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Results of Published Model Entries and Exits for Monday 05/13

Find below the detailed outcome tracking of our models’ trading plans for the day, as well as the results for the last month:

NOTE: The index by itself is NOT tradable. The model plans here based on the  S&P index level can be used to trade any instrument that tracks the index – the futures on the index (ES, ES-mini), the options on the futures (ES options), the SPX options, the ETF SPY are just a few examples of the instruments one can adapt these plans to.

These plans and results are hypothetical and NOT an investment advice to buy or sell any specific securities but are intended to aid – as informational, educational, and research tools – in arriving at your own investment/trading decisions. Please read the full disclosures at the bottom of this article for additional notes and disclaimers. 

Trading Plans/Forecast Published Monday Morning – Medium-Frequency Models

“For today, Monday 05/13, our medium-frequency models are sporting a cautiously bearish bias. Models indicate going short on a break below 2815 with a 10-point trailing stop and a 2805 take-profit target, and going long on a break above 2832 with a 10-point trailing stop.” 

 Trading Plan Results/Outcome

Mon 05/13: The medium-frequency models booked +3.66 index points in net gains on five short trades

SPX opened at 2840.19 and quickly started falling down, and crossed below the 2815 level around 10:05am ET, triggering a short with 10-point trailing stop and 2805 profit target. The index reached an interim low of 2812.71 within the next couple of minutes, taking the trailing stop to 2822.71, which was hit around 10:35am closing the short with a loss of 7.71 index points. 

The index crossed below the 2815 level again around 11:15am, triggering another short position. The short rode the index down all the way to the profit target of 2805, reached around 1pm. The models closed the short with a profit of 10 index points. 

The index broke below the 2815 the fifth time around 3:20pm, triggering the fifth short position. The short hit the profit target of 2805 within the following fifteen minutes, closing with a gain of 10 index points. The index stayed flat for the rest of the session. 

 Past results this month – medium frequency models (hypothetical trades based on the trading plans published before markets open daily):

 Trading Plans/Forecast Published Monday Morning – Aggressive Intraday Models

“For today, Monday 05/13, our aggressive intraday models indicate going long on a break above 2823 with an 8-point trailing stop, and going short on a break below 2818 with an 8-point trailing stop and a take-profit target of 2805.”

Trading Plan Results/Outcome:

Mon 05/13: The aggressive intraday models booked +12.15 index points in net gains on two long trades and four short trades

SPX opened at 2840.19 and quickly started falling down, and crossed below the 2818 level around 10:00am ET, triggering a short with an 8-point trailing stop and 2805 profit target. The index reached an interim low of 2812.71 within the next couple of minutes, taking the trailing stop to 2820.71, which was hit around 10:20am, closing the short with a loss of 2.71 index points. 

The index crossed above the 2823 level around 10:40am, triggering a long position with a 8-point trailing stop. The short reached an interim high of 2826.89 within the following few minutes, lifting the trailing stop trigger to 2818.89. The index broke below 2718 around 11am, triggering the second short position and simultaneously closing the long with a loss of 5 index points.  

The index broke above the 2823 again around 2:55pm, triggering the second long position with an 8-point trailing stop. The index reached an interim high of 2823.83 around 3pm, raising the stop trigger to 2815.83. When the index broke below the 2818 for the third time around 3:15pm, the long was closed with a loss of 5 index points, and a short was opened simultaneously.