Markets
The market is expecting Q2 to be the show-me quarter for economic data, where the numbers confirm the substantial economic progress baked into the run-up for the S&P to record levels.
Source: SeekingAlpha.com
Economic Calendar
The Labor Department will release the March consumer price index at 8:30 AM ET, with a big rise expected in the annual headline number. Economists expect the CPI to rise 0.5% for the month, with the core CPI, ex food and energy, up 0.2%, both 0.1 percentage point higher than February. Year over year, the CPI is forecast to be 2.5%, up from 1.7%, with the core rate at 1.5%, up from 1.3%.
8:30 Consumer Price Index
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
Fed speakers have also been at pains to remind the market of its new policy to let inflation run hot for a time to balance persistent inflation below its 2% target.
12:00 PM Fed’s Daly: “Racism and the Economy: Focus on the Economics Profession”
12:00 PM Fed’s George: “Racism and the Economy: Focus on the Economics Profession”
12:00 PM Fed’s Harker Speech
12:00 PM Fed’s Barkin Speech
1:00 PM Results of $24B,10-Year Note Auction
3:00 PM Fed’s Bostic: “Racism and the Economy: Focus on the Economics Profession”
https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/
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S&P 500
Prior Session was Cycle Day 2 (CD2): Normal CD2 as price consolidated throughout the session within value zone. Prior range was a meager 20 handles on 1.044M contracts exchanged.
…Transition from Cycle Day 2 to Cycle Day 3
This leads us into Cycle Day 3 (CD3): Three-Day Cycle Statistic has been fulfilled as price is back trading within prior value area. We’ll mark today as a “wild-card”. As such, there are two estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
1.) Price sustains a bid above 4110, initially targets 4120 – 4125 zone.
2.) Price sustains an offer below 4110, initially targets 4100 – 4095 zone.
*****3 Day Cycle has a 91% probability of fulfilling Positive Statistic covering 12 years of recorded tracking history.
PVA High Edge = 4118 PVA Low Edge = 4110 Prior POC = 4114
Range Projections and Key Levels (ES) June 2021 (M) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 4132; LOD ATR Range Projection: 4095; 3 Day Central Pivot: 4105; 3 Day Cycle Target: 4115; 10 Day Average True Range 31; VIX: 17
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)
Today is Cycle Day 3 (CD3)…Price has fulfilled 3 Day Cycle Statistic and is currently trading back within prior value zone during overnight trade. Prior range was a meager 100 handles on 448k contracts exchanged. As such, there are two estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
PVA High Edge = 13810 PVA Low Edge = 13776 Prior POC = 13784
Bull Scenario: IF Bulls sustain a bid above 13785, THEN initial upside estimate targets 13814 – 13826 zone.
Bear Scenario: IF Bears sustain an offer below 13785, THEN initial downside estimate targets 13767 – 13752 zone.
Range Projections and Key Levels (NQ) June 2021 (M) Contract
HOD ATR Range Projection: 13956; LOD ATR Range Projection: 13650; 3 Day Central Pivot: 13767; 3 Day Cycle Target: 14011; 10 Day Average True Range: 184; VIX: 17
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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