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Critical Levels Before 2023 New Year


Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! It’s a short week heading into the end of the year. Initial and continued Jobless Claims will be reported on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.

On Friday, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE) will be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, followed by the Umich Consumer Sentiment Index at 10:00 a.m. Eastern.

In the video above, I review /ES and the levels I observe. I also discuss critical levels on AAPL and TSLA.

Options Trading: $AAPL Ready to Plunge?


Let’s jump into the weekly watchlist for this week ahead of Christmas. Last week the bears made serious progress… The weekly chart of the SPX is showing a downtrend, and AAPL isn’t looking pretty either for the market.

 

Market Fires Up Post Powell


Two major events took place on Wednesday. The ADP Employment Report was released, and, more importantly, Federal Chairman Jerome Powell spoke. The market reacted very bullish to Powell’s economic outlook.

In the video above, I break down major levels I’ve been eyeing on /ES and my entry point if /ES pulls back.

MONSTER RALLY! Have the Bulls Taken Control?


Have bulls taken control of the market? Is this rally here to stay? Check out the video above, where I dive into Thursday’s monster rally in the market after Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, how this rally affected $DXY and my thoughts on where the market could be going from here.

Options Trading: Market Heating Up Ahead Of Economic Reports


After Election Day on Tuesday, we still have additional economic reports releasing this week. At 8:30 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Jobless Claims will be reported. Let’s see how the market digests all this information into the end of the week.

Last week the S&P 500 (/ES) hit my major structure trendline around $3,900. After the FOMC event and Powell’s speech, /ES broke $3,900 and got below the daily 21 exponential moving average (EMA) near $3,784.

As the market found its feet this week, my main target was getting back to liquidity at $3,866, the point of control (POC). Once /ES got to $3,866, it dropped and broke $3,784 during Wednesday’s session.

Will Thursday’s economic data guide the market down further or help pick it back up?

Check out the video above to get the breakdown of my critical levels on /ES. I also discuss my focus list setup on AAPL, as huge levels are in play.

Stay Focused!

 

The KEY Levels for Today’s Session! SPX, DXY, HYG


The bulls have made progress over the last week. In the short term, we could see the S&P 500 (SPX) move toward the 200 simple moving average (SMA) around $4,100. We’ll compare the market now versus in August since that was the last time the market rallied for longer than a few days. We’ll also cover some of the pieces of the puzzle including VIX, HYG, and DXY for a full market breakdown.

Options Trading: FOMC Shaking Up The Market | Focused Trades


On Wednesday’s FOMC Event, the fed announced a hike in Interest Rates to 0.75. Jerome Powell spoke after causing the market to react negatively to his comments on if high rates are here to stay in the long term. Note these two other reports are releasing this week. On Thursday at 8:30 a.m. EST, Jobless Claims will be released, and Non-Farm Payroll will be reported on Friday. This week the S&P 500 (/ES) held structure and my bigger picture trendline around $3,903. After Wednesdays FOMC Event, /ES broke my main downside target at $3,850, the 50-day simple moving average (SMA). In the video above, we’ll discuss major levels to watch on /ES after FOMC. We also break down my key targets on AAPL.