Trading Plans for TUE. 06/13: Celebrating the Lowest High Inflation Numbers?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 06/13 With the post-CPI spike and the subsequent early session market action, our models are flashing potential for a bull trap ahead, possibly once the “fed pause” becomes official tomorrow. As we first stated to start this week, if you are a bull, it may be prudent (more…)

Markets Continue Searching for a Direction

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 05/16 Other than the occasionally simmering regional banks concerns and the knee-jerk reactions around the debt ceiling talks, there does not appear to be much for the markets to go by these days. The depressed VIX could be pointing to potential complacency in the markets that could (more…)

Markets Indecisive on the Next Leg, for Now

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 05/12 Other than the simmering regional bank crisis concerns whipsawing between the sentiments of relief and concern, there does not appear to be much for the markets to go by these days. The depressed VIX could be pointing to potential complacency in the markets that could unravel (more…)

Post-CPI Bullish Spike Needs Confirmation from PPI Tomorrow

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 05/10 As we wrote in our published Trading Plans yesterday, “The CPI and the PPI releases this week are likely going to make investors contemplating over the basics of the markets – economy, inflation, interest rates, and, maybe, freshly obsess over potential recession.”. The post-CPI market action (more…)

Back to the Basics: Inflation, Interest Rates, and Economic Outlook

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 05/09 With the earnings noise in the rear view mirror, markets are likely to go back to the basics this week. The CPI and the PPI releases this week are likely going to make investors contemplating over the basics of the markets – economy, inflation, interest rates, (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRAIDNG PLANS for THU. 04/13

“Inflation Peaked” Relief v/s “Recession Onset” Concern With the CPI and FOMC minutes almost confirming the cooling off of the inflation and potential “mild” recession, markets are on-and-off with the sense of relief for a day and with the sense of concern another day. The imminent earnings season should help decide which way the sentiment (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING for FRI. 02/17

Range Broken Downward? On the Day 9 of the consolidation theme, our trading plans yesterday published: “If the index closes below 4150 today, our models indicate continued choppy trading until some unexpectedly positive macro development shows up. There is no bearish concerns as long as the index is above 4095”. The index closed below that (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 02/16

Range Bound Consolidation – Day 9 The Post-CPI whipsaw action in the index is a continuation of the consolidation theme that’s been playing out on the markets for a few days now. If the index closes below 4150 today, our models indicate continued choppy trading until some unexpectedly positive macro development shows up. There is (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 02/15

Range Bound Consolidation – Day 8 The Post-CPI whipsaw action in the index is a continuation of the consolidation theme that’s been playing out on the markets for a few days now. If the index closes below 4150 today, our models indicate continued choppy trading until some unexpectedly positive macro development shows up. There is (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 02/14

Consolidation Ahead? Day 7 The Post-CPI whipsaw action in the index is a continuation of the consolidation theme that’s been playing out on the markets for a few days now. If the index closes below 4150 today, our models indicate continued downward drift until some unexpectedly positive macro development shows up. If the index closes (more…)