Trading Plans for TUE. 10/31 – FOMC to Spook Investors with Inflation Stories Tomorrow?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 10/31 This week is filled with significant macro economic events with PPI, FOMC, and Nonfarm Payrolls. Powell’s speech last week provided a clear indication that the Fed is relentless in their fight against the sticky inflation and are willing to risk an economic slowdown to win that (more…)

Trading Plans for MON. 10/30 – Huge Macro Week Ahead – Day 1

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 10/30 This week is filled with significant macro economic events with PPI, FOMC, and Nonfarm Payrolls. Powell’s speech last week provided a clear indication that the Fed is relentless in their fight against the sticky inflation and are willing to risk an economic slowdown to win that (more…)

Trading Plans for MON. 09/25 – Market Bull Exhausted?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 09/25 As our daily trading plans reinforced before the FOMC meeting stated: “…any indications of the Fed potentially pivoting to “being done” can spark a frenzied rally in the coming weeks but any unexpectedly hawkish indications could further accelerate the downward push. Nobody has the crystal ball (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 09/22 – Markets’ Mind Still on the Hawkish Fed

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 09/22 As our daily trading plans reinforced before the FOMC meeting yesterday: “…any indications of the Fed potentially pivoting to “being done” can spark a frenzied rally in the coming weeks but any unexpectedly hawkish indications could further accelerate the downward push. Nobody has the crystal ball (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 09/21 – Market Bull Goldilocks No More

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 09/21 As our daily trading plans reinforced before the FOMC meeting yesterday: “…any indications of the Fed potentially pivoting to “being done” can spark a frenzied rally in the coming weeks but any unexpectedly hawkish indications could further accelerate the downward push. Nobody has the crystal ball (more…)

Trading Plans for WED. 09/20 – The Fed Inflation Fight Still On?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 09/20 While the interest rate decision of the Fed at this week’s meeting is a foregone conclusion, it is the semantics of Chair Powell’s presser that the markets are going to obsess over. And, for the right reasons, as any indications of the Fed potentially pivoting to (more…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 09/19 – Sitting Out the Markets Today

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 09/19 While the interest rate decision of the Fed at this week’s meeting is a foregone conclusion, it is the semantic of Chair Powell’s every word that the markets are going to obsess over. And, for the right reasons, as any indications of the Fed potentially pivoting (more…)

Trading Plans for MON. 09/18 – Pivotal Fed Meeting Week

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 09/18 While the interest rate decision of the Fed at this week’s meeting is a foregone conclusion, it is the semantic of Chair Powell’s every word that the markets are going to obsess over. And, for the right reasons, as any indications of the Fed potentially pivoting (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 07/27: The Bull-Goldilocks Is Humming Along

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 07/27 Almost as everyone and their grandmother predicted, the FOMC hiked another 25 basis points. With the FOMC faded into the background, earnings stories would continue to set the market tone until they begin to feel the bull run fatigue setting in. The risk continues to be (more…)

Trading Plans for WED. 07/26: Is the Inflation Fight Still Relevant? We Shall Find Out Today!

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 07/26 With a quarter-point rate increase almost a given, today’s FOMC meeting may be a non-event, and earnings could be the driving force for the next few weeks. Only some unexpectedly negative revelations/indications from Chair Powell today could influence the markets – otherwise, the FOMC release and (more…)