Markets
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S&P 500
Prior Session was Cycle Day 3 (CD3): Price failed to recover CD1 Low, and constitutes a “failed” cycle, which has a 9% historical occurrence. Should a consecutive cycle failure happen, this would portend a more significant shift in the underlying technical condition of the market. This current cycle beginning today will be of an utmost importance test of the bull’s resolve. Range was 35.75 handles on 1.356M contracts exchanged.
…Transition from Cycle Day 3 to Cycle Day 1
This leads us into Cycle Day 1 (CD1): Normal for CD1 is for some magnitude decline, with the average measuring 3888. Price was rejected at the 3 Day Central Pivot Zone during overnight trade action and is currently trading near low end of prior value zone pre-RTH. As such, there are two estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
1.) Price sustains a bid above 3910, initially targets 3925 – 3930 zone.
2.) Price sustains an offer below 3910, initially targets 3895 – 3885 zone.
*****3 Day Cycle has a 91% probability of fulfilling Positive Statistic covering 12 years of recorded tracking history.
PVA High Edge = 3929 PVA Low Edge = 3909 Prior POC = 3926
Range Projections and Key Levels (ES) March 2021 (H) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 3936; LOD ATR Range Projection: 3904; 3 Day Central Pivot: 3933; 3 Day Cycle Target: 3969; 10 Day Average True Range 32; VIX: 22
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)
Today is Cycle Day 1 (CD1)…Price is trading within prior range during pre-RTH trading as well as fulfilling CD1 Average Decline (13593.75). Prior range was 242 handles on 574k contracts exchanged. As such, there are two estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
PVA High Edge = 13693 PVA Low Edge = 13585 Prior POC = 13654
Bull Scenario: IF Bulls sustain a bid above 13594, THEN initial upside estimate targets 13655 – 13695 zone.
Bear Scenario: IF Bears sustain an offer below 13594, THEN initial downside estimate targets 13543 – 13504 zone.
Range Projections and Key Levels (NQ) March 2021 (H) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 13716; LOD ATR Range Projection: 13578; 3 Day Central Pivot: 13773; 3 Day Cycle Target: 13867; 10 Day Average True Range: 145; VIX: 22
Trade Strategy: Our tactical trade strategy will simply remain unaltered…We’ll be flexible to trade both long and short side from Decision Pivot Levels. Continue to focus on Bull/Bear Stackers and Premium/Discounts. As always, remaining in alignment with dominant intra-day force increases probabilities of producing winning trades.
Stay Focused…Non-Biased…Disciplined ALWAYS USE STOPS!
Good Trading…David
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