Trading Plans for MON. 10/14/24

Trading Plans for MON. 10/14/24 – Q3 Earnings Season Kicks Off (Day 2) Last week’s CPI and PPI seem to give investors the visions of the macro economic Goldilocks scenario to continue. Whether Q3 earnings that earnestly kicked off on Fri. 10/11 are going to bolster this view would depend on what the earnings numbers (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 10/11/24

Trading Plans for FRI. 10/11/24 – Q3 Earnings Season Kicks Off This week’s CPI and PPI seem to give investors the visions of the macro economic Goldilocks scenario to continue. Whether Q3 earnings set to start coming out from today are going to bolster this view would depend on what the numbers AND the outlook (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 9/12/24 – Visions (or, Pipedreams?) of Soft Landing and Goldilocks…

Trading Plans for THU. 9/12/24 – Visions (or, Pipedreams?) of Soft Landing and Goldilocks… This week’s CPI and PPI data seem to be adding to the non-farm payrolls data from last Friday in ramping up further the hopes of a Goldilocks scenario to continue on and of a successful soft landing from the Fed. As (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 7/12/24 – Earnings Season Kick Off

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 7/12/24 This morning’s PPI numbers proved to be a non-event, and now the focus would be on the Q2 earnings season being earnestly kicked off by big banks. The earnings news coupled with the abating concerns on rate cuts uncertainty, the next question on most bulls’ minds (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 7/11/24 – CPI Almost Confirmed the Rate Cuts Ahead? Sell the News?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 7/11/24 This morning’s CPI numbers almost confirmed the upcoming rate cuts. With that, the next question on most bulls’ minds seems to be: “Now that the news is out, should I sell or continue to hold? With 35+ record highs this year alone, does the market have (more…)

Trading Plans for WED. 7/10/24 – Powell to Fuel the Next Leg Up? (Day 2)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 7/10/24 The break out to new highs over the holiday-thinned markets was confirmed this week so far with a follow through, albeit modest. It remains to be seen if Powell’s second day of testimony today would cement it as the beginning of a new leg up or (more…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 7/9/24 – Powell to Fuel the Next Leg Up?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 7/9/24 The break out to new highs over the holiday-thinned markets was confirmed yesterday with a follow through, albeit modest. It remains to be seen if Powell’s testimony today and tomorrow would cement it as the beginning of a new leg up or if the new high (more…)

Trading Plans for MON. 7/8/24 – Breakout or Bull Trap? (Day 2)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 7/8/24 The break out to new highs over the holiday-thinned markets needs to be confirmed today with a follow through. The post-NFP pop helped register yet another record high this year. It remains to be seen if this is the beginning of a new leg up or (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 7/5/24 – Break Out or Bull Trap?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 7/5/24 The break out to new highs over the holiday-thinned markets needs to be confirmed today with a follow through. The post-NFP pop does not look too impressive for now, but the session is just starting. It remains to be seen if this is the beginning of (more…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 7/2/24 – New Month, Same Old Consolidation Range? (Day 2)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 7/2/24 The wait for a catalyst in the form of PCE did not materialize with the PCE coming in right on expectations. The Quarter-end window dressing could not prop up the index. It remains to be seen if this morning’s Fed speech by Powell would shake the (more…)