S&P 500 OUTLOOK for MON 04/08

Markets to Begin Going Back to Basics? This week marks the beginning of the corporate earnings season, with some economic releases sprinkled across. These are likely to push the markets to start focusing on the economic fundamentals, sans any continued/new hype around the US-China trade talks.  Any lack of upside moves should NOT be construed as (more…)

RESULTS of MODEL TRADES for FRI 04/05

Results of Published Model Entries and Exits for Friday 04/05 Find below the detailed outcome tracking of our models’ trading plans for the day, as well as the results for the last month:NOTE: The index by itself is NOT tradable. The model plans here based on the  S&P index level can be used to trade any (more…)

TODAY IN THE MARKET – FRI 04/05

Note: Our daily “S&P 500 Outlook, Forecast, and Trading plan for Monday, 04/08” will be posted around 8:30am EDT, Monday. THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) Signs of progress in trade negotiations, coupled with a bullish jobs report lifted the S&P 500 index for the seventh straight session. Extending gains for the week and logging its longest winning streak (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for FRI 04/05

Jobs and Potential “Consensus” on China Trade Deal – Sell the News or Buy the Hope? This morning’s jobs data goes to assuage investor fears about potential recession on the horizon. But, is “lack of recession” enough to keep driving the markets higher? And, yet another feeding of hopes on US-China trade deal with the (more…)

TODAY IN THE MARKET – THU 04/04

Note: Our daily “S&P 500 Outlook, Forecast, and Trading plan for Friday, 04/04” will be posted around 8:30am EDT, Friday. THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) The S&P 500 extended gains for the sixth straight session, moving closer to the September 2018’s all-time highs, albeit on a choppy price action. Price action was however constrained within a tight range (more…)

RESULTS of MODEL TRADES for THU 04/04

Results of Published Model Entries and Exits for Thursday 04/04  Find below the detailed outcome tracking of our models’ trading plans for the day, as well as the results for the last month:NOTE: The index by itself is NOT tradable. The model plans here based on the  S&P index level can be used to trade any (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for THU 04/04

US-China Trade Talks: Yep, Still (and, Again) the Trump Card Today As we wondered yesterday, with the ever dragged-on, “hopeful”, “imminent” US-China trade “deal”, are the markets drinking the Kool-Aid or real, nourishing tonic? Only time can tell! But, it is still (and, again) the trump card today (or, the Trump card, if you prefer (more…)

TODAY IN THE MARKET – WED 04/03

Note: Our daily “S&P 500 Outlook, Forecast, and Trading plan for Thursday, 04/04” will be posted around 8:30am EDT, Thursday. THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) Extending gains for the fifth straight session, the S&P 500 rallied during the early session on reports that the U.S. and China are nearing a trade deal. Gains were however pared in the (more…)

RESULTS of MODEL TRADES for WED 04/03

Results of Published Model Entries and Exits for Wednesday 04/03 Find below the detailed outcome tracking of our models’ trading plans for the day, as well as the results for the last month:NOTE: The index by itself is NOT tradable. The model plans here based on the  S&P index level can be used to trade any (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for WED 04/03

US-China Trade Talks: Kool-Aid or Nourishing Tonic for the Markets? With no major economic/financial/earnings catalysts to push further, a phase of consolidation could ensue for the rest of this week and/or until more market relevant economic and earnings news start to trickle in…with, of course, the China trade talks intermittently used, again and again, to (more…)