Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:

ContractSettlementNet Change+/-%
S&P 500 (ESU19:CME) 2940.00+59.50+2.06%
DowJones (YMU19:CBT)26,365+425+1.63%
Nasdaq 100 (NQU19:CME)7735.75+182.50+2.41%
Russell 2000 (RTYU19:CME)1534.10+34.00+2.26%

Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:

  • In Asia 7 out of 11 markets closed lower: Shanghai Comp -0.71%, Hang Seng -0.69%, Nikkei +0.44%
  • In Europe 11 out of 13 markets are trading lower: CAC -0.94%, DAX -1.15%, FTSE -0.05%
  • Fair Value: S&P -0.65, NASDAQ +7.59, Dow -29.36
  • Total Volume: 1.78 million ESU & 595 SPU traded in the pit

*As of 7:00 a.m. CST

Today’s Economic Calendar:

Today’s economic calendar includes PPI-FD 8:30 AM ET, and the Baker-Hughes Rig Count 1:00 PM ET.


S&P 500 Futures: #ES DEATH TO THE SHORTS

Chart courtesy of Scott Redler @RedDogT3 $spx futures -12 as the oscillator went from -70 Monday back to Neutral yesterday. I think this down open is welcomed as most traders sold some strength yesterday. 2890-2910 should hold if this market is going to keep commitment/stay constructive.

During Wednesday nights Globex session, the S&P 500 futures (ESU19:CME) printed a low at 2970.00, a high at 2900.50, and opened Thursday’s regular trading hours (RTH) at 2898.50, up 19 handles from the previous settlement.

Yesterday was a textbook trend day. I really don’t think I need to tell you that. If you’re a day trader and you tried to short it, you got burned. The only way to make money was to just jump on board, which is tough for a lot of traders. It’s hard buying highs, but that’s what you had to do.

Pullbacks were rare, and when they did come, they were small. Even when the MiM reveal showed $800 million to sell, the ES still continued to trade higher. It would go on to print 2938.75 on the 3:00 cash close, and 2940.50 on the 3:15 futures close, up 60 handles on the day. 

How or why the S&P does what it does is anyone’s guess. After making a 2775.75 low Tuesday, the ES rallied all the way up to the 2940.75 yesterday, that’s a 166 handle move in 3 days. Like it or not, the S&P remains a dip buyers market.


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