Index Futures, Forex Reports 23 August 08


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S&P (e-mini) DOW 22nd August 08 Recap



What's negative above the US markets on Friday?

"Higher Weekly open and sell off from the August 50% level and June breakouts.

Breakout of the Weekly 50% level, a 2-day stalling pattern below :- resistance.

A failure of Thursday to 'hook' back above the Weekly 50%..

With the potential to close lower on Friday.... (top-to-bottom Weekly timeframe)....

Basically nothing is really bullish this week, other than the past two days of support....

Thursday's UP day was part of a pattern of re-testing the 5-day 50% level, which didn't complete on Wednesday (2nd day stall)

But who am I to judge the market...even with the rejection of the 5-day 50% level...

Simply trade on the side of Friday's (Yellow) support levels..."


Yesterday's Report




S&P Daily

Everything about the past 3 weeks of trading set-up Friday as the potential continuation of the down trend.....

From the 'pop' upwards at the start of August, the 2nd week's failure to close higher on Friday, and then the sell pattern and break below the Weekly 50% level this week.

Even after Thursday's failure (2nd day stall) and no 'Hook' day above the Weekly 50% level....

Friday looked to be the ideal set-up....except it moved up from support on Friday instead of breaking lower....

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  • SPI Trading 22nd August 2008 Recap

    "SPI Trading below the Weekly 50% level and 3-day lows...

    Everything points to another down day that will depend on the spiral filter after the first 22 point range completes above 4868.

    IF it remains above the filter 4868 on open then price could end up back into the 5-day 50% level, but I won't be trading longs on open because of the price action that has occurred over the past 3-days.

    Resistance 50% levels 4908

    Support 4859"


    Morning Report

    SPI Daily...

    SPI rallies on open back into the 50% level and reverses back down into a consolidating trading day of 44 points...

    Another consolidating trading day below the Weekly 50% level and 3-day range, but enough opportunties today to take out decent chunks using the spiral filter..




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  • S&P (e-mini) DOW 21st August 2008 Recap

    Morning Report:-

    "In US markets this Week I was looking for a break of the Weekly 50% level, and UP day, and for the trend to continue down it would continue down from the higher open the next day.

    I would have liked a higher move on Wednesday, so that Thursday would be selling off from the Weekly 50% level and the 5-day 50% level.

    Wednesday pushed down into support and followed the counter-trend move UP, but I would have liked a bit more Buying into the 50% levels.

    Today:- Simply trade on the side of the blue channels:-

    If it's trading above the BLUE on Thursday then there is a view that Thursday could be a 2nd 'stalling' day, with the potential of a 3rd day sell (Friday)....

    Only if Thursday doesn't 'hook' back above the Weekly 50% level."



    S&P Daily

    Wednesday's UP day didn't have enough legs, therefore once price was trading above the blue channel the bias was to complete the reversal pattern back into the Weekly 50% level, as part of the 2nd stalling day....

    Thursday didn't 'hook' close above the Weekly 50% level.....

    SPI Trading 21st August 2008 recap

    Morning Report:-

    "Today's open aligns with a higher spiral point and the 5-day 50% level, which should reject down...(4930-35)...

    If the SPI completes a full 44 point reversal it will be under the channels and there could be selling into the close:- Weekly rejection pattern
    "

    SPI Daily

    Higher open on the SPI and sell pattern from the 50% levels.

    Once the 44 point range completed and broke 4886, the bias was selling down into the close...



    S&P (e-mini) DOW 20th August 08 Recap

    "As mentioned yesterday, I'm expecting a short-term counter-trend move (higher daily close), which should hopefully align with the Weekly 50% level before any new down trend continues lower:- probably next week.

    There is a breakout of the 5-day lows on Tuesday, and a probability pattern is to continue down into Wednesday's lows:- support

    If US markets have a counter-trend UP day, then a move back towards the 50% level"


    Yesterday's report


    S&P Daily

    BUY support and UP day....

    Normal rejection pattern is a higher daily close and the trend selling down from the Weekly 50% level from a higher daily open the next day.

    This could still happen on Thursday, but I'm factoring in that US markets could have a 2nd 'stalling day', and I would focus on Friday or early next week for any 'potential' down trend to continue....

    Ideally a 'sell' pattern would be a two day counter-trend move or stalling pattern, and the trend continues down from the 3rd day:- verified with a break of this month's lows (4th Week sell).

    If Thursday (2nd stalling day) closes back above the Weekly 50% level, then it's a 'hook' pattern, which doesn't favour Friday closing lower on most occassions.

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  • SPI Trading 20th August 2008 recap

    Morning report:-


    Today:- It's all about the 5-day breakout and the retest of the 5-day breakout (4873)

    SPI opens and moves up from the spiral filter @ 4836, then the expectation is that the SPI is completing the R44 higher, which is a higher spiral point that should align with the 5-day breakout:- resistance (4875)

    If that plays out, then the expectation is for the SPI to continue lower towards the 5-day lows on Wednesday... (4764) Probability pattern/ rejection pattern

    Note:- statistical probability of a rise UP from the spiral filter (4836) and expectation of a double R44 range UP (87 points)"


    "Eventually there will be a 2-day counter-trend move upwards (probably Thursday) before any new trend continues down which could occur next week:-

    Sell 3-day high and 4th Week continuation of the downtrend in August, as per Weekly reports."


    Today:-

    SPI opens and rallies up from the open and back into the 5-day break, which was the first part of the probability pattern....

    The second part of the pattern was for a move down towards the 5-day lows :- 4784

    Once it hit 4875 there was resistance and the SPI reversed back down 30 points, but as often seen using the Spiral filter:- statistical probability pattern is to continue higher with a double R44 point range (87 points).

    End result:- the first day of the counter-trend move has come 1 day early, and it has stalled under the Weekly 50% level.




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  • S&P (e-mini) DOW 19th August 08 Recap

    S&P Daily and 5-day pattern

    US markets continue down on Tuesday pushed down from the Weekly 50% level and into the 5-day lows (Support).

    Yesterday's sell off from a higher Monday open and continuation down below the Weekly 50% level was the first sign of the August down-trend continuing, as per Weekly report.

    2nd sign was the failure of the 5-day lows to hold on Tuesday....(5-day breakout)

    Ideally I wanted to see a re-test of the 5-day 50% level and trade down into Tuesday's lows

    S&P should push down into 1258 on Wednesday and find some support for an 'short-term' counter-trend UP move, with the expectation price is heading lower the following week.


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  • SPI Trading 19th August 2008 recap

    "US Down day lead by Financial stocks, and hopefully this is the start of the new down trend towards August/September lows.

    Yesterday I was much more bullish on the Market because of the matching Spiral filter @ 4909

    Today it's a gap open which favours a downside move:- Therefore the first 22 point should set-up whether 4915 holds or not.



    SPI Daily....

    Didn't have to wait for whether 4915 would hold or not, as price opened below and moved down into the 5-day lows..

    Around the 5-day lows there was support for more than half the day, but once the r44 close below 4873, the expectation was a reject pattern down further into the close @ 4831...

    Bearish pattern in the SPI to be breaking out of the 5-day lows, which favours my view of lower prices in August/September




    S&P (e-mini) DOW 18th August 2008 Recap

    "Monthly 50% levels resistance, but trading above the Weekly 50% level....

    On Friday I was bullish using the filter to trade longs because I had an expectation of a higher close on Friday, but Monday might not...

    Simply trade on the side of the Yellow filter...."


    Yesterday's report


    S&P Daily

    US markets sold off from the Monthly 50% levels and from a higher Weekly open.

    Once below the Yellow filter the trend moved down into the 5-day lows...

    As pointed out in the previous Weekly report, Friday's failure to continue higher is now beginning to set-up another downward trend, but certain things need to be verified.

    As pointed out in the Aussie Weekly Report:- " Any new down trend won't occur until US markets lead..... (Read US Weekly Report) , and dragged down by Financials to bottom out the market."

    And Financials were hit hard on Monday....



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  • SPI Trading 18th August 2008 Recap

    Morning Report:-

    "At this stage I would have to favour a higher move based on the spiral low, the 3-day cycle, and position of the Weekly 50% level @ 4907.

    If it's rising up from this level (spiral filter), then the bias is to continue higher, which could rise 2x44 points = 87 points"


    SPI Daily and Spiral filter (Recap 15:55)


    SPI opens lower and pushes higher from the Weekly 50% level, which was also confirmed with the intra-day spiral filter :- rising 87 points.

    Once below the Spiral filter @ 4987, the bias was to remain below this level on Monday