S&P 500 TRADING PLANS for FRI 08/09

Tradewar Agreement – Just Around the Corner? The “90% done” cards no longer play with any of us in the nation, as we have been told it multiple times. Was the administration just cooking up things as they go to the press/twitter or were they naive or incompetent or all of the above? Regardless of (more…)

S&P 500 TRADING PLANS for THU 08/08

Bear Trap, Bull Trap, or Consolidation? The aftermath of the recent market sell off could be interpreted – as of now – as a potential bear trap (if you are bullish), a potential bull trap (if you are bearish), or a consolidation of the downside move.   Our models have not formed any near term directional (more…)

S&P 500 Trading Plans for WED 08/07

Plan your Trades Ahead – and Stick to the Plan – in this Yo-Yo of a Market! Those who tended to believe that Monday’s big drop was done with Tuesday’s comeback might be finding themselves caught off guard with the overnight futures falling again. The opening drop may or may not last, but it is (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for TUE 08/06

Dead Cat Bounce or Short Term Bottom? There are a lot of theories one can find – and read into the charts – to argue for either case, and a lot of TV talking heads pounding the tables for or against each theory. At Tradersai.com, we do not pretend to know the answer to that (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for MON 08/05

Trade War Chaos…Explained by Laws of Physics! Those who thought we could just bulldoze our way through global trade wars without even a scratch, need to look no further than Physics 101 to appreciate the fact that there will be repercussions to our own economy from a trade war with a major trade “partner”. It (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for FRI 08/02

Strong Jobs Numbers or Trade War Tariffs? In a normal world, the strong jobs numbers would actually make any rate cut expectations ludicrous; but, as we all know, there is nothing normal about our world as far as “political leadership” is concerned. Hence, there can be another factor – aka “the (self inflicted) Trade War (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for THU 08/01

Fed Chair or the Politicians – Whose Wishes and Actions on Monetary Policy are Driven by Public Interest? With the increasing politicization of the monetary policy, investors are now burdened with another monstrous task – besides investment analyses – which is to read between the lines of the powerful people’s statements and actions about the (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for WED 07/31

  Markets to Reveal Today If the Fed is Still Relevant and Credible With the increasingly vocal interference of the president with the monetary policy, today the markets will assess (yet again) the independence and credibility of the Fed. Read below for our models’ trading plans for the day.  (please click here to check the (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for TUE 07/30

Despite Market Rattling Headlines (China, Trump) Investors In a Waiting Mode With the apparently market rattling headlines coming out involving China and Trump’s trigger happy tweets, investors seem to be in a waiting mode. Our models continue the same trading plans from yesterday for today as well. Read below for our models’ trading plans for (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for MON 07/29

China, Fed, Earnings – the Old (real) Issues are Back in Focus this Week! With the reality of the trade war with China unfolding clearly even in the words of the administration, investors are bracing to embrace uncertainty (“we are 90% close to a trade deal” no longer works). The challenge for Fed to be (more…)