Markets
It will be hard to match January’s big gain of 304,000 jobs, but another strong increase in payrolls is expected despite a bad winter seen by weather-sensitive industries. Nonfarm payrolls likely increased by 181,000 in February, with the unemployment rate falling back below 4% and average hourly earnings rising by 0.3%.
Asian stocks shuddered lower overnight, with losses of 4.4% seen on the Shanghai Composite, after shockingly weak trade data from China. Exports in February tumbled 20.7% from a year earlier, far beneath forecasts of a 4.8% drop and more than erasing January’s surprise jump.
In Asia, Japan -2%. Hong Kong -1.9%. China -4.4%. India -0.2%.
In Europe, at midday, London -0.5%. Paris -0.7%. Frankfurt -1.1%.
Futures at 6:20, Dow -0.4%. S&P -0.4%. Nasdaq -0.5%. Crude -1.6% to $55.77. Gold +0.6% to $1294.10. Bitcoin +0.5% to $3870.
Ten-year Treasury Yield flat at 2.64%
Source: Seeking Alpha
Economic Calendar
8:30 Non-farm payrolls
8:30 Housing Starts
10:00 Fed’s Daly Speech
1:00 PM Baker-Hughes Rig Count
10:00 PM Jerome Powell speech
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S&P 500
Today is Cycle Day 2 (CD2)…Price is faltering during GLOBEX ahead of RTH Session, following a Cycle Day 1 “Normal Decline” which fulfilled downside price objectives. Break below CD1 Low (2743.75) place bulls on the defensive yet again.
CD1 Range High = 2764.00 CD1 Range Low = 2733.00 CD1 Range Avg = 24.00
Scenario 1: IF Bulls hold bid above 2743.75, THEN initial upside potential targets 2750 – 2755 zone. Conversion above this zone expands upper targets to 2760 – 65 range high.
Scenario 2: IF Bears hold offer below 2743.75 zone, THEN initial downside objective targets 2733 – 2730 range low.
Range Projections and Key Levels (ES) June 2019 (M) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 2764.00; LOD ATR Range Projection: 2733.00; 3 Day Central Pivot: 2779.50; 3 Day Cycle Target: 2771.50; 10 Day Average True Range 25.00; VIX: 17.40
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)
Today is Cycle Day 2 (CD2)…Price is faltering during GLOBEX ahead of RTH Session, following a Cycle Day 1 “Normal Decline” which fulfilled downside price objectives. Price has broken below CD1 Low (7031.50) which place bulls on the defensive yet again.
CD1 Range High = 7061.00 CD1 Range Low = 7006.00 CD1 Range Avg = 56.50
Scenario 1: IF Bulls hold bid above 7031.50, THEN initial upside potential targets 7041.00 – 7061.00 zone.
Scenario 2: IF Bears hold offer below 7031.50, THEN initial downside objective targets 7006.00 – 7002.50 CD2 Violation Range Zone.
Range Projections and Key Levels (NQ) June 2019 (M) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 7081.50; LOD ATR Range Projection: 6986.00; 3 Day Central Pivot: 7140.00; 3 Day Cycle Target: 7099.00; 10 Day Average True Range: 79.00; VIX: 17.40
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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