S&P 500 OUTLOOK for WED 08/15

The Smart Money Playing YoYo With the Markets? The geopolitical events involving Turkey’s Lira does not seem to be a big concern for the global economy or financial markets – at least, not yet, as we forecast with our clear words:“However, do NOT write it off and do NOT short the index unless key support (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for TUE 08/14

With No Catalysts in Sight, Market Likely Stuck and Not Going Anywhere Fast? The geopolitical events involving Turkey’s Lira does not seem to be a big concern for the global economy or financial markets – at least, not yet, as we forecast with our clear words:“However, do NOT write it off and do NOT short (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for MON 08/13

Day 4 of Geopolitical Events and Currency Markets? Don’t Jump the Gun…Especially if Shorting! In our forecast for Friday, 08/10, we wrote regarding the Turkey’s currency crisis: “How well and how fast this crisis is contained (fully or limited to just Turkey) is going to be the main factor that would determine the probability of (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for FRI 08/10

Day 6: The Main Story Driving The US Equity Markets this Morning – Geopolitical Events and Currency Markets! In our forecast for yesterday, Thursday, we wrote: “The only thing that can thwart this journey to another all-time high is potential geopolitical news which may prove highly negative for the markets. Barring any such developments, the (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for THU 08/09

Day 5: The Slow Grind Taking The Market to New Highs? This Week to Reveal!  The market is within striking distance from the all-time highs recorded in January this year. Yesterday’s market action – where the S&P 500 Index essentially closed flat – is interpreted by our models just as an inevitable consolidation rather than (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for WED 08/08

Day 4: The Chop-chop Train Chugging Along the Bulls To The January High and Beyond? This Week to Reveal!  As per our Intraday Update yesterday, Tuesday 08/07, our medium-term models are sitting on a long position entered at 2862.25, with a 10-point trailing stop with the stop trigger anchored at 2853.43; our intraday aggressive models (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for TUE 08/07

Day 3: The Chop-chop Train Chugging Along the Bulls To The January High and Beyond? This Week to Decide!  Our forecast for the S&P 500 Index for yesterday, Monday, stated: “Our models continue to indicate the S&P 500 Index as being stuck in an “indeterminate” state, with no clear bias in either direction, while within (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for MON 08/06

Day 2: Who’s Going To Be The Mouse – the Bull or the Bear?  Our medium-term models’ forecast for the S&P 500 Index for Friday stated: “Our models continue to indicate the S&P 500 Index as being stuck in an “indeterminate” state, with no clear bias in either direction, while within the broader 2840-2795 range (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for FRI 08/03

Who’s Going To Be The Mouse – the Bull or the Bear?  Our medium-term models’ forecast for the S&P 500 Index for Thursday stated: “For Thursday, the medium term models indicate a broad range of 2835-2795 band as the pivot for any trades” (click here to read/verify this claim). The index reached a low of 2796.34 (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for THU 08/02

Avoid Getting Whipsawed by Range-bound, Choppy Trading! The closely watched Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Interest Rate decision came and went causing a lot of volatility but no real sustainable move in either direction! The S&P 500 Index essentially closed right in the middle of the trading range that our medium term models forecast, published Tuesday (more…)