S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 01/09

Post-NFP Momentum Building Up…for Now In our trading plans published on Thursday, 12/22, we stated: “Our models reiterate range-bound trading while the index is within the broader 3810-3860 range on a daily close basis”. And, our plans published on Friday, 01/06, we stated: “Our models indicate continued choppy trading while the index is within this (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 01/06

NFP Data Mixed – Be Wary of Jumping the Gun In our trading plans published on Thursday, 12/22, we stated: “Our models reiterate range-bound trading while the index is within the broader 3810-3860 range on a daily close basis”. In spite of a lot of spiky price action since then, and despite the initial pop (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 01/04

New Year – Same Old Range In Play In our trading plans published on Thursday, 12/22, we stated: “Our models reiterate range-bound trading while the index is within the broader 3810-3860 range on a daily close basis”. In spite of a lot of spiky price action since then, the index is still within this range (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 12/22

Next Support Level – Confirmed – Day 2 In our trading plans published on Monday, 12/19, we stated: “…the index is now testing the next key support level around the 3825-3835 range. Our models are indicating a range-bound trading while the index is trading within the broader 3810-3830 range on a daily close basis. If (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 12/21

Next Support Level – Confirmed In our trading plans published on Monday, 12/19, we stated: “…the index is now testing the next key support level around the 3825-3835 range. Our models are indicating a range-bound trading while the index is trading within the broader 3810-3830 range on a daily close basis. If you are short, (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 12/19

Next Support Level Being Tested The key support level identified in our trading plans published on Wed., 12/07 – and, reiterated on Thu., 12/15 – at 3900-3910 has been decisively broken down, and the index is now testing the next key support level around the 3825-3835 range. Our models are indicating a range-bound trading while (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 12/15

Bull Trap from Last Week Re-testing Key Support In our last trading plans published on Wed., 12/07, we wrote: “Last two sessions turned the recent spike up into a bull trap. However, our models are indicating that the index is likely to find some support around the 3910-3915 range. Longs might want to wait to (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 12/07

Fed Pivot Hope Turned Into a Bull Trap; Approaching Support In our trading plans published post-NFP on Fri., 12/02, we wrote: “After 20 days of meandering around 3950/4000 level, the index rocketed out of the range to a session high of 4093.50 on the FOMC day, 11/30/22. This morning’s Non Farm Payrolls data could be (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 12/06

Fed Pivot Hope Turning Into a Bull Trap Nightmare? Day 3 In our trading plans published post-NFP on Fri., 12/02, we wrote: “After 20 days of meandering around 3950/4000 level, the index rocketed out of the range to a session high of 4093.50 on the FOMC day, 11/30/22. This morning’s Non Farm Payrolls data could (more…)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 12/05

Fed Pivot Hope Turning Into a Bull Trap Nightmare? Day 2 In our trading plans published post-NFP on Fri., 12/02, we wrote: “After 20 days of meandering around 3950/4000 level, the index rocketed out of the range to a session high of 4093.50 on the FOMC day, 11/30/22. This morning’s Non Farm Payrolls data could (more…)