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Markets Rally Despite Growth Concerns

Published 03/31/2019, 02:46 AM
UK100
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FCHI
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DJI
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DE40
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JP225
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HK50
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WMB
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ESH25
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End Of Quarter

Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:

Index Futures

Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:

  • In Asia 10 out of 11 markets closed higher: Shanghai Comp +3.20%, Hang Seng +0.96%, Nikkei +0.82%
  • In Europe 11 out of 13 markets are trading higher: CAC +0.89%, DAX +0.97%, FTSE +0.42%
  • Fair Value: S&P +4.26, NASDAQ +25.74, Dow +8.47
  • Total Volume: 1.18mil ESM & 197 SPM traded in the pit

Today’s Economic Calendar:

Today’s economic calendar includes 10-Yr TIPS Settlement, Personal Income and Outlays 8:30 AM ET, John Williams (NYSE:WMB) Speaks 9:25 AM ET, Chicago PMI 9:45 AM ET, New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET, Consumer Sentiment 10:00 AM ET, and the Baker-Hughes Rig Count 1:00 PM ET.

S&P 500 Futures: #ES Trades Short

S&P 500 Futures

Chart courtesy of Stewart Solaka @Chicagostock$ES_F First close > 3D pivot since last Friday’s close below. If they wanted to get bids in the market to whack, they got it now. Friday’s 3D pivot range below market for buyers to defend. If Thurs turn good, should close above pivot. Close below pivot, rejects Thurs squeeze.

During Wednesday nights Globex session, the S&P 500 futures (ESM19:CME) printed a high of 2817.25, a low of 2797.75, and opened Thursday’s regular trading hours at 2815.50.

After the 8:30 CT bell, the ES caught a bid, and by 9:30 ahd rallied up to a new high at 2824.25. Unable to break through the 2825 level, the futures turned south, and traded lower for the rest of the money, eventually bottoming out at 2802.50.

Going into the afternoon, the futures began to come back, and rallied back to 2816.75 by 1:30. From there, the ES continued to rally into the final hour of trading. When the 2:45 cash imbalance reveal showed $617M to buy futures traded 2820.00, then printed 2819.75 on the 3:00 cash close, and 2821.25 on the 3:15 futures close.

In the end, the overall tone of the ES was strong. In terms of the days overall trade, total volume was slightly lower, with 1.2 million futures contracts traded.

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