S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 01/12

Inflation Numbers Good, but Not Great The CPI numbers and Initial Jobless Claims this morning have not really provided any directional thrust other than a huge whipsaw. As of nearly one hour into the release, there is really no directional catalyst on the radar for today. Our models indicate choppy trading while the index is (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 01/11

Choppy, Range-trading Today In our trading plans published yesterday, Monday, 01/09, we stated: “The index is now approaching the resistance band in the range of 3960-4002, and the price action in this range determines the next leg”. The index failed nearing the lower end of the resistance band and got repelled from there strongly. With (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 01/09

Post-NFP Momentum Building Up…for Now In our trading plans published on Thursday, 12/22, we stated: “Our models reiterate range-bound trading while the index is within the broader 3810-3860 range on a daily close basis”. And, our plans published on Friday, 01/06, we stated: “Our models indicate continued choppy trading while the index is within this (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 01/06

NFP Data Mixed – Be Wary of Jumping the Gun In our trading plans published on Thursday, 12/22, we stated: “Our models reiterate range-bound trading while the index is within the broader 3810-3860 range on a daily close basis”. In spite of a lot of spiky price action since then, and despite the initial pop (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 01/04

New Year – Same Old Range In Play In our trading plans published on Thursday, 12/22, we stated: “Our models reiterate range-bound trading while the index is within the broader 3810-3860 range on a daily close basis”. In spite of a lot of spiky price action since then, the index is still within this range (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 12/22

Next Support Level – Confirmed – Day 2 In our trading plans published on Monday, 12/19, we stated: “…the index is now testing the next key support level around the 3825-3835 range. Our models are indicating a range-bound trading while the index is trading within the broader 3810-3830 range on a daily close basis. If (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 12/21

Next Support Level – Confirmed In our trading plans published on Monday, 12/19, we stated: “…the index is now testing the next key support level around the 3825-3835 range. Our models are indicating a range-bound trading while the index is trading within the broader 3810-3830 range on a daily close basis. If you are short, (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 12/19

Next Support Level Being Tested The key support level identified in our trading plans published on Wed., 12/07 – and, reiterated on Thu., 12/15 – at 3900-3910 has been decisively broken down, and the index is now testing the next key support level around the 3825-3835 range. Our models are indicating a range-bound trading while (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 12/15

Bull Trap from Last Week Re-testing Key Support In our last trading plans published on Wed., 12/07, we wrote: “Last two sessions turned the recent spike up into a bull trap. However, our models are indicating that the index is likely to find some support around the 3910-3915 range. Longs might want to wait to (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 12/07

Fed Pivot Hope Turned Into a Bull Trap; Approaching Support In our trading plans published post-NFP on Fri., 12/02, we wrote: “After 20 days of meandering around 3950/4000 level, the index rocketed out of the range to a session high of 4093.50 on the FOMC day, 11/30/22. This morning’s Non Farm Payrolls data could be (more…)