to the trading plans as published in the morning. (Please click here to (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 07/13: PPI Good News on Inflation Front, but Bad News on Recession Front?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 07/13 The softer than expected PPI on the top of yesterday’s softer inflation numbers are likely going to stoke the “Half Full, Half Empty” debate to a higher pitch. The die-hard bulls would like to see it as an indication of the coveted “soft landing”, while the (more…)