Trading Plans for WED. 07/05: FOMC Meeting Minutes

  S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 07/05 Our trading plans published on Friday, 06/30 stated: “Cover any open shorts and avoid going short – next week’s holiday-shortened week could add more spikes to the upside to hit any stops on the shorts”. Unless something significantly changes in the FOMC meeting minutes due (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI 06/30 – RESULTS

Results of Published Model Trades for Fri 06/30 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 FRI. 06/30: Soft PCE Adding to the Window Dressing Push Up

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 06/30 The choppy trading for the last week or so appears now resolved to the upside with the soft PCE numbers released this morning. This appears fueling the typical quarter-end window dressing by funds, resulting in the path of least resistance being to the upside. Cover any (more…)

Today In the Markets – Wed 06/28

THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) Struggling for direction and trading mostly sideways ahead of the key economic data this week, the S&P 500 index closed today’s choppy session mostly unchanged at 4376.85, down 1.55 points (-0.04%). Defensive utilities were the biggest laggard amid expectations of rising interest rates following hawkish comments by Fed Chair Powell. Note: Our (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED 06/28 – RESULTS

Results of Published Model Trades for Wed 06/28 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 WED. 06/28: Markets Awaiting the PCE and FOMC – Day 3

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 06/28 Our models indicate choppy trading with no directional momentum until PCE release later this week. Depending on the number, it may bring inflation and interest rates back onto the market radar, with downside pressure added on the markets, which could crescendo into the FOMC meeting next (more…)

Today In the Markets – Tue 06/27

THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) Trading sideways for most part of the morning session, the S&P 500 index broke higher after a bag of strong economic data raised the odds of a soft landing and boosted investors’ risk appetite despite a hawkish Fed. Closing Thursday’s gap, the index closed near the day’s highs at 4378.40, up (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE 06/27 – RESULTS

Results of Published Model Trades for Tue 06/27 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 TUE. 06/27: Markets Awaiting the PCE and FOMC – Day 2

  S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 06/27 Our models indicate choppy trading with no directional momentum until PCE release later this week. Depending on the number, it may bring inflation and interest rates back onto the market radar, with downside pressure added on the markets, which could crescendo into the FOMC meeting (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON 06/26 – RESULTS

Results of Published Model Trades for Mon 06/26 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…)