Trade Strategy 4.27.23

Markets (Top Stories) Source: http://seekingalpha.com Economic Calendar 8:30 GDP Q1 8:30 Initial Jobless Claims 10:00 Pending Home Sales 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory 11:00 Kansas City Fed Mfg Survey 1:00 PM Results of $35B, 7-Year Note Auction 4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ S&P 500 Prior Session was Cycle … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 4.26.23

Markets (Top Stories) Source: SeekingAlpha.com Economic Calendar 8:30 Durable Goods 8:30 International Trade in Goods (Advance) 8:30 Retail Inventories (Advance) 8:30 Wholesale Inventories (Advance) 10:00 State Street Investor Confidence Index 11:00 Survey of Business Uncertainty 11:30 Results of $24B, 2-Year FRN Auction 1:00 PM Results of $43B, 5-Year Note … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 4.25.23

Markets (Top Stories) Big Week, Big Tech Prepare for some volatility as investors head into the heart of earnings season, with Big Tech stepping up to the plate this afternoon. Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are first in the batting … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 4.24.23

Markets (Top Stories) Economic Calendar 8:30 Chicago Fed National Activity Index 10:30 Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ S&P 500 Prior Session was Cycle Day 1 (CD1): Price established an early low at 4135.25 ending the week with OPEX  Prior range was 25 handles … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 4.21.23

Markets (Top Stories) Economic Calendar 9:45 PMI Composite Flash 1:00 PM Baker-Hughes Rig Count https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ S&P 500 Prior Session was Cycle Day 3 (CD3): Markets declined below their CD1 Low overnight. Since markets opened the day session below their CD1 Low we knew … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 4.20.23

Markets (Top Stories) Source: SeekingAlpha.com Economic Calendar 8:30 Initial Jobless Claims 8:30 Philly Fed Business Outlook 10:00 Existing Home Sales 10:00 Leading Indicators 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ S&P 500 Prior Session was Cycle Day 2 (CD2): Gap down into support zone (4155 – 4150) quickly … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 4.19.23

Markets (Top Stories) Source: SeekingAlpha.com Economic Calendar 1:00 PM Results of $12B, 20-Year Bond Auction 2:00 PM Fed’s Beige Book 7:00 PM Fed’s Williams Speech https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ 10:30 EIA Petroleum Inventories S&P 500 ***Written Tuesday evening for Wednesday’s trading for contribution to MrTopStep’s “The Opening Print” publication. Prior Session … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 4.18.23

Markets (Top Stories) Earnings watch Snapshot: Earnings for S&P 500 companies are expected to have declined 4.8% Y/Y in the first quarter, according to data from Refinitiv, marking the second consecutive drop in year-over-year earnings growth. While that would translate into … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 4.17.23

Markets (Top Stories) Source: SeekingAlpha.com Economic Calendar 8:30 Empire State Mfg Survey 10:00 NAHB Housing Market Index 12:00 Fed’s Barkin Speech 4:00 PM Treasury International Capital https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ S&P 500 Prior Session was Cycle Day 2 (CD2): Early strength which fulfilled 3-Day Cycle Target (4186) faded quickly … Continue reading