Mutual Fund Monday And The China Tariffs

Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:

Contract	Settlement	Net Change	+/-%
S&P 500 (ESM19:CME)	2932.50	-15.00	-0.50%
DowJones (YMM19:CBT)	26,405	-94	-0.35%
Nasdaq 100 (NQM19:CME)	7803.50	-61.50	-0.78%
Russell 2000 (RTYM19:CME)	1617.50	+0.20	+0.01%

Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:

In Asia 7 out of 11 markets closed lower: Shanghai Comp +0.69%, Hang Seng +0.52%, Nikkei -1.51%
In Europe 11 out of 13 markets closed lower: CAC -0.65%, DAX -0.56%, FTSE -0.91%
Fair Value: S&P +0.80, NASDAQ +10.98, Dow -34.94
Total Volume: 2.02 million ESM & 148 SPM traded in the pit

Today’s Economic Calendar:

Today’s economic calendar includes the 8-Week Bill Settlement, Robert Kaplan Speaks 7:00 AM ET, Redbook 8:55 AM ET, JOLTS 10:00 AM ET, and Consumer Credit 3:00 PM ET.

S&P 500 Futures: Dump & Pump

Chart courtesy of Scott Redler @RedDogT3 – $spx futures -15 as trade tensions rise. Be carful with entires and know your timeframe.

During Sunday nights Globex session, the S&P 500 futures (ESM19:CME) gapped 30 points lower to open at 2917.75 after Trump tariff headlines hit the tape. 2917.75 would remain the high for the night, and the ES continuned down to print a low at 2883.50, and opened Monday’s regular trading hours at 2897.50.

The futures were strong after the 8:30 CT bell, and by 10:30 had recovered back up to 2924.50. From there, the ES did some back and fill down 2914.50, before rallying into the final hour. At 2:30 the futures had traded up to a new high at 2938.25, then pulled back a little to print 2933.75 on the 3:00 cash close, and ended the day at 2933.00 on the 3:15 futures close.

In the end, the overall tone of the ES was weak overnight and early in the day, but staged a big rally. In terms of the days overall trade, total volume was extremely high, with over 2 million futures contracts traded.

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ES_F	LONG
Type	Entry	Exit	Trade %	Profit %	Points	HeatMap
normal-21	1450	1521	81	0.01	25.25	chart
normal-13	1307	1347	92	0.01	27.25	chart
normal-11	1309	1408	91	0.01	36.00	chart
normal-8	1309	1408	100	0.01	32.00	chart
normal-5	1309	1408	100	0.01	26.25	chart
taylorPlus-21	1038	1133	90	0.02	58.75	chart
taylorPlus-13	1043	1130	100	0.01	35.00	chart
taylorPlus-11	1044	1127	100	0.01	25.25	chart
taylorPlus-8	1046	1139	100	0.01	30.25	chart
taylorPlus-5	1046	1144	100	0.01	26.50	chart
taylor3-21	1304	1403	86	0.02	52.00	chart
taylor3-13	1306	1336	92	0.01	18.75	chart
taylor3-11	1306	1336	100	0.01	19.75	chart
taylor3-8	1306	1358	100	0.01	22.25	chart
taylor3-5	1203	1241	100	0.01	18.50	chart

ES_F	SHORT
Type	Entry	Exit	Trade %	Profit %	Points	HeatMap
normal-11	1457	1533	-82	-0.00	-5.25	chart
normal-5	1507	1543	-100	-0.00	-9.75	chart
taylorPlus-13	1156	1254	-92	-0.01	-35.25	chart
taylorPlus-11	1003	1036	-100	-0.01	-38.50	chart
taylorPlus-8	1003	1033	-100	-0.01	-32.75	chart
taylorPlus-5	1002	1033	-100	-0.01	-19.75	chart
taylor3-21	1522	1553	-81	-0.01	-38.50	chart
taylor3-13	1527	1557	-85	-0.01	-32.50	chart
taylor3-11	1056	1147	-82	-0.01	-41.00	chart
taylor3-8	1056	1130	-87	-0.01	-20.50	chart
taylor3-5	1113	1146	-100	-0.01	-22.25	chart

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