Trading Update: Thursday September 21, 2023
S&P Emini pre-open market analysis
Emini daily chart
- The Emini triggered the buy above Tuesday’s weak buy signal bar and reversed down sharply.
- Yesterday’s outside down bar is enough for traders to conclude that the market will probably test closer to the August low and the 4,400 Big Round Number.
- The bears want yesterday’s outside down bar to lead to a trap, enticing bears to sell low in a trading range. More likely, yesterday’s outside down bar is strong enough to lead to at least a small second leg down.
- Yesterday’s breakout is large and climactic. This will increase the odds that the market will have bad follow-through lasting 1-3 bars, followed by a second leg down.
- Overall, traders will pay close attention to what kind of follow-through selling the bears will get today. Since the market is in a trading range on the daily chart, traders expect tomorrow to have a disappointing follow-through.
Emini 5-minute chart and what to expect today
- The Globex market has continued to go lower during the overnight hours.
- The bears want the open of the U.S. session to gap down and form another bear trend day.
- The bulls want the opposite and for today to have weak follow-through.
- Yesterday’s selloff late in the day was climactic, which means there is a 75% chance of two hours of sideways trading beginning before the end of the second hour.
- There is a 50% chance of follow-through selling on the open and a 75% chance of sideways trading beginning before the end of the second hour.
- There is only a 25% chance of another strong bear trend day.
- Traders should pay attention to the day’s open and yesterday’s low, as both will probably be magnets today.
- Traders should consider not trading the first 6-12 bars unless they are comfortable with limit order trading.
Yesterday’s Emini setups
Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
EURUSD Forex market trading strategies
EURUSD Forex daily chart
- The EURUSD formed a Low 1 short on September 19th. The context was bad for the bears, and the odds favored buyers below for at least a scalp.
- The bulls and bears both sold above the September 19th high, and yesterday’s selloff went outside down.
- Because the bears have a tight bear channel on the daily chart, it is reasonable for bulls to sell out of longs below the September 20th low.
- The swing traders would consider selling below the September 20th low, hoping for a surprise breakout below the May 31st low.
- Traders will pay close attention to see what kind of follow-through selling the bears will bet below the September 20th low.
- If traders detect hesitation by the bulls, more traders will begin to buy, leading to a reversal.
Summary of today’s S&P Emini price action
Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
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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.