S&P
Morning Bias
| WED morning signal (triggered at 10:15 ET) | SPX | ES |
| Bias-up: above | 2113.50 | 2106.75 |
| …would target | 2119.50 | 2113.00 |
| Bias-down: under | 2105.50 | 2099.00 |
| …would target | 2100.25 | 2093.50 |
| Signal status: NO-BIAS, TESTED BIAS-DOWN SIGNAL | FAQ | |
| INTRO VIDEOS #1 and #2 | ||
1. At 10:15, trading above the bias-up signal or under the bias-down signal would put into play a test of its bias-up or bias-down target.
2. Not triggering either bias signal at 10:15 would be “no-bias,” and the bias signals should define the bias environment’s range.
— A test of the opposite bias signal would be targeted if one bias signal was tested before triggering no-bias.
3. Touching the bias signal within 3 minutes either way of 10:15 would invoke a grace period through 10:30 to trigger a late signal.
— “Late” signals don’t require testing the opposite bias signal, but it’s still likely.
4. Still testing the bias signal at 10:30 after invoking the grace period would trigger “noN-bias,” with no bias influence.
Post-market Wrap (recording & summary)
Tuesday’s reaction down from its 2110.25 bias-up target had potential down to 2102.00. It was probed by 5 ticks. Simultaneously overbought 1-minute and 3-minute RSIs were left outstanding at the high requiring its retest. And two consecutive relentless intraday rallies have conditioned the market, so an overnight pullback might be avoided.
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This evening, monitor overnight Globex trading in the chaRTroom at:
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Pre-close View… Stuck upward.
Still probing nailed to the highs.
The bias environment exit was above the noon hour’s high. But neither the final hour’s entry nor the 3:10-3:20 timing window extended higher. The rally isn’t gaining traction for today’s efforts.
But it also isn’t being rejected. Trending sessions that exit the bias environment above all prior timing window extremes tend not to reverse intraday. This doesn’t mean the rally will extend higher, although overbought RSIs at the high do require a retest. But trending back down is difficult.
The high touched this afternoon’s 2110.25 bias-up target, and its immediate reaction violated the pullback limit without delay. So, the most bullish scenario may be limited to ranging sideways into the close.
That said, a temporary corrective pullback to 2104.00 would not undermine the rally. Probing under 2102.00 could be a problem.
Daily Spot… Settling scores.
A daily summary of high-profile members of several complexes… View a more detailed discussion of each chart at the end of today’s Market Wrap.
Eurodollar Sep Contract (EC, ETF: (FXE, UUP))
The corrective bounce’s retracement extended down Tuesday to test Thursday’s 1.0960 gap up from the low close. Probing a fresh low Wednesday under 1.0903 and closing positive on the day would be the optimal bottoming pattern at this stage.
Gold Dec Contract (GC, ETF: (GLD))
Gapping down and trending lower intraday probed the next objective at 1118.00 down to 1114.00. Bouncing immediately back above 1126.50 could produce a corrective bounce to 1146.00. Otherwise, extending any deeper would target 1106.50 and 1094.50.
Silver Dec Contract (SI, ETF: (SLV))
Gapping down Tuesday to Monday’s lows didn’t prevent extending down to fresh lows intraday. Barely qualifying as a second consecutive lower close to confirm Monday’s breakout, now at least a third lower close is likely unless Monday’s 15.40 close were recovered immediately
30-year Treasury Dec Contract (US, ETF: (TLT))
The ongoing decline extended to its lowest levels Tuesday. Near-term support is 154-16, and any lower would next target 153-22. Closing back above 155-14 would start to signal momentum reversing back up.
Crude Oil Dec Contract (CL, ETF: (USO, USL) (UWTI-long, DWTI-short))
Multi-session narrow hovering around the 46.00 bounce limit has resolved before reversing back down. Tuesday’s test of 48.20 is likely also to visit 49.15. I still consider this only a corrective bounce, but any higher would be vulnerable to extending much higher regardless of its label.
Natural Gas Nov Contract (NG, ETF: (UNG, UNL))
Tuesday’s narrow ranging didn’t exploit Monday’s “ineffectual pessimism,” which still needs to recover 2.31 and 2.37 to signal momentum reversing up.
Mid-day Update… Pumped up.
Probing fresh highs just short of a signal.
This afternoon’s 2103.50 bias-up signal was touched within 3 minutes of the 1:20 bias timing window. The grace period through 1:30 was invoked. And 2103.50 was still being overlapped.
This is a noN-bias environment. Not a bias-up with a specific higher target. Not a no-bias whose upper-end is likely to be defined by the bias-up signal.
Piercing higher to 2104.25 just 1 minute later makes no difference. Being a noN-bias, price can extend higher. But often a noN-bias environment is still restrained by its bias signal, similar to a no-bias.
Often, a noN-bias environment simply ranges narrowly at the bias signal. But this pattern only allows room down to 2100.50 before starting to signal momentum reversing down.
Yesterday’s traction was rewarded by this morning’s uptrend to a fresh high. Only one door remains open to rejecting yesterday’s close above 2088.00, which is to close back under 2088.00 today.