S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 4/26/24 The index closed at 4123 two Fridays ago, and, after inflation-concerns related gyrations the index is likely springing back to test that level again. Our trading plans into that week stated: “A daily close below 5170 is needed for the current bullish bias to be negated. (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 4/19/24 We started last trading week with these words in our trading plans: “A daily close below 5170 is needed for the current bullish bias to be negated. This level appears poised to be tested this week sometime, and whether it rebounds from there or not would (more…)
Results of Published Model Trades for MON 09/23 Find below the detailed outcome tracking of our models’ trading plans for the day, as well as the results for the last month. (please click here to view the Outlook and Trading Plans published in the morning, that these results refer to) (please click here to view (more…)
Geopolitical Headlines or Economic Releases to Dominate this Week? Expect a lot of headlines involving the United Nations, the unfolding Trump-Ukraine scandal, and key economic releases this week (Consumer Confidence, Advance Trade Balance, GDP number, Durable Goods, and PCE Core). Which one of these could drive the markets which way is anybody’s guess, but our (more…)
Results of Published Model Trades for FRI 09/20 Find below the detailed outcome tracking of our models’ trading plans for the day, as well as the results for the last month. (please click here to view the Outlook and Trading Plans published in the morning, that these results refer to) (please click here to view (more…)
No Bad News is Good News, For Now With the Fed in the rear view mirror(?), the trade dispute rhetoric appearing to be cooling off (could change with one tweet, though), and the geopolitical headlines not portending the sky falling off…markets are sporting a buoyant bias this morning. In the absence of major macro drivers (more…)
Results of Published Model Trades for THU 09/19 Find below the detailed outcome tracking of our models’ trading plans for the day, as well as the results for the last month. (please click here to view the Outlook and Trading Plans published in the morning, that these results refer to) (please click here to view (more…)
Spike in Overnight Funding Rates an Anomaly or the Tip of the Iceberg? The Fed has announced their operation in the overnight funding market today morning to arrest the spike in their rates – third time in as many days. The last time they had to do this was in 2008. Observers are scratching their (more…)
Results of Published Model Trades for WED 09/18 Find below the detailed outcome tracking of our models’ trading plans for the day, as well as the results for the last month. (please click here to view the Outlook and Trading Plans published in the morning, that these results refer to) (please click here to view (more…)
Interest Rates and Powell to Trump Everything Else Today The geopolitical scenario hasn’t changed dramatically over the last couple of days, but the markets’ focus will be entirely on the FOMC rate decision and outlook today. While the 25 basis point cut is almost a given, the outlook for future rate cuts is going to (more…)
