Trading Plans for THU. 3/28/24 – New Leg Up or Buy the Rumor, Sell the News? (Day 6)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 3/28/24 With the CPI, PPI, and the FOMC all out of the way, and Powell almost confirming that the Fed is at the “Peak” of the restrictive regime and the markets convinced that rate-cuts are on the horizon…some could be wondering “now, what?”. With new record targets (more…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 3/26/24 – New Leg Up or Buy the Rumor, Sell the News? (Day 4)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 3/26/24 With the CPI, PPI, and the FOMC all out of the way, and Powell almost confirming that the Fed is at the “Peak” of the restrictive regime and the markets convinced that rate-cuts are on the horizon…some could be wondering “now, what?”. With new record targets (more…)

Trading Plans for MON. 3/25/24 – New Leg Up or Buy the Rumor, Sell the News? (Day 3)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 3/25/24 With the CPI, PPI, and the FOMC all out of the way, and Powell almost confirming that the Fed is at the “Peak” of the restrictive regime and the markets convinced that rate-cuts are on the horizon…some could be wondering “now, what?”. With new record targets (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 3/22/24 – New Leg Up or Buy the Rumor, Sell the News? (Day 2)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 3/22/24 With the CPI, PPI, and the FOMC all out of the way, and Powell almost confirming that the Fed is at the “Peak” of the restrictive regime and the markets convinced that rate-cuts are on the horizon…some could be wondering “now, what?”. With new record targets (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 3/21/24 – New Leg Up or Buy the Rumor, Sell the News?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 3/21/24 With the CPI, PPI, and the FOMC all out of the way, and Powell almost confirming that the Fed is at the “Peak” of the restrictive regime and the markets convinced that rate-cuts are on the horizon…some could be wondering “now, what?”. With new record targets (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 3/20/24

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 3/20/24 Today’s FOMC decision may not hold any surprises, but the Powell press conference could set the tone for the next market leg. While the sticky inflation numbers last week could raise some concerns about the economy and the much-hoped-for soft landing, the cooling of the jobs (more…)

No Trading Plans for TUE. 3/19/24 – Waiting for FOMC Event Tomorrow

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 3/19/24 Tomorrow’s FOMC decision may not hold any surprises, but the Powell press conference could set the tone for the next market leg. While the sticky inflation numbers last week could raise some concerns about the economy and the much-hoped-for soft landing, the cooling of the jobs (more…)

Trading Plans for MON. 3/18/24 – The Fed Week to Bring Any Clarity?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 3/18/24 This week’s FOMC decision may not hold any surprises, but the Powell press conference could set the tone for the next market leg. While the sticky inflation numbers last week could raise some concerns about the economy and the much-hoped-for soft landing, the cooling of the (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 3/15/24 – Can Markets Continue to Ignore the Stickier Inflation? (Day 2)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 3/15/24 While the sticky inflation numbers this week could raise some concerns about the economy and the much-hoped-for soft landing, the cooling of the jobs numbers could put some floor under the index on rate-cut hopes. However, this mix could lead to choppy action surrounding potential concerns (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 3/14/24 – Markets Continue to Ignore the Stickier Inflation?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 3/14/24 This morning’s PPI numbers came in much hotter than expected, but the futures markets so far have been ignoring it and indicate positive opening to the session. It remains to be seen how the price action develops into the session later. While the sticky inflation numbers (more…)