S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS FOR TUE 08/15 – RESULTS

Results of Published Model Trades for Tue 08/15 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. 08/15: Back to the Basics, and the Reality?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 08/15 Our trading plans published yesterday stated: “The level of 4495-4505 is now the immediate key level for both Support and Resistance. 4445-4452 is the next support level, a daily close below which will turn our models cautiously bearish”. This support level is tested on the index (more…)

Today In the Markets – Mon 08/14

THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) Strength in chip stocks lifted the broader S&P 500 index in today’s choppy trading. Gains were limited as yields jumped amid China’s looming property debt crisis. Gaining momentum during the last hour of the session, the index closed near day’s high at 4489.72, up 25.67 points (0.58%). Note: Our daily “S&P 500 (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS FOR MON 08/14 – RESULTS

Results of Published Model Trades for Mon 08/14 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 MON. 08/14 – Back To The Basics?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 08/14 With the Fed’s interest rate policy, inflation, and the earnings almost in the rear view mirror, markets might be going back to the basics this week in search of a direction. Our trading plans published on Thu., 08/10 stated: “Our models continue to indicate choppy markets (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS FOR FRI 08/11 – RESULTS

Results of Published Model Trades for Fri 08/11 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. 08/11: PPI versus CPI – Which One to Go By?!

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 08/11 Our trading plans published yesterday stated: “Our models continue to indicate choppy markets until this resolves in either direction, notwithstanding this morning’s push up following the rising-not-so-fast inflation numbers”. Today’s PPI numbers have validated why we didn’t give too much weight to yesterday morning’s CPI numbers (more…)

Today In the Markets – Thu 08/10

THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) July’s benign CPI report raised the odds of Fed’s rate pause, boosting the S&P index during the opening hour. Initial rally, however, faded as bond yields moved higher following hawkish comments by San Francisco Fed President Daly. The index closed the volatile session with a fractional gain of 1.14 points (0.03%) (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS FOR THU 08/10 – RESULTS

Results of Published Model Trades for Thu 08/10 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. 08/10: Slow-growth of Inflation Good News, For Now

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 08/10 With the Fed and Interest Rates not burning issues anymore (at least for now), with major earnings mostly in the rear view mirror, markets are struggling to find a direction and a relevant factor to latch onto. Currently, there doesn’t appear to be any specific factor (more…)