Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:
| Contract | Settlement | Net Change | +/-% |
| S&P 500 (ESU19:CME) | 2919.75 | -20.25 | -0.68% |
| DowJones (YMU19:CBT) | 26,268 | -97 | -0.36% |
| Nasdaq 100 (NQU19:CME) | 7660.25 | -75.50 | -0.97% |
| Russell 2000 (RTYU19:CME) | 1513.70 | -20.40 | -1.32% |
Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:
- In Asia 6 out of 11 markets closed higher: Shanghai Comp +1.45%, Hang Seng -0.44%, Nikkei +0.44%
- In Europe 10 out of 13 markets are trading lower: CAC -0.51%, DAX -0.29%, FTSE -0.49%
- Fair Value: S&P -0.37, NASDAQ +6.04, Dow -25.24
- Total Volume: 2.02 million ESU & 203 SPU traded in the pit
*As of 7:00 a.m. CST
Today’s Economic Calendar:
Today’s economic calendar includes a 3-Month Bill Auction 11:30 AM ET, a 6-Month Bill Auction 11:30 AM ET, and Treasury Budget 2:00 PM ET.
S&P 500 Futures: Sell the Rips, Buy the Dips
Chart courtesy of Scott Redler @RedDogT3 – $spx futures -20 as we measure the action this week. If you simplify it. Use 2894-2900 area as keycontrol. #consolidation.
During Thursday nights Globex session, the S&P 500 futures (ESU19:CME) printed a low at 2915.75, a high at 2935.75, and opened Friday’s regular trading hours (RTH) at 2928.75.
After the 8:30 CT bell, the ESU initially popped, and looked like it would take out the Globex high, but after falling short and topping out at 2931.50, sellers stepped in and it became a “risk off” morning trade.
With a little help from a Trump/China trade tweet, by 9:30 the futures had traded through the bottom of the Globex range, and printed a new low at 2907.50. Then, after a little back-and-fill up to 2918.25, continued lower to print another new low at 2899.00.
As the afternoon rolled around, buyers began to step back in. Things got started with buy program just as the noon hour struck, rallying the ES 15 handles in just a few minutes.
The ES continued to trade higher, despite the fact that the early MiM was showing nearly $1billion to sell. When the actually MOC reveal came out at $1.8 billion to sell, the futures finally took a step back, trading down to 2917.00 on the 3:00 cash close, and ending the day at 2919.75 on the 3:15 futures close, down -20.25 handles.
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