Trade Strategy 12.29.22

Markets

Economic Calendar

8:30 Initial Jobless Claims
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
11:00 EIA Petroleum Inventories
1:00 PM Results of $35B, 7-Year Note Auction
4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet

***New: PTG Average Daily Range Calculator

S&P 500

Prior Session was Cycle Day 2 (CD2): Risk-Off Tax Selling hit the markets once again, driving prices lower, closing near session low. Range was 70 handles on 1.202M contracts exchanged. 

 …Transition from Cycle Day 2 to Cycle Day 3

This leads us into Cycle Day 3 (CD3): Price is currently trading below CD1 Low (3837.25) with historical odds favoring a recovery above to secure a positive cycle statistic. As such, estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.  As such, estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.  

Bull Scenario: Price sustains bid above 3820, initially targets 3835 – 3840 zone. 

Bear Scenario: Price sustains offer below 3820, initially targets 3800 – 3795 zone.

PVA High Edge = 3846       PVA Low Edge = 3805        Prior POC = 3810

Range Projections and Key Levels (ES) March 2022 (H) Contract

HOD  ATR Range Projection: 3888; LOD ATR Range Projection: 3745; 3 Day Central Pivot: 3850; 3 Day Cycle Target: 3837; 10 Day Average True Range  82; VIX: 22

Nasdaq 100 (NQ)

Today is Cycle Day 3 (CD3)…Price is currently trading below CD1 Low (10896) with historical odds favoring a recovery above to secure a positive cycle statistic. As such, estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.    

Bull Scenario: IF Bulls sustains bid above 10820, THEN initial upside estimate targets 10860 – 10870 zone.

Bear Scenario: IF Bears sustains offer below 10820, THEN initial downside estimate targets 10785 – 10770 zone.

PVA High Edge = 10905       PVA Low Edge = 10762     Prior POC = 10770

Range Projections and Key Levels (NQ) March 2023 (H) Contract

HOD  ATR Range Projection: 11078; LOD ATR Range Projection: 10552; 3 Day Central Pivot: 10962; 3 Day Cycle Target: 10896; 10 Day Average True Range: 300; VIX: 22

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.”

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

IMPORTANT NOTICE! No representation is being made that the use of this strategy or any system or trading methodology will generate profits. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. There is substantial risk of loss associated with trading securities and options on equities. Only risk capital should be used to trade. Trading securities is not suitable for everyone.

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CFTC RULE 4.41 –HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFIT OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN6.22.22

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