Debt Ceiling Deadline Likely to Whipsaw the Markets

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 05/22 Our stance last couple of weeks has been: “Our models are indicating an initial bias towards an inflection point coming soon. Barring any unexpected bullish development showing up on the horizon, chances are that this could be unwinding to the downside”. Looks like potentially arriving at (more…)

Powell to Help Set Some Direction Today?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 05/19 Our stance last couple of weeks has been: “Our models are indicating an initial bias towards an inflection point coming soon. Barring any unexpected bullish development showing up on the horizon, chances are that this could be unwinding to the downside”. Looks like potentially arriving at (more…)

Markets Celebrating the Obvious? Day 2

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 05/18 Our stance last couple of weeks has been: “Our models are indicating an initial bias towards an inflection point coming soon. Barring any unexpected bullish development showing up on the horizon, chances are that this could be unwinding to the downside”. Looks like potentially arriving at (more…)

Markets Celebrating the Obvious?!

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 05/17 Our stance last couple of weeks has been: “Our models are indicating an initial bias towards an inflection point coming soon. Barring any unexpected bullish development showing up on the horizon, chances are that this could be unwinding to the downside”. Looks like Biden and McCarthy (more…)

Markets Continue Searching for a Direction

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 05/16 Other than the occasionally simmering regional banks concerns and the knee-jerk reactions around the debt ceiling talks, there does not appear to be much for the markets to go by these days. The depressed VIX could be pointing to potential complacency in the markets that could (more…)

Markets Indecisive on the Next Leg, for Now

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 05/12 Other than the simmering regional bank crisis concerns whipsawing between the sentiments of relief and concern, there does not appear to be much for the markets to go by these days. The depressed VIX could be pointing to potential complacency in the markets that could unravel (more…)

Post-CPI Bullish Spike Needs Confirmation from PPI Tomorrow

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 05/10 As we wrote in our published Trading Plans yesterday, “The CPI and the PPI releases this week are likely going to make investors contemplating over the basics of the markets – economy, inflation, interest rates, and, maybe, freshly obsess over potential recession.”. The post-CPI market action (more…)

Back to the Basics: Inflation, Interest Rates, and Economic Outlook

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 05/09 With the earnings noise in the rear view mirror, markets are likely to go back to the basics this week. The CPI and the PPI releases this week are likely going to make investors contemplating over the basics of the markets – economy, inflation, interest rates, (more…)

Wall Street Celebrating Main Street’s Good News?!

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 05/05 The strong Non-Farm Payrolls number on top of what Powell had to say yesterday after the FOMC rate decision should have pushed the markets down worried about “higher rates for longer time” but the markets seem to be celebrating mainstream good news for now. The options (more…)

It’s All About the Regional Banks Now!

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 05/04 While the FOMC and Powell could not scare the markets enough yesterday, the Regional Banks are accomplishing that and some! With the KBW Regional Banking Index is now flirting with the 2020 Covid-19 lows. And, it is May (the “Sell in May and Go Away” adage (more…)