Trading Update: Tuesday July 30, 2024
S&P Emini pre-open market analysis
Emini daily chart
- The Emini Daily chart formed a 2nd inside bar on the Day-only chart. This is a consecutive inside-bar pattern, which is a triangle on a smaller time frame.
- This is a breakout mode pattern on a smaller time frame. Triangles, in general, have a 50% probability of directional breakout, which means that context is the most important factor.
- The bears are hopeful that the downside breakout over the past two weeks below the moving average is strong enough that the consecutive inside bars will lead to a downside breakout.
- More likely, because the market is at the 5,500 round number, the odds favor buyers below and a pullback on the daily chart.
- This increases the odds of the bears needing to form a lower high major trend reversal before the bears get their second leg down.
- Overall, traders should expect sideways to up on the daily chart, lasting a couple of legs.
Emini 5-minute chart and what to expect today
- The Emini rallied on the first two bars of the day and formed a tight bear channel down to bar 14.
- This increases the odds of the day becoming a bear trend or a trading range day and not a bull trend day.
- At the moment, the selloff is strong enough that the market may try and test yesterday’s low.
- The bulls are hopeful that the selloff down to bar 14 is forming a parabolic wedge bottom in an overall trading range. This would increase the risk of a reversal or deep pullback.
- Bar 14 the market is probably Always In Short, but the context is not good for the bears. It is at the bottom of a trading range and possibly failed breakout below yesterday’s bar 81 close. This increases the risk of a pullback.
Yesterday’s Emini setups
Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
EURUSD Forex market trading strategies
EURUSD Forex daily chart
- The EURUSD rallied for most of July, creating a parabolic wedge top near the high of the trading range.
- The bears were able to produce a deep pullback that lasted for several days.
- The selloff is strong enough that any test of the July high will likely lead to a trading range.
- The bulls hope the recent selloff will find support at the midpoint of the July rally.
- Tomorrow is the FOMC report, which means that the market may decide tomorrow on trend resumption or reversal for the bulls.
- Overall, the market is in a trading range, increasing the odds of disappointment for the bulls.
Summary of today’s S&P Emini price action
Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
End of day video review
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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.