16 Feb
Pre-open eMini S&P 500 Morning Report for February 16, 2010
Posted in Pre-open Analysis by Bob English at 10:00:15 5 CommentsThe Precise Take – Equities to gap up on opex week
Leaders Analysis: The leaders are mostly quiet overnight, with gold the notable exception and looking strong. The US Dollar Index continues to trade just under strong resistance at 80.55, and has been unable to close above as of yet. All in all, the leaders are slightly equities bullish.
Medium Term Analysis: The abbreviated week will end with CPI and options expiration. In the meantime, there is only a minor housing report today at 1:00 pm. Tomorrow features five minor reports, including the weather-delayed Treasury Budget and FOMC Minutes. At least one is likely to get the markets moving at some point. The ES traded up to 1086.50 overnight and looks like it will gap open at or just above the critical 1080-1083 resistance band we have been following. The ES has retraced nearly all of the latest downward slide that began February 4. Significantly, a lot of volume was traded at the lower value area between about 1059 to 1071 (high volume level = 1065.75), and it has a better chance of holding as support than the areas created in late January (and subsequently gave way easily). The highest volume level for the March contract still looms overhead at 1094.00, so it will be important to watch how price reacts there and below at 1065.75. It will likely take strong news to break through either of their respective value areas.
Trading Today: There are a number of strong support areas that could have marked the lower end of the projected range today. We settled on…
Pre-open eMini SP 500 Morning Report 2.16.10 | Wall St. Cheat Sheet
on February 16 2010 at 10:04:11
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sdg
on February 16 2010 at 13:27:22
Nice call on day low.
Bob English
on February 16 2010 at 15:04:34
Thanks. Expect more upside into tomorrow.
sdg
on February 16 2010 at 18:00:08
Bob your comment to expect more upside tomorrow dissipated the “go short” energy in me. The 81 min chart had double low volatility bars and the upside breakout tick was 1089.75.
Bob English
on February 16 2010 at 17:17:17
When I said “into tomorrow”, I meant that the upside could be fulfilled any time between then and tomorrow, including today or overnight. 1094.00 is still the level to watch, esp. since it was respected to the tick by the close.