Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:
Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:
- In Asia 10 out of 11 markets closed higher: Shanghai Comp +0.46%, Hang Seng +1.81%, Nikkei +0.21%
- In Europe 10 out of 12 markets are trading lower: CAC -0.26%, DAX -0.62%, FTSE +0.02%
- Fair Value: S&P -0.45, NASDAQ +5.04, Dow -12.27
- Total Volume: 1.4mil ESH & 842 SPH traded in the pit
Today’s Economic Calendar:
Today’s economic calendar includes MBA Mortgage Applications 7:00 AM ET, Redbook 8:55 AM ET, Patrick Harker Speaks 9:00 AM ET, PMI Composite Flash 9:45 AM ET, Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET, FOMC Minutes 2:00 PM ET, and Neel Kashkari Speaks 8:15 PM ET.
S&P 500 Futures: Trade The Gaps And Sell The Rips
As we said in yesterday’s view, we want to fade the gaps. After trading down to 2709.00 on Globex at 4:07 am Monday morning, the ES traded up to 2722.00, and opened at 2716.50 on the 8:30 CT futures open.
Initially, the ES traded up to 2729.00 10 minutes into the day session, pulled back down to 2724.00, and then rallied up to 2732.25 at 8:52 am, up 14.25 handles from the open. After a few pullbacks under the vwap, down to the 2721.50 level, the ES popped back up to 2728.75, and then pulled back down to 2717.75 before stutter stepping up to a new daily high at 2737.75.
After another small pullback, and a lower high at 2737.00, the ES sold off to 2725.00. There was one last pop up to 2732.50 as the MiM started showing $800 million to sell, then the futures sold off and double bottomed at 2721.75.
A wave of sell programs came in and hit the ES all the way down to 2705.75 at 2:21, down -32.25 handles off the high. After the low the ES rallied up to 2720.00, pulled back down to 2709.00, traded 2727.00 on the 3:00 cash close, and then went on to settle at 2714.00 on the 3:15 futures close, down 14.5 handle, or -0.53%.
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