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Market Wrap (recording & summary)
Friday morning’s 2832.00-2843.00 range fluctuated widely around its gap down to 2837.00. The noon hour was greeted at session highs, which fell relentlessly through the noon hour and afternoon bias environment to 2826.00. That’s 17 points below the high, and almost 28 points below Thursday’s close.
So, it’s interesting that the market left a trail of bread crumbs to help find its way back up Friday afternoon. No-bias trending under 2835.50 was the biggest crumb, which a late surge up to 2838.00 tested along with the 2837.00 opening gap.
The return trip got its start by neutralizing the low’s oversold RSIs. And that was done after a newly violated bounce limit, by impatient sellers that were easily absorbed. Ultimately, the afternoon’s fresh low was recovered to close back above the morning’s low. There’s no unfinished business below, and sellers were robbed of their traction.
But momentum hasn’t reversed up, which needed a close above 2841.00-2843.00. Still a lot of selling pressure was expended, without sellers gaining traction for their effort, and without signaling the trend reversing down.
Details and other markets coverage are discussed in the post-market Wrap recording here.
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Daily Spot…
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))
Just returning to Monday’s low wasn’t likely to form a bottom, and some more significant probe was likely. Thursday night’s plunge was much more aggressive than was required. But Turkey’s currency news leveraged the pattern’s position of weakness. No bottom is likely soon.
Gold Dec Contract (GC, ETF: (GLD))
Still hovering at or above the lows for multiple sessions despite there being no “unfinished business below” suggests a deeper probe is coming.
Silver Sep Contract (SI, ETF: (SLV))
The 3-week old 15.25 gap remains unfilled, and the interim action continues to be “ineffectual optimism” that makes fresh lows likely, too.
30-year Treasury Sep Contract (US, ETF: (TLT))
Already rallying overnight while stocks and currencies fell sharply, the 143-12 buy signal was probed by more than 1 point. A second consecutive higher close Monday would confirm a reversal. But that will be difficult since the gap back to Thursday’s 143-12 close may attract price down first.
Crude Oil Sep Contract (CL, ETF: (USO, USL) (UWTI-long, DWTI-short))
A momentary fresh low overnight held 66.15 to barely fulfill the pattern’s minimum outstanding requirement. Rallying into Friday afternoon held 67.85 resistance, needing a second consecutive higher close to confirm momentum reversing up. There is otherwise no currently active signal.
Natural Gas Sep Contract (NG, ETF: (UNG, UNL))
Still fluctuating narrowly within the 2.93-2.95 target area’s range Friday doesn’t make fresh highs any likelier soon. But it does make a reversal down likely to recover.
Mid-day Update… Holding the lows.
Just can’t break back above the drop’s target.
This morning’s post-open drop eventually touched 2832.00. Its recovery into the bias environment exit fully tested 2841.00-2843.00… as resistance.
2841.00-2843.00 had been the downside objective created by Wednesday-Thursday’s delays. But now it is resistance. Already probing back above it this morning would have turned it back into support, supporting an afternoon of backing-and-filling that could resolve up. Too late for that.
Now this afternoon’s 2835.50 bias-down signal has barely held to trigger “late no-bias.” It should define the window’s lower-end. Hovering here until the window lapses would be vulnerable to breaking lower into the weekend. This being a Friday, breaking lower prematurely — i.e. no-bias trending — could extend down anyway.
In fact, fresh afternoon lows are testing 2833.00. Which could extend deeper. Recovering the no-bias trending is always the likelier resolution, but Fridays are the least reliable.
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Afternoon Bias
| FRI afternoon signal (triggered at 1:20 ET) | SPX | ES |
| Bias-up: above | 2844.25 | 2844.50 |
| …would target | 2850.75 | 2851.00 |
| Bias-down: under | 2835.00 | 2835.50 |
| …would target | 2826.75 | 2827.25 |
| Signal status: LATE NO-BIAS, TESTED BIAS-DOWN SIGNAL | . | |
| NEW: BIAS VIDEOS… INTRO // EXAMPLE | ||
1. At 1:20, 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 1:20 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 1:20 would invoke a grace period through 1:30 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 1:30 after invoking the grace period would trigger “noN-bias,” with no bias influence.