Trading Plans for FRI. 07/14: Earnings Kickoff In Earnest

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 07/14 The big banks have kickstarted the earnings season with JP Morgan and Wells Fargo numbers coming in strong. Next week will give more insights into how earnings are shaping up in the wake of the sticky inflation. With a quarter-point rate increase almost a given, the (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 07/13: PPI Good News on Inflation Front, but Bad News on Recession Front?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 07/13 The softer than expected PPI on the top of yesterday’s softer inflation numbers are likely going to stoke the “Half Full, Half Empty” debate to a higher pitch. The die-hard bulls would like to see it as an indication of the coveted “soft landing”, while the (more…)

Trading Plans for WED. 07/12: Inflation Tame. Next Question – Earnings Soft?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 07/12 Markets are happy with the soft inflation numbers. The next question on the minds of investors – is it going to impact earnings numbers? If early earnings show any unexpected weakness (“unexpected” is the key word there), then we might have seen an interim top; but, (more…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 07/11: Waiting on Inflation and Earnings Numbers – Day 2

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 07/11 Markets are waiting to see and digest the inflation numbers and then the kick-off of earnings season. If early earnings show any unexpected weakness (“unexpected” is the key word there), then we might have seen an interim top; but, if the earnings appear to be on (more…)

Trading Plans for MON. 07/10: Preparing for the Earnings Season Kick Off Later this Week

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 07/10 Markets seem to be searching for a direction, getting ready for the earnings season to kick off later this week. If early earnings show any unexpected weakness (“unexpected” is the key word there), then we might have seen an interim top; but, if the earnings appear (more…)

Pre-FOMC Tantrums or Some Concerning Ailment?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 05/02 In our first trading plan of this trading week – published yesterday, Mon. 05/01 – we wrote: “With the FOMC meeting this week, everything else takes a second place until Wednesday. Expect a push-and-pull action in the markets heading into the event. If you are not (more…)

The Only Real Game in Town This Week!

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 05/01 With the FOMC meeting this week, everything else takes a second place until Wednesday. Expect a push-and-pull action in the markets heading into the event. If you are not a nimble trader, wait until the event is over for any directional trading. Most of the market (more…)

Beware of Getting Chopped by the Push-and-Pull of Big Tech Earnings

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 04/28 Yesterday’s strong market momentum from Meta’s earnings got further boosted from post-session earnings from Amazon, but it seems to be dissipated in the pre-market session so far. Our models are indicating high probability for a push-and-pull action in the markets today. If you are not a (more…)

Big Tech Earnings to Trump Economic Slowdown Concerns?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 04/27 Yesterday evening’s strong earnings from Meta seems to be adding to the tone of impressive earnings from Microsoft, Google, McDonalds, and Chipotle that all seem to demonstrate that major firms have pricing power to absorb the inflationary pressures. Continued big tech earnings momentum into the next (more…)

Impressive Earnings Failing to Put Fire Under the Markets

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 04/26 Otherwise impressive earnings from Microsoft, Google, McDonalds, and Chipotle that all seem to demonstrate that major firms have pricing power to absorb the inflationary pressures fail to push up the markets in a meaningful way, as per the price action so far in the session. No (more…)