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Trading Update: Monday April 22, 2024
S&P Emini pre-open market analysis
Emini daily chart
- The Emini sold off last Friday and reached the 5,000 Round Number. This will likely find profit taking a lead to a minor reversal and a bounce lasting at least a day or two.
- The daily chart has six consecutive bear bars in a microchannel which is climatic behavior. Every consecutive trend bar added lowers the probability of another consecutive trend bar. The odds are against today becoming the 7th consecutive bear bar.
- There are probably sellers above last Friday’s high. However, with last Friday reaching major support (5,000 Round Number) and the market likely transitioning into a trading range, the bounce could go far above last Friday’s high.
- This means a trader selling the high of the prior bar (last Friday’s) increases the risk of getting trapped above a surprise upside breakout.
- The odds are that if a trader sells above last Friday’s high, they will make money. However, they must be ready if they get trapped selling low in a trading range.
- The bears see the recent selloff as a strong enough breakout for a 2nd leg down and a test of the January low, bottom of the bull channel.
- Overall, the odds favor a pullback lasting a day or two. Traders will pay attention to how determined the bulls are to establish longs. If the bulls are eager to buy, bears will consider waiting for a wedge or test of the moving average before looking to establish shorts. The bears know the recent selloff is likely a minor reversal, which means the market may have to form a major trend reversal.
Emini 5-minute chart and what to expect today
- Emini is up 29 points in the overnight Globex session.
- The Globex market has rallied sideways to up for most of the overnight session (15-minute chart.
- The U.S. Session will have a decent size gap up on the open. The bulls hope the gap-up will lead to a bull trend day.
- If today is going to be a trend day, the odds favor a bull trend because of the gap up and reasons mentioned on the daily chart.
- There is no rush to enter on the open; if today is going to become a small pullback trend, there will be plenty of time to enter once the trend is clearly underway.
- Most traders should be patient on the open and wait for 6-12 bars before placing a trade. It is common for the market to get several reversals on the open before deciding on the direction of the breakout and opening swing.
- In general, there is an 80% of a trading range forming on the open and only 20% of a trend from the open. This means traders can often wait for a double top/bottom or a wedge top/bottom before the opening swing begins. This is because all trading ranges form a variation of the patterns mentioned above.
Friday’s Emini setups
Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
EURUSD Forex market trading strategies
EURUSD Forex daily chart
- The EURUSD is continuing to form a tight trading range after the April 12th downside breakout.
- The bears are hopeful that the tight trading range will form a bear flag and lead to a second leg down.
- The bulls are hopeful that the April 12th selloff is a 2nd leg bear trap, trapping the bears into selling low in a trading range.
- Today will probably disappoint the bears, and the downside will be limited.
- The bears who sold the low close of the recent selloff are disappointed by the three-bar tight trading range and will likely buy back some of their shorts on a retest, which is what happened last Friday.
- Overall, the odds slightly favor the bears getting a larger second leg down. The more buying pressure that the bulls are able to create, the greater the risk a second leg trap will develop.
Summary of today’s S&P Emini price action
Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
See the weekly update for a discussion of the price action on the weekly chart and for what to expect going into next week.
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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.