Job openings in the US rose to 11.239 million in July. US Consumer confidence increases in August. Investors are expecting a 75bps rate hike from the FED in September. Following yesterday’s hold of support, E-mini Nasdaq-100 (NQ) futures opened the day in a positive frame of mind following Powell’s address at Jackson Hole last Friday. Read More…
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NASDAQ 100 (NQ) Futures remain Bearish
Head and Shoulders pattern on the 2H time frame The bear flag pattern is still in play Bullish morning star pattern on daily As a continuation of our analysis on NQ yesterday, Monday’s session gave us no signal that bearish sentiment is reversing. In fact, looking at the 2-Hour time frame, a Head and Shoulders Read More…
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Futures: Powell’s Friday Comments Erased August Gains
Powell said the Federal Reserve would continue raising rates to tame inflation. Investors are split between a 50 and 75 basis point rate hike in September. This week’s jobs data will shine a light on the US economy. The E-mini S&P 500 (ES) futures closed Friday lower as the Federal Reserve’s chief, Jerome Powell, dashed Read More…
NASDAQ (NQ) Futures Dip 4% On Friday
Trend Channel retested after Initial Breakout 50% Fib Level holding support Potential Flag formation on the hourly chart Long Term Outlook As we know from the previous analysis done on August 22nd, NQ was in a strong upward channel but broke to the downside. The downward move accelerated on Friday, falling over 4% and then Read More…
Poor US Economic Outlook Could Favor Gold
US PMI shows a significant decline in business activity in July. The US economy shrank by 0.6% in Q2, showing signs of a looming recession. Gold futures prices could fall further if Powell is hawkish during the Jackson Hole meeting. The latest Flash US Composite PMI from S&P Global is not encouraging for the American Read More…
Analysis of the 1-2-3 Chart Pattern on ES
1-2-3 Reversal target hit A minor pullback on longer time frames expected Market Sentiment remains bullish 1-2-3 Reversal On 4-Hour Chart A very high probability chart pattern known as the 1-2-3 reversal was formed on the 4-hour time frame of the E-mini S&P 500 (ES). The first point was formed on June 17th, the second Read More…