Trading Update: Wednesday July 17, 2024
S&P Emini pre-open market analysis
Emini daily chart
- The Emini gapped down on the daily chart and is currently below the 5,700 round number. The market is trying to test down to the moving average.
- I have been saying that the daily chart is in a tight bull channel that is getting climactic.
- This increases the odds of a pullback to the moving average and the 5,600 over the next several weeks.
- The channel up is tight, which means that a trading range is more likely than a strong reversal below the moving average.
- The bears are hopeful that today is the start of the reversal down that reaches the moving average and the 5,600 round number.
- The bears have done a good job with the gap down on the daily chart. Next, they want the US session to close on its low, which would create a strong bear reversal bar.
- Even if the bears get a strong downside breakout today, the odds favor sideways for the bears, which means any downside breakout will probably be limited.
Emini 5-minute chart and what to expect today
- The Emini gapped down on the open and formed a two-legged pullback on bar 6, closing on its low. This was a credible second entry short for the bears, which increased the odds of a test of the bar 1 low.
- The bears formed a strong downside breakout to bar 5. However, it is late in a bear trend that began last night.
- Because the selloff to bar 5 is late in a trend and the first 6 bars of the day have a lot of buying pressure, that increases the risk that the selloff to bar 8 is possible exhaustion.
- The bulls want a test of the bar 6 high, which is the top of the most recent major lower high.
Yesterday’s Emini setups
Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
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.