TODAY’S GAME PLAN:  from the trading desk, this is not research DATA/HEADLINES:  8:30ET Chicago Fed Nat Activity Index No Fed speakers due to a lock period ahead of the May 1st Fed meeting TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS and News:   Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Resigns Over Oct. 7 Failure US-Led Military Base in Syria Hit by Rockets Fired From […]
TODAY’S GAME PLAN:  from the trading desk, this is not research DATA/HEADLINES:  8:30ET 10:30 Fed’s Goolsbee speaks TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS and News:   Biden is weighing more than $1 billion in new arms for Israel Almost 1 billion Indians began voting today in the world’s biggest election A man is threatening to blow himself up at the Iran […]
TODAY’S GAME PLAN:  from the trading desk, this is not research DATA/HEADLINES:  8:30ET Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook, Jobless Claims; 9:05ET Fed’s Bowman speaks; 9:15ET Fed’s Williams speaks; 10:00ET Leading Index, Existing Home Sales; 11:00ET Fed’s Bostic speaks; 1:00ET 5-year TIPS Auction; 5:45ET Fed’s Bostic speaks ECB’S VILLEROY: BARRING MAJOR SURPRISE WE SHOULD CUT RATES IN NEXT […]
TODAY’S GAME PLAN:  from the trading desk, this is not research DATA/HEADLINES:  1:00ET 20-year bond reopening; 2:00ET Fed’s Beige Book, ECB’s Lagarde speaks; 4:00ET TIC Flows; 5:30ET Fed’s Mester speaks Turkey’s President to meet with Hamas leader this weekend TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS and News:   Biden is calling for a tripling of tariffs on steel from China Missile […]
TODAY’S GAME PLAN:  from the trading desk, this is not research DATA/HEADLINES:  8:30ET Housing Starts, Building Permits, New York Fed Services Business Activity; 9:00ET Fed’s Jefferson speaks; 9:15ET Industrial Production, Capacity Utilization, Manufacturing (SIC) Production; 12:30ET Fed’s Williams speaks; 1:00ET Fed’s Barkin speaks, BOE’s Bailey speaks; 1:15ET Fed’s Powell speaks; 4:30ET Fed’s Collins speaks     […]
TODAY’S GAME PLAN:  from the trading desk, this is not research DATA/HEADLINES:  8:30ET Empire Manufacturing, Retail Sales, Fed’s Williams on BTV; 10:00ET Business Inventories, NAHB Housing Market Index US RETAIL SALES INCREASED 0.7% IN MARCH; EST. 0.4% TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS and News:   IRS has paid $580mm this year to auto dealers as reimbursement for EV tax credit […]
Earnings start today with the banks  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Geopolitical Tensions Create Weekend Risk Earnings start today with the banks Follow @MrTopStep on Twitter and please share if you find our work valuable! Every week, MrTopStep invites traders to an “Own the Close” contest where the closest guesstimate where the SPX will settle on Friday’s 4:00 cash […]
TODAY’S GAME PLAN:  from the trading desk, this is not research DATA/HEADLINES:  8:30ET Import – Export Price Indexes; 9:00ET Fed’s Collins on Bloomberg TV; 10:00ET U. of Michigan Sentiment; 1:00ET Fed’s Schmid speaks; 2:30ET Fed’s Bostic speaks; 3:30ET Fed’s Daly speaks at 2024 Fintech Conference TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS and News:   Taylor Swift reinstates her music on TikTok […]
TODAY’S GAME PLAN:  from the trading desk, this is not research DATA/HEADLINES:  8:30ET PPI Final Demand, Initial Jobless Claims; 8:45ET  ECB’s Lagarde speaks,  Fed’s Williams speaks; 10:00ET Fed’s Barkin speaks; 12:00ET Fed’s Collins speaks; 1:00ET 30 Year Auction; 1:30ET Fed’s Bostic speaks ECB LEAVES MAIN REFINANCING RATE AT 4.50%; EST. 4.50% TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS and News:   The […]
TODAY’S GAME PLAN:  from the trading desk, this is not research DATA/HEADLINES:  8:30ET CPI*, Hourly Earnings; 8:45ET Fed’s Bowman speaks; 9:45ET BOC Rate Decision; 10:00ET Wholesale Trade; 1:00ET $39B 10-Year Note Auction; 12:45ET Fed’s Goolsbee and Barkin speak;  2:00ET FOMC Meeting Minutes TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS and News:   Fitch Cuts China Outlook to Negative Biden says he is […]