Mar 2The Influence of Current Economic ReportsAs we hit the halfway mark between FOMC meetings, economic reports such as International Trade in Goods, domestic retail inventories, and domestic wholesale inventories can influence market participants’ outlook as to what the Fed will do next. …Economic Reports2 min readEconomic Reports2 min read
Feb 28Technical Trends for the Week of February 27th — March 3rdAs you prepare for the last week of February 2023 and start of March, see what our analysts have to say about the futures markets with visual representation of the market trends via Bollinger bands. They also cover what to focus on for upcoming economic and company reports. E-Mini Dow Jones Futures Daily Chart March E-Mini…Futures Trading7 min readFutures Trading7 min read
Feb 23How to Identify Harmonic Levels and Rotation ZonesLearn about the importance of Harmonic Levels when analyzing potential price turning points in the futures markets. We also discuss proprietary technical analysis techniques in identifying and interpreting Rotation Zones through a series of moving averages. Applying Math and Analytical Skills to Trading Mike Arnold, Chief Strategy Officer at Path Trading Partners, harnessed his mathematical and…Harmonic Levels2 min readHarmonic Levels2 min read
Feb 17Key Economic Releases and How They May Impact InflationThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) Year over Year came in higher than expected on February 14, 2023, followed by Retail Sales, Empire State Manufacturing and Housing Market reports on the 15th that came in with better than forecast numbers. Do these findings point to the possibility that the Federal Reserve…Economic Releases2 min readEconomic Releases2 min read
Feb 15How the Options Market Can Drive Trading and Prices in Major Stock Index FuturesOne of the key elements that drives major market index futures prices is trading and hedging in the index options markets. As large traders and market makers place new speculative positions or hedge against existing positions using the options markets, they can often move futures prices in real-time. …Market Index Futures2 min readMarket Index Futures2 min read
Feb 13Futures Outlook: Technical Trends for the week of February 13th — February 17thOur analysts reviewed the markets and are forecasting possible bullish moves across various futures. Read more below. E-Mini S&P 500 Futures Daily Chart The E-mini S&P 500 futures shows early signs of breaking out of a bear trend that dominated in 2022. The lower swing highs and swing lows of 2022 have been replaced by higher…Futures Outlook6 min readFutures Outlook6 min read
Feb 9Analyzing the Jobs Market and Employment Situation ReportThe Employment Situation report published on February 3, 2023 moved markets with an unusually big beat, with 517,000 jobs created in January alone. With such an impressive start to the year, you may be asking yourself, “How does the employment situation report affect the financial market? How does this jobs…Employment Report2 min readEmployment Report2 min read
Feb 7Futures Outlook: Technical Trends for the Week of February 6 — February 10E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures Weekly Chart The E-mini Russell followed through on the cross above the 52-Week Moving Average, reinforcing a bullish trend that began at the beginning of the year. The MACD ticked up into positive territory, another bullish indication that complements the positive MACD histogram. Last week’s price action also overcame the 38% Fibonacci…Futures Trading6 min readFutures Trading6 min read
Feb 2Focus on Purchasing Managers Index and ISM as Economic GaugesIf you’ve asked yourself, “what is purchasing managers index?” or wondered how the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) index are key economic indicators, read more. What to Take Away from the PMI and ISM Reports The PMI and ISM provide guidance on factors affecting durable goods among other inputs. …Fomc2 min readFomc2 min read
Feb 1How to Use Volume Profile and the Importance of Volume Profile DataIf you’re looking for ways to identify intra-day support and resistance levels to help find turning points in the market, one of the more effective ways to do so is with volume profile data. Volume profile is a charting technique that displays the total volume traded at every price level…Volume Profile2 min readVolume Profile2 min read