Markets
While traders have been quick to dump growth stocks as inflation fears spring up in the economy, the concerns are now spreading to the broader market. Should the price pressures run too hot for a sustained period of time, the Fed may be forced to taper or even bring some rate hikes forward.
The sentiment saw U.S. stock index futures flash red again overnight, with the DJIA down 0.7%, and contracts linked to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq off 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively.
Source: SeekingAlpha.com
Economic Calendar
8:30 Initial Jobless Claims
8:30 Producer Price Index
10:00 Fed’s Barkin Speech
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
Investors today will be looking for further comments on the inflation situation as the Fed’s Thomas Barkin, Christopher Waller and James Bullard speak at several events.
10:00 Fed’s Barkin Speech
1:00 PM Fed’s Waller Speech
4:00 PM Fed’s Bullard: U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy
More data is also ahead, with producer prices for April and weekly jobless claims. Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury yield is back up at 1.70%, a level not seen since the beginning of April.
https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/
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S&P 500
Prior Session was Cycle Day 3 (CD3): Price failed to recover the Cycle Day 1 Low notching a “failed cycle”, which historically occurs only 9% of the time. Should a subsequent failed cycle occur, this would portend further market weakness in the coming weeks. Range was 99.50 handles on 2.570M contracts exchanged.
…Transition from Cycle Day 3 to Cycle Day 1
This leads us into Cycle Day 1 (CD1): Price needs to stabilize within prior value zone or risk further selling pressures. As such, estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
1.) Price sustains a bid above 4076, initially targets 4096 – 4098 zone.
2.) Price sustains an offer below 4076, initially targets 4050 – 4045 zone.
*****3 Day Cycle has a 91% probability of fulfilling Positive Cycle Statistic covering 12 years of recorded tracking history.
PVA High Edge = 4112 PVA Low Edge = 4052 Prior POC = 4076
Range Projections and Key Levels (ES) June 2021 (M) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 4080; LOD ATR Range Projection: 4026; 3 Day Central Pivot: 4141; 3 Day Cycle Target: 4096; 10 Day Average True Range 52; VIX: 25
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)
Today is Cycle Day 1 (CD1)…Failed 3 Day Cycle has occurred, which historically is only 9% of the tiime. Should a subsequent failed cycle unfold, then this would portend more important structural shift in market sentiment. Prior range was 392 handles on 747k contracts exchanged. As such, there are two estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
PVA High Edge = 13153 PVA Low Edge = 13980 Prior POC = 13005
Bull Scenario: IF Bulls sustain a bid above 13065, THEN initial upside estimate targets 13153 – 13193 zone.
Bear Scenario: IF Bears sustain an offer below 13065, THEN initial downside estimate targets 13005 – 13960 zone.
Range Projections and Key Levels (NQ) June 2021 (M) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 13177; LOD ATR Range Projection: 12828; 3 Day Central Pivot: 13267; 3 Day Cycle Target: 13242; 10 Day Average True Range: 262; VIX: 25
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.
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Good Trading…David
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