Trade Strategy 10.19.20

Markets

U.S. stock index futures start the week with an advance of .05%.

Source: SeekingAlpha.com

Economic Calendar

8:00 Powell: “Cross-Border Payments and Digital Currencies”
10:00 NAHB Housing Market Index
11:45 Fed’s Clarida: U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy

https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/

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S&P 500

Friday’s Session was Cycle Day 1 (CD1): Activity unfolded as a Normal CD1 with price declining, as options expiration along with end of week “walk-away” trade unfolded late in the session. Range was 38.25 handles on 1.254M contracts exchanged.

Transition from Cycle Day 1 to Cycle Day 2

This leads us into Cycle Day 2 (CD2): Price has recovered three-fourths of last hour sell-down. Expectation is for wide range price action within context of prior session’s Value Zone. As such, there are two scenarios to consider for today’s trading.

1.) Price sustains a bid above 3490, initially targets 3495 – 3500 zone.

2.) Price sustains an offer below 3490, initially targets 3485 – 3480 zone.

*****3 Day Cycle has a 91% probability of fulfilling Positive Statistic covering 12 years of recorded tracking history.

PVA High Edge = 3498       PVA Low Edge = 3482         Prior POC = 3490

Range Projections and Key Levels (ES) December 2020 (Z) Contract

HOD  ATR Range Projection: 3521; LOD ATR Range Projection: 3445; 3 Day Central Pivot: 3480; 3 Day Cycle Target: 3494; 10 Day Average True Range  52; VIX: 27

Nasdaq 100 (NQ)

Today is Cycle Day 2 (CD2)…Normal for CD2 is ‘back n fill’ consolidation price action, with potential to test the CD1 Low for surety. For today’s trading, there are two scenarios to consider.

PVA High Edge = 11960       PVA Low Edge = 11888      Prior POC = 11940

Bull Scenario: IF Bulls sustain a bid above 11900, THEN initial upside estimate targets 11940 – 11955 zone.

Bear Scenario: IF Bears sustain an offer below 11900, THEN initial downside estimate targets 11885 – 11880 zone.

Range Projections and Key Levels (NQ) December 2020 (Z) Contract

HOD  ATR Range Projection: 12055; LOD ATR Range Projection: 11710; 3 Day Central Pivot: 11921; 3 Day Cycle Target: 11882; 10 Day Average True Range: 238; VIX: 27

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

“Knowing is not enough, We must APPLY. Willing is not enough, We must DO.” –Bruce Lee

*****This trade strategy report is disseminated for “education only” and should not be viewed in any way as a recommendation to buy or sell futures products.”

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