Trade Strategy 4.4.23

Markets (Top Stories) Economic Calendar 10:00 Factory Orders 10:00 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey 6:45 PM Fed’s Mester Speech https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ S&P 500 Prior Session was Cycle Day 3 (CD3): Positive 3-Day Cycle  was fulfilled as Mutual Fund Monday (MFM) sustained bid throughout this … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 4.3.23

Markets (Top Stories) Surprise! Crude is back in the news following a shock oil output cut from major producers in the OPEC+ group. WTI crude futures (CL1:COM) surged past $81 a barrel at the open to its highest price since late January, … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 3.31.23

Markets (Top Stories) Economic Calendar 8:30 Personal Income and Outlays 9:45 Chicago PMI 10:00 Consumer Sentiment 1:00 PM Baker-Hughes Rig Count 3:00 PM Farm Prices 3:05 PM Fed’s Williams Speech https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ S&P 500 Prior Session was Cycle Day 1 (CD1):  Markets did produce a decline, albeit shallow … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 3.30.23

Markets (Top Stories) The Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX) has surged into a new bull market for the first time in nearly three years, with the tech-heavy benchmark now up more than 20% from its closing low on Dec. 28.  Bull riding Another … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 3.29.23

Markets (Top Stories) Source: SeekingAlpha.com Economic Calendar 10:00 Pending Home Sales 10:00 State Street Investor Confidence Index 11:00 Survey of Business Uncertainty 11:30 Results of $22B, 2-Year FRN Auction 1:00 PM Results of $35B, 7-Year Note Auction https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/   10:30 EIA Petroleum Inventories S&P 500 ***Written Tuesday … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 3.28.23

Markets (Top Stories) Economic Calendar 8:30 International Trade in Goods (Advance) 8:30 Retail Inventories (Advance) 8:30 Wholesale Inventories (Advance) 9:00 Case-Shiller Home Price Index 9:00 FHFA House Price Index 10:00 Consumer Confidence 10:00 Fed’s Barr Testify on Bank Oversight 10:00 Richmond Fed Mfg. 1:00 PM Results of $43B, 5-Year … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 3.27.23

Markets (Top Stories) Economic Calendar 10:30 Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey 1:00 PM Results of $42B, 2-Year Note Auction https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ S&P 500 Prior Session was Cycle Day 3 (CD3): Consolidation during the morning session lead to afternoon rally closing near highs of the day … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 3.24.23

Markets (Top Stories) Spillover risk “Looking ahead, the longer that financial conditions remain tight, the greater the risk that stresses spread beyond the banking sector, unleashing greater financial and economic damage than we anticipated,” Moody’s wrote in its latest credit conditions report, … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 3.23.23

Markets (Top Stories) A delicate balance Policymakers at the Fed are treading a tightrope as they seek to balance their role as providers of stable prices and financial stability. The FOMC voted unanimously yesterday to raise the target for the … Continue reading

Trade Strategy 3.22.23

Markets (Top Stories) Fedilemma Leading up to the Federal Reserve’s March 21-22 monetary policy meeting, traders had been expecting the FOMC to ratchet up its key interest rate by 50 basis points because the economy appeared to be surprisingly robust. … Continue reading