Trading Plans for MON. 08/21 – Sideways Between Key Levels

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 08/21 In our trading plans published Thu. 08/17, we wrote: “The index is approaching the 4400 level this morning. If it breaks down, then 4385 will be the next support”. The index closed below that level on Thursday, and took down multiple support levels since then, and (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 08/18 – Key Support Levels Broken

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 08/18 To start the week, our trading plans published on Monday, 08/14, stated: “The level of 4495-4505 is now the immediate key level for both Support and Resistance. 4445-4452 is the next support level, a daily close below which will turn our models cautiously bearish”. On Wednesday, (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 08/17 – Key Support Level Being Tested

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 08/17 Our trading plans published on Monday, 08/14, stated: “The level of 4495-4505 is now the immediate key level for both Support and Resistance. 4445-4452 is the next support level, a daily close below which will turn our models cautiously bearish”. Yesterday, this level was breached. We (more…)

Trading Plans for WED. 08/16: FOMC Meeting Minutes – Still Relevant to Push the Markets Up?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 08/16 Our trading plans published on Monday, 08/14, stated: “The level of 4495-4505 is now the immediate key level for both Support and Resistance. 4445-4452 is the next support level, a daily close below which will turn our models cautiously bearish”. This support level is tested on (more…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 08/15: Back to the Basics, and the Reality?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 08/15 Our trading plans published yesterday stated: “The level of 4495-4505 is now the immediate key level for both Support and Resistance. 4445-4452 is the next support level, a daily close below which will turn our models cautiously bearish”. This support level is tested on the index (more…)

Trading Plans for MON. 08/14 – Back To The Basics?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON. 08/14 With the Fed’s interest rate policy, inflation, and the earnings almost in the rear view mirror, markets might be going back to the basics this week in search of a direction. Our trading plans published on Thu., 08/10 stated: “Our models continue to indicate choppy markets (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 08/11: PPI versus CPI – Which One to Go By?!

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 08/11 Our trading plans published yesterday stated: “Our models continue to indicate choppy markets until this resolves in either direction, notwithstanding this morning’s push up following the rising-not-so-fast inflation numbers”. Today’s PPI numbers have validated why we didn’t give too much weight to yesterday morning’s CPI numbers (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 08/10: Slow-growth of Inflation Good News, For Now

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 08/10 With the Fed and Interest Rates not burning issues anymore (at least for now), with major earnings mostly in the rear view mirror, markets are struggling to find a direction and a relevant factor to latch onto. Currently, there doesn’t appear to be any specific factor (more…)

Trading Plans for WED. 08/09: Markets Searching for a Direction – Day 2

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 08/09 With the Fed and Interest Rates not burning issues anymore (at least for now), with major earnings mostly in the rear view mirror, markets are struggling to find a direction and a relevant factor to latch onto. Currently, there doesn’t appear to be any specific factor (more…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 08/08: Markets Struggling to Find a Direction

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 08/08 With the Fed and Interest Rates not a burning issue anymore, with major earnings mostly in the rear view mirror, markets are struggling to find a direction and a relevant factor to latch onto. Currently, there doesn’t appear to be any specific factor driving the markets (more…)