Markets
Things are getting wild in equity markets as traders try to size up the latest outsized moves. A rowdy session on Monday saw the biggest Nasdaq comeback since 2008, as the index ended the day up 0.6% following a midday plunge of nearly 5%. Similar movement was seen with the Dow and S&P 500, which both ended the session in the green despite an earlier drop of 3.3% and 4% (at one point the S&P 500 even fell into correction territory).
Stock index futures are plunging again overnight. At the time of writing, the Dow is off more than 250 points, while contacts linked to the S&P and Nasdaq are down 1.3% and 1.9%, respectively.
Source: SeekingAlpha.com
Economic Calendar
FOMC meeting begins
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
9:00 S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index
9:00 FHFA House Price Index
10:00 Consumer Confidence
10:00 Richmond Fed Mfg.
1:00 PM Results of $55B, 7-Year Note Auction
1:00 PM Money Supply
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S&P 500
Prior Session was Cycle Day 2 (CD2): Selling-spree continued into this AM Session, pushing price down in excess of 2%, flushing out margin call sellers. Afternoon Session saw a strong reversal, which pushed price to new highs for the day. In the PTG Live Trading Room, we commented on this potential: “PTGDavid :(1:18:04 PM) : Looking for bullish close…Up on the day reversal.” Range was 215 handles on 3.705M contracts exchanged.
…Transition from Cycle Day 2 to Cycle Day 3
This leads us into Cycle Day 3 (CD3): Price has traded back above CD1 Low (4381.25) during Globex, but needs to also trade at or above during RTH to fulfill 3-day cycle statistic. As such, estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
1.) Price sustains a bid above 4350, initially targets 4385 – 4400 zone.
2.) Price sustains an offer below 4350, initially targets 4330 – 4315 zone.
PVA High Edge = 4342 PVA Low Edge = 4338 Prior POC = 4278
Range Projections and Key Levels (ES) March 2022 (H) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 4435; LOD ATR Range Projection: 4300; 3 Day Central Pivot: 4421; 3 Day Cycle Target: 4416; 10 Day Average True Range 106; VIX: 32
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)
Today is Cycle Day 3 (CD3)…Price is trading back within prior value zone, holding above it’s P-POC level (14125) following yesterday’s extreme sell-off. Prior range was 876 handles on 1.303M contracts exchanged. As such, there are two estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
Bull Scenario: IF Bulls sustain a bid above 14125, THEN initial upside estimate targets 14350 – 14395 zone.
Bear Scenario: IF Bears sustain an offer below 14125, THEN initial downside estimate targets 14000 – 13975 zone.
PVA High Edge = 14413 PVA Low Edge = 13975 Prior POC = 14125
Range Projections and Key Levels (NQ) March 2022 (H) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 14633; LOD ATR Range Projection: 14016; 3 Day Central Pivot: 14575; 3 Day Cycle Target: 14518; 10 Day Average True Range: 482; VIX: 32
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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