Trading Update: Monday September 18, 2023
S&P Emini pre-open market analysis
Emini daily chart
- The Emini formed a strong entry bar after triggering the Low 2, last Thursday’s low.
- While the signal bar for the second entry short (Low 2) was a bull bar, the entry bar (Last Friday) was a big bear breakout.
- Last Friday’s breakout bar is a surprise, so there will probably be a second leg down.
- The bears are hopeful that today will be another strong bear trend bar, increasing the odds of lower prices.
- The bulls want the opposite and to form a strong bull reversal bar today, closing on its high.
- More likely, today will not be another strong bear trend bar, which will disappoint the bears.
- Even if today is a bull trend bar, there will probably be sellers above the high, and the bear will try for a second leg down after last Friday’s bear breakout.
Emini 5-minute chart and what to expect today
- Emini is down 2 points in the overnight Globex session.
- The Globex market was in a tight trading range for several hours and broke below last Friday’s low recently.
- The bears are hopeful that they will get strong selling today; however, it is more likely that they will find buyers below last Friday’s low.
- Traders should pay attention to last Friday’s low as it will likely act as support.
- Traders should consider not trading during the first 6-12 bars unless they are comfortable with limit order trading.
- Most traders should try and catch the opening swing that typically begins before the end of the second hour after forming a double top/bottom, or a wedge top/bottom.
- There is a 40% chance that the opening swing will double the opening range. This provides excellent risk/reward for swing traders.
- Lastly, there is an 80% chance of trading range open and only a 20% chance of a trend from the open. This means traders should expect a trading range open until proven otherwise.
Friday’s Emini setups
Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
EURUSD Forex market trading strategies
EURUSD Forex daily chart
- The EURUSD formed a sell climax last week and went below the May 31st low.
- While the bears have done a good job getting to the May 31st low, the market is forming consecutive sell climaxes. This will increase the odds of a pullback and possible test of the moving average.
- some bears sold the September 14th breakout and were disappointed by the bad follow-through. They may look to buy back shorts at their original entry, the September 14th close.
- The bears hope they can break far below the May 31st low. However, the bears will likely be disappointed, and the market will test the moving average soon.
- Since the September 14th bear breakout is a possible exhaustion bar, the bulls will want a test of the bar’s high.
Summary of today’s S&P Emini price action
Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
End of day video review
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Emini End of Day Review – Monday September 18, 2023 – Brad Wolff
See the weekly update for a discussion of the price action on the weekly chart and for what to expect going into next week.
Trading Room
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Charts use Pacific Time
When times are mentioned, it is USA Pacific Time. The Emini day session charts begin at 6:30 am PT and end at 1:15 pm PT which is 15 minutes after the NYSE closes. You can read background information on the market reports on the Market Update page.