With the Asian and European markets generally down overnight, the Emini S&P hit a low of 1890 overnight, then spent the day rallying. In the end, it rose a full 21 points.
Traders took comfort in reports that Moscow wants to lower tensions with Ukraine, reducing fears of a Russian invasion and war. This overshadowed the end of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and the US airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq.
Monday has no economic reports and if the Friday-Monday spillover effect shows up, we should see further upside in Sunday night’s Globex and Monday. Another little-known phenomenon that we have used with great results is the PitBull’s Thursday/Friday low before expiration week. We saw it again this month with that low of 1890.
Have a great weekend.
HIGH: 1927.00 Late
LOW: 1904.00 Early
LAST: 1926.20 UP 21 Handles
TOTAL VOLUME: 1.9mil minis; 3.2k bigs
MOC: BUY $740mil
Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Next week has a total of 20 economic releases…
11 T-Bond or T-Bill Announcements or Auctions and 2 FED presidents speaking, bu Monday starts out the week with no economic releases
The Pit Bulls Thursday/Friday Low
Russian media reports this morning suggest Moscow is looking to De-Escalate the tensions with Ukraine – The MXRV rallied 1.5% in response to the positive chatter
SPX will have problems at 1950 unless trend is reversed