Markets
Stocks powered higher yesterday despite a PPI that showed U.S. wholesale prices in January soaring 9.7% from a year ago, more than twice analyst estimates and just short of the largest jump on record seen in May 2021. A slew of more important data is on tap for today, like retail sales, industrial production, the housing market index and FOMC minutes, which could shed further light on how price pressures are impacting the economy.
Source: SeekingAlpha.com
Economic Calendar
8:30 Retail Sales
8:30 Import/Export Prices
9:15 Industrial Production
10:00 Business Inventories
10:00 NAHB Housing Market Index
10:00 Atlanta Fed’s Business Inflation Expectations
11:00 Fed’s Kashkari Speech
1:00 PM Results of $19B, 20-Year Bond Auction
2:00 PM FOMC Minutes
https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/
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10:30 EIA Petroleum Inventories
Oil prices tumbled more than 3% Tuesday, their most in a day since the year began, as Moscow wound down Russian troops that had ringed Ukraine’s borders for more than two months, removing a huge geopolitical premium from energy markets.
Source: http://Investing.com
S&P 500
***Written Tuesday evening for Wednesday’s trading for contribution to MrTopStep’s “The Opening Print” publication.
Prior Session was Cycle Day 3 (CD3): ES opening gap held bid throughout this session. oscillating within the confines of the 3 Day Central Pivot Zone (4442 – 4460). 3 Day Cycle Objectives have been fulfilled. Range was 86 handles on 1.481M contracts exchanged.
…Transition from Cycle Day 3 to Cycle Day 1
This leads us into Cycle Day 1 (CD1): Today begins a new cycle, with the Average Decline measuring the 4369 – 4364 zone. Headline risk remains elevated with the geo-political landscape highly agitated, with price swings in both direction occurring at any moment. We expect this action/reaction to continue for the foreseeable future until there is clarity in the Russia/Ukraine situation. As such, estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
1.) Price sustains bid above 4450, initially targets 4475 – 4480 zone.
2.) Price sustains offer below 4450, initially targets 4435 – 4425 zone.
*****The 3 Day Cycle has a 91% probability of fulfilling Positive Cycle Statistics covering 12 years of recorded tracking history.
For more detailed information for both bullish and bearish projected targets, please visit: PTG 3 Day Cycle and/or reference the Cycle Spreadsheet below:
Link to access full Cycle Spreadsheet > > Cycle Day 1 (CD1)
PVA High Edge = 4464 PVA Low Edge = 4447 Prior POC = 4460
Range Projections and Key Levels (ES) March 2022 (H) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 4635; LOD ATR Range Projection: 4398; 3 Day Central Pivot: 4423; 3 Day Cycle Target: 4485; 10 Day Average True Range 185; VIX: 26
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)
Today is Cycle Day 1 (CD1)…Price is extending this cycle’s rally pushing into CD3 upper Penetration Zone between 14647 – 14669 during overnight trade activity. Average Decline for CD1 measures 14524. Prior range was 392 handles on 555k contracts exchanged. As such, there are two estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
Bull Scenario: IF Bulls sustains bid above 14615, THEN initial upside estimate targets 14647 – 14669 zone.
Bear Scenario: IF Bears sustains offer below 14615, THEN initial downside estimate targets 14548 – 14524 zone.
PVA High Edge = 14560 PVA Low Edge = 14466 Prior POC = 14538
Range Projections and Key Levels (NQ) March 2022 (H) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 14974; LOD ATR Range Projection: 14241; 3 Day Central Pivot: 14365; 3 Day Cycle Target: 14976; 10 Day Average True Range: 427; VIX: 26
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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