Markets
Stock index futures are on the march higher this morning following the best Fed Day session in over a year. The S&P 500 rose 1.6% on Wednesday, erasing losses from the previous two sessions, and ended two points away from an all-time high.
Source: SeekingAlpha.com
Economic Calendar
8:30 Initial Jobless Claims
8:30 Philly Fed Business Outlook
8:30 Housing Starts and Permits
9:15 Industrial Production
9:45 PMI Composite Flash
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
11:00 Kansas City Fed Mfg Survey
4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet
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S&P 500
Prior Session was Cycle Day 2 (CD2): Markets propelled higher as dovish remarks by Fed’s Powell during the presser sparked the “BIG OPTIONS UNWIND”. Traders with bearish bets via put options quickly and aggressive sold those positions, forcing a buying surge in futures. Range was 104 handles on 1.781M contracts exchanged.
…Transition from Cycle Day 2 to Cycle Day 3
This leads us into Cycle Day 3 (CD3): Momentum has pushed price higher to fulfill CD3 Penetration Level (4731) during overnight trade activity. Cycle Statistics have been fulfilled, so we’ll mark today as a “wild-card” with bullish momentum firmly intact. As such, estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
1.) Price sustains a bid above 4725, initially targets 4740 – 4745 zone.
2.) Price sustains an offer below 4725, initially targets 4712 – 4698 zone.
*****The 3 Day Cycle has a 91% probability of fulfilling Positive Cycle Statistics covering 12 years of recorded tracking history.
PVA High Edge = 4647 PVA Low Edge = 4604 Prior POC = 4613
Range Projections and Key Levels (ES) March 2022 (H) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 4770; LOD ATR Range Projection: 4671; 3 Day Central Pivot: 4660; 3 Day Cycle Target: 4671; 10 Day Average True Range 72; VIX: 18.50
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)
Today is Cycle Day 3 (CD3)…Price has extended the prior session’s late day spike into the close, fulfilling CD3 Penetration level (16395) during overnight trade activity. Prior range was 560 handles on 694k contracts exchanged. As such, there are two estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
PVA High Edge = 15961 PVA Low Edge = 15764 Prior POC = 15914
Bull Scenario: IF Bulls sustain a bid above 16370, THEN initial upside estimate targets 16435 – 16455 zone.
Bear Scenario: IF Bears sustain an offer below 16370, THEN initial downside estimate targets 16340 – 16325 zone.
Range Projections and Key Levels (NQ) March 2022 (H) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 16632; LOD ATR Range Projection: 16102; 3 Day Central Pivot: 16075; 3 Day Cycle Target: 16074; 10 Day Average True Range: 354; VIX: 18.50
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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