Market Commentary
Index futures in balance and divergent.
- One Big Thing: Inflation temporary.
- Ahead: UoM Consumer Sentiment.
- Indices diverge and trade sideways.
What Happened: U.S. stock index futures auctioned within prior range, after recent economic releases increased confidence in the notion that inflation will be temporary. Adding, participants are attempting to price in, also, the potential passage of an infrastructure deal, corporate tax talk, and cryptocurrency scrutiny.
Noting, ahead is data on sentiment.
What To Expect: Friday’s regular session (9:30 AM – 4:00 PM EST) in the S&P 500 will likely open inside of prior-range and -value, suggesting a limited potential for immediate directional opportunity.
Adding, during the prior day’s regular trade, the worst-case outcome occurred, evidenced by a failed balance-area breakout.
After the release of the May 2021 CPI, participants attempted to initiate the S&P 500 up and out from balance. The attempt failed, confirmed by lackluster breadth, among other things. The minimal excess left at the 127.20% Fibonacci price extension suggests participants, which were likely short-term (i.e., technically-driven), either (1) lacked conviction or (2) were forced to liquidate because they were not getting paid.
Typical Balance-Break and/or Gap Scenarios: Monitor for acceptance (i.e., more than 1-hour of trade) outside of the balance area. Gaps ought to fill quickly. Should they not, that’s a signal of strength; do not fade. Leaving value behind on a gap-fill or failing to fill a gap (i.e., remaining outside of the prior session’s range) is a go-with indicator. Auctioning and spending at least 1-hour of trade back in the prior range suggests a lack of conviction; in such a case, do not follow the direction of the most recent initiative activity. Excess: A proper end to price discovery; the market travels too far while advertising prices. Responsive, other-timeframe (OTF) participants aggressively enter the market, leaving tails or gaps which denote unfair prices.
The resulting profile structure, also, was p-shaped; profile structures denote short-covering as old business looks to cover short exposure. Such activity, contrary to popular belief, can weaken a market as it removes demand (or future demand) from the market (i.e., participants with no short exposure, do not have to buy-to-close an existing position).
Further, for today, participants can trade from the following frameworks.
In the best case, the S&P 500 trades sideways or higher; activity above the $4,227.00 high volume area (HVNode) puts in play the $4,249.00 minimal excess high. Initiative trade beyond that figure could reach as high as the $4,270.00 161.80% Fibonacci price extension.
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.
In the worst case, the S&P 500 trades lower; activity below the $4,227.00 HVNode confirms a failed balance-area breakout. In such a case, the $4,213.75 low volume area (LVNode) comes into play first. Thereafter, if lower, participants ought to look for responses at the $4,206.25, $4,198.75, and $4,177.25 HVNodes.
News And Analysis
Markets | Citadel Securities settles with fund on secret algorithm. (BBG)
Economy | Though inflation hotter than expected, it is temporary. (CNBC)
FinTech | Basel suggests strictest risk weighting for cryptocurrency. (BD)
Travel | Uber, Lyft driver shortage is boosting business for taxis. (BBG)
Politics | President Biden to meet Merkel at White House July 15. (Axios)
Energy | Oil thirst projected to surpass pre-COVID by end of 2022. (Axios)
What People Are Saying
Innovation And Emerging Trends
Travel | Airlines are planning to plow billions into flying taxis. (BBG)
FinTech | Why buy-now-pay-later financing is so attractive. (Axios)
FinTech | Central banks are headed toward digital currency. (Axios)
FinTech | Online broker Webull considers $400M U.S. IPO. (BBG)
FinTech | Coinbase strikes deal to let you add crypto to 401K. (Fortune)
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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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