Market Commentary
Index futures in price discovery.
- Light calendar – Fed speak, minutes.
- Indices lower. Potential for response.
What Happened: U.S. stock index futures auctioned lower, overnight, alongside fears of inflation and a COVID-19 resurgence in some parts of the world.
Today’s calendar is rather light. Of interest is Fed-speak, ahead of the publication of April minutes.
What To Expect: Wednesday’s regular session (9:30 AM – 4:00 PM EST) in the S&P 500 will likely open outside of prior -range and -value, suggesting a potential for immediate directional opportunity.
Adding, during the prior day’s regular trade, after failing at the $4,177.25 developing ledge, the worst-case outcome occurred, evidenced by initiative trade below the $4,129.25 high volume area (HVNode), on an end-of-day spike.
Ledges: Flattened area on the profile which suggests responsive participants are in control, or initiative participants lack the confidence to continue the discovery process. The ledge will either hold and force participants to liquidate (cover) their positions, or crack and offer support (resistance). Volume Areas: A structurally sound market will build on past areas of high volume. Should the market trend for long periods of time, it will lack sound structure (identified as a low volume area which denotes directional conviction and ought to offer support on any test). If participants were to auction and find acceptance into areas of prior low volume, then future discovery ought to be volatile and quick as participants look to areas of high volume for favorable entry or exit. Spikes: Spike’s mark the beginning of a break from value. Spikes higher (lower) are validated by trade at or above (below) the spike base (i.e., the origin of the spike).
For today, participants can trade from the following frameworks.
In the best case, the S&P 500 trades sideways or higher; activity above the $4,069.25 HVNode has the potential to trade up into the $4,122.25 HVNode. Initiative trade beyond the $4,122.25 HVNode could reach as high as the $4,134.00 spike base, a major pivot (i.e., above = bullish, below = neutral-to-bearish) for today’s trade.
In the worst case, the S&P 500 trades lower; activity below the $4,069.25 HVNode targets the LVNode boundary at $4,050.75. Auctioning past that boundary puts in play the poor structure at $4,015.00 and $4,001.00. Ultimately, in case of lower prices, participants would look for responsive buying to appear at and below the $3,970.75 price projection.
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Having worked in engineering and majored in economics, Renato is very detailed and analytical. His approach to the markets isn’t built on hope or guessing. Instead, he leverages the unique dynamics of time and volatility to efficiently act on opportunity.
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