S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 5/24/24 Our trading plan published on Wed. 5/22/24, stated: “The new record high did indeed come, but the clarity of whether the move up is sustainable or not is yet to emerge”. Wednesday’s post-session blowout earnings from Nvidia briefly drove the markets into a euphoric frenzy coupled (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 5/23/24 Our last trading plan, published yesterday, Wed. 5/22/24, stated: “The new record high did indeed come, but the clarity of whether the move up is sustainable or not is yet to emerge”. Yesterday’s post-session blowout earnings from Nvidia are driving the markets into a euphoric frenzy (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 5/16/24 Based on the futures market action pre-market, this morning’s cooler-than-expected CPI following the hotter-than-expected PPI yesterday does not seem to be of any concern to the market’s rally. Usually when something doesn’t add up clearly, the markets reaction would be to sell first and ask questions (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 5/15/24 Based on the futures market action pre-market, this morning’s cooler-than-expected CPI following the hotter-than-expected PPI yesterday does not seem to be of any concern to the market’s rally. Usually when something doesn’t add up clearly, the markets reaction would be to sell first and ask questions (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 5/14/24 Based on the futures market action pre-market, this morning’s hotter-than-expected PPI does not seem to be of any concern to the market’s rally. With the softer-than-feared May’s NFP release on the heels of the more-dovish-than-expected Powell’s tone during the post-FOMC presser, the rate cut hopes are (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 3/22/24 With the CPI, PPI, and the FOMC all out of the way, and Powell almost confirming that the Fed is at the “Peak” of the restrictive regime and the markets convinced that rate-cuts are on the horizon…some could be wondering “now, what?”. With new record targets (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 3/21/24 With the CPI, PPI, and the FOMC all out of the way, and Powell almost confirming that the Fed is at the “Peak” of the restrictive regime and the markets convinced that rate-cuts are on the horizon…some could be wondering “now, what?”. With new record targets (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 3/19/24 Tomorrow’s FOMC decision may not hold any surprises, but the Powell press conference could set the tone for the next market leg. While the sticky inflation numbers last week could raise some concerns about the economy and the much-hoped-for soft landing, the cooling of the jobs (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 3/18/24 This week’s FOMC decision may not hold any surprises, but the Powell press conference could set the tone for the next market leg. While the sticky inflation numbers last week could raise some concerns about the economy and the much-hoped-for soft landing, the cooling of the (more…)
S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 3/15/24 While the sticky inflation numbers this week could raise some concerns about the economy and the much-hoped-for soft landing, the cooling of the jobs numbers could put some floor under the index on rate-cut hopes. However, this mix could lead to choppy action surrounding potential concerns (more…)
