S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED 02/05

The Bear Beaten Down, Yet? With the strong surge in the overnight futures, the befuddled market bear appears set to be beaten down today! The Friday’s drop is now in the rear view mirror as markets appear poised to rocket past that day’s highs and some more. What is driving these markets? No one knows (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON 02/03

China Markets Down Big and U.S. Markets Up This Morning? Friday’s market rout has weakened the markets’ technicals considerably. With U.S. confirmed coronavirus cases going up from 8 to 11 over the weekend, the outlook is not any optimistic for the markets. The Shanghai market closed down 7.7% overnight in the first post-lunar-year-break session. S&P (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI 01/31

Monthly Options Expiration to Trump Trump Impeachment and Coronavirus? For the last three mornings, our main theme has been: “Nevertheless, the bears do NOT yet have any clear leg up or even an entry yet – it is going to be an indeterminate state with fierce battle around the 3225-3265 range”. Despite more than 200 (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU 01/30

“Fierce Battles within the Range” the Continued Theme For the last two mornings, our main theme has been: “Nevertheless, the bears do NOT yet have any clear leg up or even an entry yet – it is going to be an indeterminate state with fierce battle around the 3225-3265 range”. The overnight futures are under (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED 01/29

Bear Scary No More? We wrote yesterday morning: “Nevertheless, the bears do NOT yet have any clear leg up or even an entry yet – it is going to be an indeterminate state with fierce battle around the 3225-3265 range”. With the markets springing back up from the steepest drop since October, the fears of (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE 01/28

Inflection Point Battles Future earnings getting hit by the fast-spreading Wuhan Coronavirus and the long time bullish leg getting technically damaged yesterday have put the bulls under tremendous pressure at least for the next couple of weeks. Nevertheless, the bears do NOT yet have any clear leg up or even an entry yet – it (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for MON 01/27

Where is WHO? With their headlines late in Thursday’s session, the World Health Organization helped subdue the Coronavirus fears from going into full panic mode and the markets sprang back up! But, as the coronavirus related deaths and confirmed cases rapidly rise, WHO is nowhere to issue at least a caution on the virus! With (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI 01/24

WHO to the Rescue?! With their headlines late in yesterday’s session, the World Health Organization helped subdue the Coronavirus fears from going into full panic mode and the markets sprang back up!  As we have been advising last few days, caution is warranted to the bears itching to jump the gun and go short this (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU 01/23

Coronavirus And Consumer to Test the Markets’ Resilience Notwithstanding the political theater, the outbreak of coronavirus is joining hands with the earnings season to shape the next few weeks on the markets. “Record highs everyweek” will come to end sooner or later. Nevertheless, caution is advised to the bears itching to jump the gun and (more…)

S&P 500 MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED 01/22

Hot Earnings to Melt the Markets Up? Notwithstanding the political theater, the nature of the earnings is going to shape the next few weeks on the markets. Regardless of that action, one can not expect record highs every session. Nevertheless, caution is advised to the bears itching to jump the gun and go short – (more…)