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…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 07/25: Earnings to Trump FOMC Day 1?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 07/25 With a quarter-point rate increase almost a given, the July FOMC meeting (starting today; announcement tomorrow) may be a non-event, and earnings could be the driving force for the next few weeks. This week’s earnings should shed some light on how the markets are shaping up (more…)

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

Exuberant Pumping-up to Settle Back Into Reality? With the quarter-end window dressing, and the new month beginning related artificial/seasonal boost to the markets behind us, the reality of the economy, inflation, and the interest rates soon to be driving the markets again. Whether it would be glass-half-full or glass-half-empty camp that leads remains to be (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 03/30

Window Dressing Buoying The Markets? As we wrote in our trading plans on Tue., 03/28: “However, our models indicate the risk for the markets to spike to the upside rather than to the downside, owing to the potential for quarter-end window dressing. We will get more clarity on this potential as we approach Friday”. Our (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 03/29

Choppiness to Persist Into Friday? As we wrote in our trading plans for yesterday, Tue., 03/28: “However, our models indicate the risk for the markets to spike to the upside rather than to the downside, owing to the potential for quarter-end window dressing. We will get more clarity on this potential as we approach Friday”. (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 03/28

Rising Yields Back In Focus With the banking chaos now a bit settled, the markets seem to be focusing back on Interest rates (and, hence inflation). The rising yields today seem to be holding back the markets. However, our models indicate the risk for the markets to spike to the upside rather than to the (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 03/24

When Bank Safes Don’t Feel Safe Anymore… Not just U.S. regional banks, but CreditSuisse the other day and now Deutsche Bank…investors seem to be wondering if they can feel safe with their banks, and that could lead to them first selling and then asking questions. So far, there doesn’t seem to be much of a (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 03/23

Collateral Damage or Covert Help? (after being stuck in an indeterminate state for a week, our models are out today with their trading plans for the day) The banking meltdown seems to be the collateral damage from the Fed’s battle with inflation. Chair Powell tried his best to be balanced in his press conference post-FOMC (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 03/15

Look Before You Jump! The banking meltdown seems to be spreading across the globe, and it could potentially be just the tip of the iceberg. When something doesn’t feel right, stay away from it. There are going to be plenty of trading/investment opportunity down the road – sitting on the sidelines for a day or (more…)