Markets
Investors are gearing up for one of the most eventful weeks of the summer, with futures ticking lower ahead of the busy slate. At the time of writing, Dow futures are off 0.5%, while contracts linked to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively. The Fed is scheduled to meet on Wednesday (tapering or inflation comments?), we’ll get a print on Q2 GDP
Don’t forget earnings! About 165 S&P 500 companies are due to report in the biggest week of the season. Tech heavyweights like Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB) and Microsoft (MSFT) will take the spotlight, with the five companies comprising more than a fifth of the total market cap of the S&P 500. The results should illustrate how large businesses are withstanding the pandemic and a recent uptick in inflation.
Economic Calendar
10:00 New Home Sales
10:30 Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey
1:00 PM Results of $60B, 2-Year Note Auction
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S&P 500
Prior session was Cycle Day 1 (CD1): Another strong Friday Session as prices recovered from early week weakness, surging higher to all-time highs. Range was 41 handles on 1.054M contracts exchanged.
…Transition from Cycle Day 1 to Cycle Day 2
This leads us into Cycle Day 2 (CD2): 3 Day Rally Objective (4401.50) has been fulfilled. Expectation for CD2 normally is for some ‘back n fill’ to consolidate recent price gains. Bulls remains solidly in-control, so any weakness is anticipated to be supported by the BTFD crowd. As such, there are two estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
1.) Price sustains a bid above 4390, initially targets 4405 – 4410 zone.
2.) Price sustains an offer below 4390, initially targets 4380 – 4375 zone.
*****3 Day Cycle has a 91% probability of fulfilling Positive Cycle Statistic covering 12 years of recorded tracking history.
PVA High Edge = 4408 PVA Low Edge = 4380 Prior POC = 4403
Range Projections and Key Levels (ES) Sept 2021 (U) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 4420; LOD ATR Range Projection: 4360; 3 Day Central Pivot: 4365; 3 Day Cycle Target: 4401.50; 10 Day Average True Range 45; VIX: 18
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)
Today is Cycle Day 2 (CD2)…Price notched another all-time high in previous session as Quarterly Earnings takes front seat this week in the Tech Sector. Normal expectation for CD2 is some consolidation, to absorb recent gains. Prior range was 183 handles on 429k contracts exchanged. As such, there are two estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
PVA High Edge = 15075 PVA Low Edge = 14934 Prior POC = 14978
Bull Scenario: IF Bulls sustain a bid above 15085, THEN initial upside estimate targets 15117 – 15127 zone.
Bear Scenario: IF Bears sustain an offer below 15085, THEN initial downside estimate targets 15050 – 15040 zone.
Range Projections and Key Levels (NQ) Sept 2021 (U) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 15210; LOD ATR Range Projection: 14955; 3 Day Central Pivot: 14920; 3 Day Cycle Target: 15135; 10 Day Average True Range: 172; VIX: 18
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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