Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen Q&A session yesterday proved to be that catalyst that sparked a strong short-covering rally. There were no “gaffes” that marked here first press conference in March. Her single most important statement was in response to question … Continue reading
Greetings Traders, Here’s what to look for when the Federal Open Market Committee releases its policy statement at 2 p.m. today along with new economic projections. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen plans to give a press conference at 2:30 p.m. Sticking … Continue reading
The FOMC begins its two-day meeting today to discuss current economic conditions and Interest Rate Policy. Expectation is for staying the course with scheduled tapering winding down QE Program. What will be of interest will be language relating to recent … Continue reading
Friday’s action was more in-line to what we were expecting for contract rollover…relatively quiet range-bound price action. The June 9th Cycle High is now solidly in place from which to establish short-side trade on any future failed re-test. Currently price … Continue reading
****Please Note: We will be trading September (U) Contract beginning today rather than Monday since there is now greater volume in front month. Please adjust your charts accordingly. Well…I must admit…I was not expecting a Trend Down Day yesterday…My expectation … Continue reading
Today begins quarterly futures contract rollover: Front-Month becomes September (U)…Volume traded will now be skewed as contacts being rolled will be split between June (M) and September (U) months. ***Note: We will continue to trade June (M) contract for remainder … Continue reading
Here are some excerpts from yesterday’s DTS: “We’ll mark the 1955 level as an “excess high” as buyers appear to be satisfied at current levels. Failure to settle price above the session’s median level (1950) gives us a solid “resistance … Continue reading
In yesterday’s DTS we highlighted that If price was able to convert 1949.50, THEN there was a 60% chance of reaching 1955.50 price target…High of Day came in at 1954.75 (TargetMaster Level1), so effectively a dead hit. Mid-Afternoon trade price … Continue reading
The current bull-run to all-time highs has me recalling the song “Train Kept a Rollin”, originated by The Yardbirds and popularized by Aerosmith. It seems that there isn’t anything that can stop this bull as bears have certainly tried without … Continue reading
Monthly Non-Farm Payroll Report is released to at 8:30 ET with consensus 213K…Prior 288K…Consensus Range: 110K – 240K. Unemployment Rate: 6.4% v 6.3%. Nonfarm payroll employment increased 288,000 in April after a 203,000 gain in March and a 222,000 increase in … Continue reading