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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 3/13/24 As we have been publishing for the last few days: “Bears need to be patient and not jump the gun, as any hasty shorts could prove to be choking in another bear trap”. Last Friday’s NFP numbers showed that Powell’s unexpected dovish tone on Thursday could (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 3/12/24 As we have been publishing for the last few days: “Bears need to be patient and not jump the gun, as any hasty shorts could prove to be choking in another bear trap”. Last Friday’s NFP numbers showed that Powell’s unexpected dovish tone on Thursday could (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 3/11/24 As we have been publishing for the last few days: “Bears need to be patient and not jump the gun, as any hasty shorts could prove to be choking in another bear trap”. Last Friday’s NFP numbers showed that Powell’s unexpected dovish tone on Thursday could (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 3/8/24 As we have been publishing for the last few days: “Bears need to be patient and not jump the gun, as any hasty shorts could prove to be choking in another bear trap”. This morning’s NFP numbers show that Powell’s unexpected dovish tone yesterday could be (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 3/7/24 The Nvidia/A.I./soft-landing exuberance has the index continuing to print new all-time highs. This is an uncharted territory for the markets, and our models are turning a bit cautious albeit nowhere close to adapt a bearish bias as long as the index is above 5045 on a (more…)
