S&P 500 OUTLOOK for THU 01/17

Tenth Consecutive Positive Close / Green Candle (On a Daily Open to Close Basis)? If the S&P 500 index closes higher today, it would mark the the tenth consecutive positive close on a daily open to close basis. The index is looking at some strong resistance levels in the 2635-2645 band which, if broken, could (more…)

RESULTS of MODEL TRADES for WED 01/16

Results of Published Model Entries and Exits for Wednesday 01/16 Per the plans published in the morning, our medium-term models’ plans lead to 7.80 index points in gains on one long trade today. Our aggressive intraday models’ plans saw a loss of 2.20 index points on one long. Below, you will find the detailed tracking (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for WED 01/16

Earnings Earnings Everywhere With earnings season picking up, the markets are likely to focus on the basics – the economic fundamentals of the companies underlying the stocks, barring any major surprises on the geopolitical front. While the move up is encouraging to the bulls, below average volume is a concern still. Since Wed, 01/09, our (more…)

RESULTS of MODEL TRADES for TUE 01/15

Results of Published Model Entries and Exits for Tuesday 01/15 Our medium-term models booked 4.92 index points in losses on one long trade. A second long trade (opened at 2606) is carried to tomorrow with the 12-point trailing stop sitting at 2599.74. Our aggressive intraday models realized a net profit of 1.47 index points on (more…)

S&P 500 OUTLOOK for TUE 01/15

Brexit Chaos and Draghi Speech Potentially to Eclipse Earnings Headlines today Geopolitical events (not involving China, for a change) today likely to cause chaos in the currency markets which would spill over into the equity markets today – UK parliament to vote on Theresa Mayer’s Brexit Plan. Added to that, ECB chair Draghi is slated (more…)