Trading Plans for MON. 8/19/24 – Markets in a Goldilocks Scenario or Drinking Koolaid? (Day 8)

Trading Plans for MON. 8/19/24 – Markets in a Goldilocks Scenario or Drinking Koolaid? (Day 8) With the last week’s PPI, CPI, and Retail Sales numbers, markets are trying to parse the various macroeconomic news to figure out whether the economy is in a Goldilocks scenario heading for a soft landing or if they might (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 8/16/24 – Markets in a Goldilocks Scenario or Drinking Koolaid? (Day 7)

Trading Plans for FRI. 8/16/24 – Markets in a Goldilocks Scenario or Drinking Koolaid? (Day 7) With the fewer-than-expected initial jobless claims last week and this week’s PPI, CPI, and Retail Sales numbers, markets are trying to parse the various macroeconomic news to figure out whether the economy is in a Goldilocks scenario heading for (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 8/15/24 – Markets in a Goldilocks Scenario or Drinking Koolaid? (Day 6)

S&P 500 Index Models – THU. 8/15/24 – Markets in a Goldilocks Scenario or Drinking Koolaid? (Day 6) With the fewer-than-expected initial jobless claims last week, markets are trying to parse the various macroeconomic news over this week to figure out whether the economy is in a Goldilocks scenario heading for a soft landing or (more…)

Trading Plans for WED. 8/14/24

S&P 500 Index Models – WED. 8/14/24 – Markets in a Goldilocks Scenario or Drinking Koolaid? (Day 5) With the fewer-than-expected initial jobless claims last week, markets are trying to parse the various macroeconomic news over this week to figure out whether the economy is in a Goldilocks scenario heading for a soft landing or (more…)

TRADING PLANS for TUE. 8/13/24

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 8/13/24 With the fewer-than-expected initial jobless claims last week, markets are trying to parse the various macroeconomic news over the past week to figure out whether the economy is in a Goldilocks scenario heading for a soft landing or if they might be drinking Koolaid. The answer (more…)

Trading Plans for MON. 8/12/24 – Markets in a Goldilocks Scenario or Drinking Koolaid? (Day 3)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 8/12/24 With the fewer-than-expected initial jobless claims last week, markets are trying to parse the various macroeconomic news over the past week to figure out whether the economy is in a Goldilocks scenario heading for a soft landing or if they might be drinking Koolaid. The answer (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 8/9/24 – Markets in a Goldilocks Situation or Drinking Koolaid? (Day 2)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 8/9/24 With the fewer-than-expected initial jobless claims this week, markets are trying to parse the various macroeconomic news over the past week to figure out whether the economy is in a Goldilocks situation heading for a soft landing or if they might be drinking Koolaid. The answer (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 8/8/24 – Markets in a Goldilocks Situation or Drinking Koolaid?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 8/8/24 With the fewer-than-expected initial jobless claims this morning, markets are trying to parse the various macroeconomic news over the past week to figure out whether the economy is in a Goldilocks situation heading for a soft landing or if they might be drinking Koolaid. The answer (more…)

Trading Plans for WED. 8/7/24 – Rollercoasters are Fun, If your Stomach Doesn’t Churn (Day 4)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 8/7/24 In the trading plans published on Fri, 8/2/24, we wrote: “Whether a buy-the-rumor sell-the-news will follow after the initial run up remains to be seen next week”. Late session steep drop overnight coupled with the post-NFP volatility in the pre-market session is indicating a range-expansion and (more…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 8/6/24 – Rollercoasters are Fun, If your Stomach Doesn’t Churn (Day 3)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 8/6/24 In the trading plans published on Fri, 8/2/24, we wrote: “Whether a buy-the-rumor sell-the-news will follow after the initial run up remains to be seen next week”. Late session steep drop overnight coupled with the post-NFP volatility in the pre-market session is indicating a range-expansion and (more…)