S&P
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))
Gapping down Wednesday was retraced to Monday’s close at 1.1400, leaving a couple of gaps above outstanding. Their attraction suggests the reaction down is premature, but filling their gaps could complete a topping pattern.
Gold Aug Contract (GC, ETF: (GLD))
RSIs diverged positively into fresh lows being probed overnight, while attacking obligatory support from prior lows at 1220.00. Room for noise between 1216.50-1224.00 could hold for a bounce to 1243.00 before resuming the decline.
Silver Sep Contract (SI, ETF: (SLV))
Probing fresh lows overnight showed no signs of accumulation. Bounces could test 16.20, and still be likely to resove down to lower lows at 15.50.
30-year Treasury Sep Contract (US, ETF: (TLT))
Slightly lower lows overnight retested late-May’s “lower prior highs” as support, now needing a close above 153-28/154-02 to signal momentum reversing up.
Crude Oil Aug Contract (CL, ETF: (USO, USL) (UWTI-long, DWTI-short))
Two nights being unable to extend above 47.00 resistance reacted down Wednesday. A second consecutive lower close Thursday would confirm the pullback underway to test 44.30 where a bottom can be sealed.
Natural Gas Aug Contract (NG, ETF: (UNG, UNL))
Yet another dip to 2.95 support and yet another reaction up was reversed yet again down to attack 2.95 before Wednesday’s open but trended down sharply through 2.90 prior lows to 2.83. Closing back above 2.97 would now signal a new upleg underway.
Mid-day Update… Hovering ahead of news.
Probing fresh session high, but not high enough.
Reacting up this morning from 2419.25 had potential to 2428.00 simply as a corrective bounce. It was met up to 2429.50 before the bias environment began ending. Fluctuation around it resolved up as the noon hour was ending.
Now this afternoon’s 2430.50 bias-up signal is being tested. Testing it at 1:20 invoked the grace period. Holding it at 1:30 triggered late no-bias. If probed, 2430.50 should define the window’s upper-end. Probing above it would be no-bias trending that is doomed to failure. Back under 2428.00 would start to signal momentum reversing down already.
FOMC Minutes scheduled for release at 2:00 ET are a likely catalyst either to accelerate the recovery to become a rally, or to trigger a probe of some sort under this morning’s low. No resolution is required, but delaying a rally could very quickly devolve into a new downleg to fresh lows.
Look ahead: Economic Calendar – for Thu Jul 6, 2017
A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.
Highlights: The holiday-shortened week has two private employment snapshots being released the same day, when normally they’re a day apart. ADP is usually reliable for influencing price action. Any reaction to the pre-open reports is likely to be repeated by the morning’s other post-open reports.
John C. Williams Speaks
4:05 AM ET
Challenger Job-Cut Report
7:30 AM ET
*ADP Employment Report
8:15 AM ET
International Trade
8:30 AM ET
Jobless Claims
8:30 AM ET
Gallup Good Jobs Rate
8:30 AM ET
Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
9:45 AM ET
*PMI Services Index
9:45 AM ET
*Jerome Powell Speaks
10:00 AM ET
ISM Non-Mfg Index
10:00 AM ET
EIA Natural Gas Report
10:30 AM ET
EIA Petroleum Status Report
11:00 AM ET
Fed Balance Sheet
4:30 PM ET
Money Supply
4:30 PM ET
Afternoon Bias
| WED afternoon signal (triggered at 1:20 ET) | SPX | ES |
| Bias-up: above | 2433.25 | 2430.50 |
| …would target | 2438.00 | 2435.50 |
| Bias-down: under | 2425.00 | 2422.50 |
| …would target | 2419.00 | 2416.25 |
| Signal status: LATE NO-BIAS, TESTED BIAS-UP SIGNAL | FAQ | |
| INTRO VIDEOS #1 and #2 | ||
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.
Post-open Review… Enthusiasm gap.
Failed overnight rally attempts attract intraday sellers.
Last night’s choppy ranging was narrower than other windows since Monday’s early close. Firming before the open did attack this morning’s 2430.50 bias-up signal to within 3 ticks.
But 2428.00 gave way during the first 3 minutes. And soon Monday morning’s 2418.50 low was being attacked to within 3 ticks.
This is a noN-bias environment. The 2421.50 bias-down signal was overlapped within 3 minutes of 10:15 to invoke the 15-minute grace period. It was overlapped at 10:30 avoid triggering either bias-down or no-bias. There is no requirement to test any specific level.
However, that last leg down was steep, allowing it to stretch the rubber band for bouncing back. The bounce has room up to 2428.00, and currently 2427.00 is being tested.
Support at 2418.50 is barely obligatory, if that. Sliding steeply into it enabled stopping optimistically short of actually testing it. So, all the more reason to expect 2418.50 support to be non-existent if ever tested.
Back under 2423.75 would signal the bounce had ended already. Reversing down would likely trend down to fresh lows at 2399.00 if not also 2393.00. Exiting the bias environment above 2428.00 could marginalize sellers for the day.